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W. C. A. B., ET AL. v. NEIMANN

No. 213 C.D. 1975.

24 Pa.Commw. 377 (1976)

Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Temple University v. Madelyn Niemann, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

April 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara Duffy, for appellant.

R.D. Harburg, with him Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, and James N. Diefenderfer, for appellees.

Argued March 4, 1976, before Judges WILKINSON, JR., MENCER and BLATT, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY JUDGE MENCER: April 23, 1976:

The very hard facts in this case1 reveal that 26-year-old Madelyn Niemann (claimant) was employed by Temple University (defendant) as a nursing supervisor assigned to defendant's psychiatric unit at the Philadelphia State Hospital. On April 14, 1969, this unfortunate claimant was violently punched in the face by a 240-pound psychotic patient. After receiving some minor emergency care that day, claimant...

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