Bethlehem Steel Co. v. Ruff

The appeal in this case requires a determination of the operation and effect of the waiver and apportionment provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. As a result of an injury suffered on September 18, 1950 by Matthew Ruff, the appellee, while working for Bethlehem Steel Company, the appellant, the State Industrial Accident Commission awarded compensation for permanent partial disability of the back, based on a loss of use of twenty per cent, of which fifteen per cent was due to preexisting disease or infirmity and five per cent due to the accident. On appeal to the Court of Common Pleas…