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Woods v. Murrays

Workmen's Compensation — Disability — Total or partial — Inability to do general light work — Burden of defendant to show that light work of a specialized nature is available — Evidence.

In a workmen's compensation case, in which it appeared that the compensation authorities found that claimant was not able to do general light work, but only light work of a specialized nature, and that he was totally disabled; and that the court below, holding that the finding that claimant could not perform general light work was supported by sufficient competent evidence, that the employer had not met the burden of showing that light work of a specialized nature was available, and that the finding that claimant was totally disabled was supported by sufficient evidence, dismissed defendant's appeal and entered judgment for claimant; it was Held that the judgment of the court below should be affirmed.

Argued November 14, 1961.

OPINION PER CURIAM, April 12, 1962:

The judgment of the court of Westmoreland County is affirmed on the opinion of Judge L. ALEXANDER SCULCO, for the court below, reported at 26 Pa. D. C. 2d 589.

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WOODS v. MURRAYSVILLE TEL. CO
(Apr 12, 1962)