Scoppo v. American Brake Shoe Co.

Appeal by the employer and its insurance carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed May 15, 1972. Claimant sustained two compensable back injuries, one on April 10, 1963, and the second on September 9, 1964. After the 1963 accident, claimant was disabled for 11 days and three additional days in June, 1963. X rays taken on June 26, 1963 showed a narrow disc space between the first and second lumbar vertebrae. The last payment was made on July 26, 1963, and the case was closed on December 20, 1963. Following the 1964 accident, claimant was disabled until September 21,…