Whitmoyer, C, Pet v. WCAB (Mountain Country Meats)

M.D. Appeal Dkt.
52 2017
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
CRAIG M. WHITMOYER, : No. 924 MAL 2016
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Commonwealth Court
v. :
:
:
WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL :
BOARD (MOUNTAIN COUNTRY :
MEATS), :
:
Respondents
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 15th day of September, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of
Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are as follows:
Did the Commonwealth Court err in concluding that the term
“instalments of compensation” in Section 319 of the Workers’
Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 671, encompasses both
medical and disability compensation?
Did the Commonwealth Court err in finding that the
defendant-employer did not waive its rights under Section
319 of the Workers’ Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 671?