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MURRAY v. W. C. A. B. ET AL.

No. 1259 C.D. 1978.

45 Pa.Commw. 3 (1979)

Elizabeth Murray, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and State Workmen's Insurance Fund, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

August 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Cuker, with him R. David Bradley, for petitioner.

Martin W. Bashoff, Special Assistant Attorney General, for respondents.

Argued March 9, 1979, before Judges CRUMLISH, JR., DiSALLE and CRAIG, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, August 9, 1979:

Section 440 of The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act1 provides that reasonable attorney's fees shall be awarded to a claimant who prevails on a contested claim unless the record discloses a reasonable basis for the employer's or insurer's contest.

This case is an appeal from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which deleted a referee's award of attorney's fees...

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