Sims v. American Can Company

Opinion By

Judge Wilkinson,

The question to be decided in this appeal is properly set forth in appellant’s brief to be “May a claimant recover for the loss of use of one-half his finger under the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act?”

This question was answered in the affirmative by the Referee, in the negative by a divided Board, and in the affirmative by the court below. We answer it in the affirmative and, therefore, affirm the court below.

Able counsel for the appellant candidly states that if this court follows the decision of the Superior Court in Yaklich v. Union Collieries Co., 158 Pa.…