CITY OF PHILA. v. W. C. A. B. ET AL.

No. 1193 C.D. 1979.

54 Pa.Commw. 369 (1980)

City of Philadelphia, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Nellie Johnson, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

October 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gayle R. Smith, Assistant City Solicitor, with her Sheldon L. Albert, City Solicitor, James M. Penny, Jr., Deputy City Solicitor, and Ralph J. Teti, for petitioner.

Robert P. DiMenicus, for respondent, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Michael J. Pepe, Jr., for respondent, Nellie Johnson.

Argued April 7, 1980, before Judges BLATT, CRAIG and WILLIAMS, JR., sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE WILLIAMS, JR., October 27, 1980:

The City of Philadelphia (City) has filed a petition for review urging us to reverse an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee's award of compensation to respondent Nellie Johnson (claimant).

On December 1, 1976, the claimant was a member of the Wissinoming First Aid Corps, a volunteer ambulance organization. On that date she sustained injuries as a result of tripping on...

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