Wills v. Stineman Coal & Coke Co.

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

On December 15, 1942, appellant’s right leg was crushed in a coal mine accident. An open compensation "agreement was executed on December 28, 1942, under which payments for total disability were made for 179 weeks at $18 a week. On June 4, 1946, the employer petitioned for a modification and the referee modified the agreement to provide payments for 55% partial disability as of May 27, 1946. Payments at the rate of $11.79 were made for the remainder of the 300 week period which ended on September 20, 1948, when appellant signed the final receipt. He received a total of…