Zbieg v. Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co.

Opinion

by Hirt, J.,

Matthew Zbieg, a loader in a coal mine, suffered an injury from accident on August 17, 1950, in the course of his employment with the defendant. Thereupon an open agreement was entered into with him by the employer under which compensation for total disability was paid for the period ending August 31, 1951, amounting in all to $1,328.53. Subsequently, the defendant, in the belief that the disability of the injured employe had ceased, tendered $53.61 in full of compensation payments to September 15, 1951, and requested a final receipt. The tender was not accepted and Zbieg…