Poehlman v. Leydig

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This is a workmen’s compensation case brought by Ida Poehlman, hereinafter referred to as claimant, against Norman Leydig, doing business as Martha’s Cafe, and his insurance carrier, The Travelers Insurance Company, hereinafter referred to as respondent.

The sole question is: In computing compensation to be paid, may the court apportion the compensation percentagewise according to the proportion of disability sustained by a claimant who had a pre-existing bodily disability when he sustained a second injury in the course of his employment,…