Berner v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

Appellant, an employe of the appellee, while in the course of his employment as a laborer in one of its timber yards, was injured on May 17, 1929, when a cant-hook slipped and threw him against a rail, bruis ing his left knee and anide. An agreement was entered into under which he was paid compensation until July 6th,-when he gave a final receipt stating that his disability terminated on that date. A month later he petitioned the compensation authorities to review the agreement, set aside the final receipt and restore his compensation, upon the ground that he had…