Lewis v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal in a workmen’s compensation case from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing an appeal of the claimant, Mary Lewis, from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board suspending benefits.

On April 1, 1965, the Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded total disability to the claimant for an accident sustained on May 4, 1962. Payments were made until October 23, 1965. The company filed a petition to terminate on October 28, 1965. The Board refused to terminate but changed the disability from total to fifteen per cent. The Board…