Case Name: Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA)
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2002-09-25
Citations: 570 Pa. 1
Docket Number: Appeal No. 162 EAL 2002
Parties: Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA).
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 570
Pages: 1–2

Head Matter:
807 A.2d 871
Ashley ROSSA, A Minor through her Mother, Patricia ROSSA, Respondent, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (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 Supersedeas is DENIED.