Pipeline Systems, Inc. et al v. WCAB (Pounds) - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT PIPELINE SYSTEMS, INC. AND CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioners v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (POUNDS), Respondents : No. 384 WAL 2015 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : : : : : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 8th day of March, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is: (1) [Did t]he Commonwealth Court err[] because [§ 601(a)(10), 77 P.S. § 1031] unambiguously provides that the employee must be within the course and scope of his employment at the time he provides aid and is injured, not merely be in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the emergency arose as the Commonwealth Court held[?] Justice Eakin did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

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