Baughman v. Meadville Malleable Iron

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County affirming a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board directing the Commonwealth to pay the entire amount of an award made to one Kenneth Baughman, pursuant to The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (Act),1 77 P.S. §1201 et seq. *6The Commonwealth does not challenge Baughman’s entitlement to compensation; it says that his employer, Meadville Malleable Iron Company, should bear 60% of the cost. We disagree and affirm.

Baughman was employed by Meadville…