Claim of Swota v. Eddy Valve Co.

Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which disallowed his claim for failure to timely file the claim within the provisions of section 28 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The claimant worked in the foundry industry as a molder and he retired therefrom on July 30, 1950. He had begun to cough and feel weak and tired around 1947. After retirement he felt worse and in 1954 X rays were taken of his chest. He was first told that the condition of his lungs was due to his work by his doctor in July, 1955. On August 17, 1955 the claimant filed a claim for…