Legal Opinion
Demmel v. Dilworth Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 11, 1939No. Appeal, 104PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
Section 315 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1915, P. L. 736, p. 748, 77 PS sec. 602, provides, «In cases of personal injury all claims for compensation shall be forever barred, unless, within one year after the accident, the parties shall have agreed upon the compensation payable under this article [article three]; or unless, within one year after the accident, one of the parties shall have filed a petition as provided in article four hereof......”
We have ruled that the limitations imposed by this section do not make it a pure statute of limitations, effective…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wise v. Cambridge Springs BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Guy v. Stoecklein Baking Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Horn v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Horton v. West Penn Power Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Ashland Towson Corp. v. KasunicSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Seneca v. Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- American Casualty Co. v. KLIGERMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- MacKanitz v. Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Meyers v. Lehigh Valley Transportation Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Harrington v. Mayflower Manufacturing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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