Mooney v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

Citations

• 261 Pa. 339
• 104 A. 624
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 742

Syllabus

<p>Worhmen’s compensation law — Appeals to hoard — Granting of hearing de novo — Interlocutory order — Appeal to Common Pleas■ — • Mixed findings of fact and law.</p> <p>1. Where the Workmen’s Compensation Board concludes that the adjudication of a referee indicates that there was no evidence before him substantiating the allegation of the claim petition, and makes an order granting a hearing de novo, such ordey is interlocutory and from it no appeal lies.</p> <p>2. Where the conclusions of the referee comprehend mixed findings of fact and law, the compensation board is justified in treating the appeal to it as involving a question of fact, and in granting a hearing de novo.</p>