Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2014

O'Rourke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

O'Rourke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided July 23, 2014
626 Pa. 297; 96 A.3d 1021; 2014 WL 3672881; 2014 Pa. LEXIS 1837

O'Rourke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 23rd day of July, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

(1) Is Claimant’s injury compensable pursuant to § 301(c) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and in terms of the decisions in Malky v. Kiskiminetas Valley Coal Co. et al., 278 Pa. 552, 123 A. 505 (1924) and Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Slaugenhaupt) v. U.S. Steel Corp., 31 Pa.Cmwlth.329, 376 A.2d 271 (1977).

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