Gallagher v. Hudson Coal Co.

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

On May 11, 1932, the claimant, while in the course of his employment with the defendant, fell and broke the knee-cap of his right knee, near the lower end. The broken fragment was fastened to the rest of the kneecap with a silver wire and apparently healed. A compensation agreement was entered into for total disability beginning May 19, 1932, for an indeterminate period. He was paid compensation until October 16, 1932, when he signed a final receipt. The defendant had no work for him, and on January 16,1933, he went to work as an inside laborer for South Penn…