Magnuson v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.

From May 20,1919, until February 17, 1925, plaintiff, a skilled miner formerly earning $34.80 a week, received $3,000 at the rate of $10 per week for total disability arising out of an accident and agreement for compensation. The maximum which plaintiff could have received under the act then in force was $4,000. In 1925 he signed a settlement receipt, returned to work as a common laborer, and received $24.40 a week until July 31, 1932, when ■the employer’s mine closed down. The settlement receipt of 1925 was not approved at the time it was filed, although the department entered general order…