Spartan Abrasive Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Spartan Abrasive Company, Inc. (employer), a manufacturer of abrasive wheels for the steel industry, has appealed from an award of workmen’s compensation benefits to Robert E. Phillips (claimant) pursuant to Section 108 (n) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, added by Section 1 of the *252Act of October 17,1972, P.L. 930, 77 P.S. §27.1(n). We affirm.

Tbe only issue raised by tbe employer is whether or not claimant established by sufficient, competent evidence that he suffers from an occupational disease, defined in…