Case Name: Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA). Petition of City of Philadelphia
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2002-09-25
Citations: 807 A.2d 871
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA). Petition of City of Philadelphia.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 807
Pages: 871–871

Head Matter:
Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA). Petition of City of Philadelphia.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Sept. 25, 2002.

Opinion:
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 Su-persedeas is DENIED.