Haney v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
49 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bearoff v. Bearoff Bros., Inc. · Lowery v. Pittsburgh Coal Co. · Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. Auto Express, Inc. · Consolidation Coal Co. v. Commonwealth · Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Jeddo Highland Coal Co.
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“While it is clear that the Referees statement of the law is incorrect, we may nevertheless affirm the Referee. As the Court stated in Haney v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, 65 Pa. Cmwlth. 461, 442 A.2d 1223, 1226 (1982): It has been held, however, that where a court makes a correct ruling, order, decision, judgment, or decree but assigns an erroneous reason for its action, an appellate court will affirm the action below where the correct basis for the ruling, order, decision, judgment, or decree is clear upon the record, (citation omitted). This court has held that the same rule of law applies when, as here, an administrative agency assigns an erroneous reason to a correct decision and the record clearly shows the correct basis for that decision. (citation omitted). As set forth above, the record amply supports the decision of the referee and the Board when the correct standard of proof is applied.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Based upon our decision in Rosenberry, [Brothers Lumber Co. v. Workmen’s Compensa tion Appeal Board (Price), 36 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 283 , 387 A.2d 526 (1978)] we hold that the proper standard should be whether, based upon a thorough review of the entire record, the medical testimony, taken as a whole, was sufficiently unequivocal to support a finding for the claimant; the claimant should not be denied benefits solely because of his physicians choice of words. See Wilkes-Barre, City v. Workmens Compensation Appeal Board, 54 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 230 , 420 A.2d 795 (1980).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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