Subsequent Injury Fund v. State Roads Commission

The sole question to be answered in this case is whether the Subsequent Injury Fund’s liability under Md. Code, Art. 101, § 66, may be satisfied and discharged pro tanto or in full when the employer furnishes a pension benefit to the claimant under the provisions of Md. Code, Art. 101, § 33. Factually, it will suffice to relate that the claimant, Edward F. Jarzynski, was an employee of the State of Maryland through the State Roads Commission and was injured in that capacity. Because of physical impairments from a prior disability, he was entitled to and received an award from the Subsequent…