Section 971 - Effect of appeal on lien of judgment; petition for supersedeas; penalty for failure to make payment(a) The lien of any judgment entered upon any award shall not be divested by any appeal.(b) Any insurer or employer who terminates, decreases or refuses to make any payment provided for in the decision without filing a petition and being granted a supersedeas shall be subject to a penalty as provided in section 435, except in the case of payments terminated as provided in section 434. 1915, June 2, P.L. 736, art. IV, § 431. Renumbered as § 430 and reenacted 1919, June 26, P.L. 642, § 6. Reenacted 1937, June 4, P.L. 1552, § 1; 1939, June 21, P.L. 520, § 1. Amended 1972, Feb. 8, P.L. 25, No. 12, § 3. Affected 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 2(a) [995], effective 6/27/1978.