MILES v. GALLAGHER


194 Pa.Super. 338 (1961)

Miles, Appellant, v. Gallagher.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

March 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Dutka, for appellant.

Penrose Hertzler, for appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., GUNTHER, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE, ERVIN, WATKINS, and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


OPINION BY RHODES, P.J., March 22, 1961:

The appeal in this workmen's compensation case raises the following question: Where a claimant, who has previously lost the index finger of his left hand in a noncompensable accident, loses his arm in a compensable accident, is the employer liable to pay the full compensation for the specific loss of the arm under section 306(c) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, as amended, 77 PS § 513, namely 215 weeks, or is the employer...

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