Imperial Food Products v. Tomarelli

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

On July 30, 1974, Mimo Tomarelli (claimant) filed a workmen’s compensation claim petition under Section 108(n) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 (Act), 77 P.S. §27.1(n), which provides, inter alia, as follows:

The term ‘occupational disease’ as used in this act, shall mean only the following diseases.

*152(n) All other diseases (1) to which the claimant is exposed by reason of his employment, and (2) which are causally related to the industry or occupation, and (3) the incidence of which is substantially greater in that industry or occupation than in the general…