Thomas v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Decided December 18, 1980. Madaline Palladino wrote the opinion for the court.

55 Pa. Commw. 449 · Cited 73 times

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• Katz v. Evening Bulletin · 403 A.2d 518
• Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. Krawczynski · 9 Pa. Commw. 176
• Hinkle v. HJ Heinz Company · 337 A.2d 907
• University of Pittsburgh v. Perlman · 49 Pa. Commw. 347
• Canterna v. United States Steel Corp. · 12 Pa. Commw. 579
• Bowes v. Inter-Community Action, Inc. · 49 Pa. Commw. 612
• Stump v. Follmer Trucking Co. · 448 Pa. 313
• Dill Products v. Commonwealth · 42 Pa. Commw. 563
• Phillips v. North American Coal Co. · 27 Pa. Commw. 103

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• Russella v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 91 Pa. Commw. 471
• Bevilacqua v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 82 Pa. Commw. 511
• Evans v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 87 Pa. Commw. 436
• Textron, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 105 Pa. Commw. 273
• Hirschberg v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 81 Pa. Commw. 579
• Moonblatt v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 85 Pa. Commw. 128
• Hammerle v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 88 Pa. Commw. 486
• Staroschuck v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 621 A.2d 1173
• Berardelli v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 578 A.2d 1016
• Boeing Vertol Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 528 A.2d 1020
• PPG Industries, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 542 A.2d 621
• Antus v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 625 A.2d 760
• Kemp v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 121 Pa. Commw. 23
• Panyko v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board · 888 A.2d 724
• Hish v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 100 Pa. Commw. 22
• Martin v. Ketchum, Inc. · 568 A.2d 159
• Ryan v. Workman's Compensation Appeal Board · 707 A.2d 1130
• Madrid v. University of California · 737 P.2d 74
• Payes v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board · 79 A.3d 543
• Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 91 Pa. Commw. 480
• Rodgers v. Pennsylvania State Police · 759 A.2d 424
• Driscoll v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 578 A.2d 596

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