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BIGLEY v. UNITY AUTO PARTS, INC.

496 Pa. 262 (1981)

436 A.2d 1172

John B. BIGLEY, Appellant, v. UNITY AUTO PARTS, INC. and The Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 5, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond G. Hasley, Rose, Schmidt, Dixon, Hasley, Whyte & Hardesty, Karl Alexander, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Joseph F. Grochmal, Noble R. Zuschlag, Fried, Kane, Walters & Zuschlag, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

Appellant John Bigley was an employee of Unity Auto Parts, Inc. On September 7, 1973, Bigley was a passenger in a vehicle belonging to Unity and operated by a co-worker when it became involved in an accident. As a result of the injuries sustained, Bigley is now a quadriplegic. At the time of the accident Bigley was 21 years of age and had just graduated from Penn State University. He was married and the couple had one child. Following...

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