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RATCHKO v. WORK. COMP. APPEAL BD. ET AL.

Nos. 1598 and 1608 C.D. 1976.

31 Pa.Commw. 585 (1977)

John J. Ratchko, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and J. Bass and Company, Respondents. J. Bass & Co. and PMA Insurance Co., Petitioners v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and John J. Ratchko, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

September 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. McKenna, with him James J. Riley, and Williamson, Friedberg & Jones, for John J. Ratchko.

James P. Harris, Jr., with him Harris, Johnston & Maguire, for J. Bass & Co.

James N. Diefenderfer, for Board.

Argued June 10, 1977, before Judges CRUMLISH, JR., KRAMER and BLATT, sitting as a panel of three. Judge KRAMER did not participate in the decision.

OPINION BY JUDGE CRUMLISH, JR., September 14, 1977:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee's award of attorney's fees to claimant, John J. Ratchko.

Claimant suffered an accidental injury in the course of his employment with J. Bass & Company (Employer) resulting in the amputation of the distal two phalanges of each of the four...

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