Behrend v. Bell Telephone Co.

JACOBS, President Judge:

This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court 1 to decide whether the limitation of damages provision of Bell’s tariff is valid under Article III, Section 18 of the Pennsylvania Constitution:

“The General Assembly may enact [workmen’s compensation laws] . . but in no other cases shall the General Assembly limit the amount to be recovered . for injuries to persons or property . . ..” (Emphasis added.)

After a studied consideration of the able arguments of both parties, we conclude that Bell’s tariff is not violative of the above-quoted constitutional provision.

We…