Stites v. REX BAR

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

■ This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas No. 4 of Philadelphia County in which the court below entered judgment on a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, awarding compensation to Mrs. Mary Stites, .widow of Francis Xavier Stites, .the decedent claimant. The court below states the history and the issue as follows:

“The decedent was employed as a bartender by the defendant. On February 24, 1953, he lacerated his fourth and fifth fingers, of his right hand while working. . His cut fingers did not heal and they became infected. He was…