National Homeopathic Hospital Ass'n of District of Columbia v. Britton, Deputy Com'r

The question in this case is important in the administration of the Longshoremen’s Act, and, so far as I am advised, is new and undecided. It arises out of a statutory exception to the general provision of employer liability and turns upon the meaning of Section 908 (f) of the Act:

“(1) If an employee receive an injury which of itself would only cause permanent partial disability but which, combined with a previous disability, does in fact cause permanent total disability, the employer shall provide compensation only for the disability caused by the subsequent injury.”1

This language, as the…