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- Title: Barrett v. Otis Elevator Company
- Author : Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 03, 1968
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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Michael P. Barrett (hereinafter the Claimant) petitioned the Workmens Compensation Board (hereinafter Board) for an award in accordance with the provisions of The Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act, the Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, 77 P.S. ? 1 et seq., alleging that he had incurred a disability as the result of an accident which occurred in the course of his employment for Otis Elevator Company (hereinafter the Employer). After considering the conflicting testimony of four medical doctors, the Board found that the claimant was totally disabled from December 8, 1961, to March 10, 1962, and 40 per cent disabled for an indefinite period thereafter. The claimant excepted to the Boards finding that his disability was only partial after March 10, 1962, and he appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County. On remand from that court, the Board clarified and reaffirmed its finding and the claimant again appealed. The Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County dismissed the appeal on the ground that the challenged finding does not capriciously disregard competent evidence. The Superior Court affirmed per curiam, without opinion. This Court then granted allocatur. On September 26, 1967, we filed an opinion affirming the lower courts. Thereafter, we granted a petition for reargument to reconsider the question of whether or