Subsequent Injury Fund v. Thomas

The question in this case concerns the Subsequent Injury Fund’s liability under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Maryland Code (1964 Repl. Vol., 1974 Cum. Supp.), Art. 101, § 66, for that portion of the claimant’s disability attributable to the deterioration, occurring after a compensable occupational injury, of a pre-existing impairment. 1

On May 25, 1970, Edward Thomas, then 65 years old, injured his back in the course of his employment with the Baltimore County Revenue Authority. A claim for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law was duly filed, and on August 5, 1970, the…