Langhorne & Langhorne Co. v. Newsome

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Cammack

Reversing.

On May 7, 1936, Sanford Newsome, while working for the Langhorne & Langhorne Construction Company, received an injury which resulted in a hernia on his right side. Both parties were operating under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Newsome was treated for his injury and was paid the sum of $42.12 by the appellant Company as compensation from May 14,1936, to June 25, 1936. At the time of this payment the Compensation Board’s Forms 18 and 9 were executed; the former is a settlement receipt and the latter is an agreement form. The first form does not…