Motte v. Carnegie Coal Co.

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

An employer and its insurance carrier have appealed from a judgment entered by the court below in a compensation case. The disposition of the appeal is controlled by Ludington v. Russell Coal Company et al., 90 Pa. Superior Ct. 318, and Barlock v. Orient Coal and Coke Company et al., 114 Pa. Superior Ct. 228, 173 A. 666. Under the principles stated in those cases, the judgment here appealed from must be reversed.

The applicable legislation is Section 306, paragraphs (a) and (b), of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, as amended by the Act of June…