Hinkle v. HJ Heinz Company

462 Pa. 111 (1975)

337 A.2d 907

Darious E. HINKLE, Appellant,

v.

H.J. HEINZ COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 19, 1975.

Lloyd F. Engle, Jr., J. Craig Kuhn, Kuhn, Engle, Blair & Stein, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

William L. Standish, IV, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

This is a case of first impression within this Commonwealth. In it, we are asked to determine whether workmen's compensation benefits may be awarded for a partial loss of…