# Rossa v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · September 25, 2002 · 570 Pa. 1

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6266865

## Case

- **Full name:** Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA)
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** September 25, 2002
- **Citations:** 570 Pa. 1; 807 A.2d 871
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 25th day of September, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issues:
1) Whether a Workers’ Compensation Judge has authority to determine paternity.
2) If such authority exists, and in consideration of the factors set forth in Minnich v. Rivera, 509 Pa. 588 , 506 A.2d 879 (1986), what is the applicable standard of proof *2 for paternity determinations in Workers’ Compensation proceedings?
The City of Philadelphia’s Petition for Supersedeas is DENIED.

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