Poluskiewicz v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Poluskiewicz v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co., 257 Pa. 305 (Pa. 1917)
101 A. 638; 1917 Pa. LEXIS 729
Brown, Frazer, Mestrezat, Potter, Walling

Poluskiewicz v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Section 409 of the Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, is as follows: “A referee’s findings of fact shall be final, unless the board shall allow an appeal therefrom as hereinafter provided. The board’s findings of fact shall in all cases be final. From the referee’s decision on any question of law an appeal may be taken to the board, and from any decision of the board on a question of law an appeal may be-taken to the courts, as hereinafter provided.” Referees and the Workmen’s Compensation Board must realize the great responsibility imposed upon -them by the provision that their findings of fact are final. If they err in this respect, courts can grant no relief to p.arties who may be wronged-. In the light of the plain words of the statute, the learned court below was of the correct opinion that it could not disturb the facts found by the compensation board.

Appeal dismissed at appellant’s costs.

Reference

Full Case Name
Poluskiewicz v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Cited By
16 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Workmen’s Compensation Act — Workmen’s Compensation Board —Findings of fact — Appeal. Under Section 409 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of June 2, 1915, P.'L. 736, findings of fact by a Workmen’s Compensation Board upon appeal from a referee are final and cannot be disturbed by the courts.