Gayer v. Quaker Hair Goods Co.

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

On June 2, 1965, claimant, Israel Gayer, president, board member and owner of 42% of the stock of the defendant, Quaker Hair Goods Company (Quaker), a family corporation, fell while in the course of his employment. He sustained a serious injury to his ankle resulting in ankylosis of the same. It is not disputed that he sustained a permanent partial disability. The issue here is whether that disability resulted in a loss of earning power.

A compensation agreement, dated July 1, 1965, was entered into by the parties and approved by the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation on…