Behanna v. Meyers

Opinion by

Baldrige, P. J.,

The question involved in this appeal is whether Howard J. Behanna, the claimant, is barred from receiving compensation for failure to file his claim within the statutory period.

Behanna on May 9, 1944, filed a claim petition alleging that on August 21, 1942, he sustained an accidental injury while cranking an engine in the course of his employment and as a result he lost the sight of his right eye and suffered an impairment of the vision in his left eye. Defendants filed an answer averring that the petition was not filed within one year after the accident as required…