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Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania2002-09-25No. Appeal No. 162 EAL 2002
570 Pa. 1807 A.2d 871

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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 for paternity determinations in Workers’ Compensation proceedings? The City of Philadelphia’s Petition for Supersedeas is DENIED.