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CITY OF ERIE v. W.C.A.B. (SHANNON)

147 Pa.Commw. 210 (1992)

607 A.2d 327

CITY OF ERIE, Pennsylvania, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (SHANNON), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 10, 1992.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted August 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Karle, for petitioner.

Ted G. Miller, for respondent.

Before CRAIG, President Judge, and DOYLE, COLINS, SMITH, PELLEGRINI, FRIEDMAN and KELLEY, JJ.

KELLEY, Judge.

The City of Erie (employer) appeals from an October 3, 1990, decision of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (board) which affirmed the referee's grant of compensation for total disability to Kenneth Shannon (claimant). We reverse.

Claimant, who was employed as a firefighter, suffered a heart attack while at home on December 4, 1980. Claimant was hospitalized and subsequently underwent open heart surgery on February 4, 1981. He has been...

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