McGuire v. Dougherty & Jennings

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

This appeal by the claimant in a workmen’s compensation case is from a judgment of the court below, reversing the action of the compensation authorities in making an award for additional compensation and entering judgment in favor of the defendants.

The principal difficulty with claimant’s contention is that upon two occasions, when final orders were made against him by a referee, he neglected to avail himself of his rights under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, and its amendments, by taking the appeals therein authorized.

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