# O'Rourke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · July 23, 2014 · 626 Pa. 297

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6269185

## Case

- **Full name:** Laura O'ROURKE v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (GARTLAND)
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** July 23, 2014
- **Citations:** 626 Pa. 297; 96 A.3d 1021; 2014 Pa. LEXIS 1837; 2014 WL 3672881
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 23rd day of July, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:
(1) Is Claimant’s injury compensable pursuant to § 301(c) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and in terms of the decisions in Malky v. Kiskiminetas Valley Coal Co. et al., 278 Pa. 552 , 123 A. 505 (1924) and Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Slaugenhaupt) v. U.S. Steel Corp., 31 Pa.Cmwlth.329, 376 A.2d 271 (1977).

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