Miles v. Gallagher

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

The appeal in this workmen’s compensation case raises the following question: Where a claimant, who has previously lost the index finger of his left hand in a noncompensable accident, loses his arm in a compensable accident, is the employer liable to pay the full compensation for the specific loss of the arm under section 306(c) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, as amended, 77 PS §513, namely 215 weeks, or is the employer’s liability reduced to the extent of the 35-week period covering the noncompensable loss of the index finger?

There is no factual dispute. The…