Claim of Fromm v. Rochester Telephone Corp.

Appeal by a self-insured employer from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board on the grounds that there is no substantial evidence to support the board’s finding of reduced earnings due to partial disability. Claimant, a cable repairman, suffered a fractured pelvis in 1948. As a result his duties were lightened, but he suffered no reduction in wages. In July of 1961 claimant was mandatorily retired at age 65. After leaving work he received the maximum unemployment benefits to which he was entitled, plus social security and a pension. Then he sought workmen’s compensation as…