Claim of Dalaba v. Mt. View Cemetery Ass'n

— Herlihy, J.

The Special Disability Fund appeals from the board’s decision which determined it liable for compensation benefits pursuant to subdivision 8 of section 15. The claimant was hired as a laborer. His work included grave digging, mowing, painting and repairs. During the course of his employment he fell and injured his back and the board has found the Special Fund liable inasmuch as the employer had knowledge of a pre-existing physical impairment, the loss of his left index finger. The claimant testified that the loss of the finger did not interfere with his work and that the employer…