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DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. v. W.C.A.B. (BIRX)

No. 1444 C.D. 1984.

97 Pa.Commw. 13 (1986)

509 A.2d 427

Duquesne Light Company, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Birx, Jr.), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

May 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Lee, for petitioner.

William Caroselli, with him, John W. McTiernan, McArdle, Caroselli, Spagnolli & Beachler, for respondent, George A. Birx, Jr.

Argued October 7, 1985, before Judges DOYLE and COLINS, and Senior Judge BLATT, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY JUDGE DOYLE, May 5, 1986:

Duquesne Light Company (Employer) appeals from a decision of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) awarding benefits for total disability to George A. Birx, Jr. (Claimant).

On May 6, 1980, Claimant filed a workmen's compensation claim petition alleging that as a result of long and continuous exposure to deleterious dust, fumes and particulate matter (primarily...

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