McHale v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “In a workmen’s compensation case the weight of testimony is exclusively for the referee to determine; and his decision to accept the testimony of one competent medical witness over that of another equally competent medical witness will not be disturbed on appeal, E.g. Modern Transfer v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, 47 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 592 , 408 A.2d 900 (1979). Such a decision of itself does not constitute a capricious disregard of evidence, E.g. Nye v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, 43 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 98 , 401 A.2d 875 (1979); Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board v. International Furnace Corp., 21 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 390 , 345 A.2d 780 (1975).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Helverson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

2. “must not only prove that his condition is one to which he is exposed by reason of his employment and is causally related to the industry or occupation; he must also prove that the incidence of the condition is substantially greater in that industry or occupation than in the general population.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holtzapfel v. Commonwealth