Commonwealth v. College

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

Appellant, George A. College, challenges the Commonwealth Court’s reversal of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County which had affirmed an award of benefits under The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (“Act”). 1 He contends that Section 301(i), a 1965 amendment to the Act, 2 was intended to extend occupational disease benefits to employees, like himself, whose exposure to the hazards of black lung disease preceded the effective date of the Act, but who subsequently became totally disabled. We agree, and, accordingly, reverse the order of the…