Graham v. Hillman Coal & Coke Co.

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

The controversy in this workmen’s compensation case arose out of the filing by the claimant, on December 14, 1933, of a petition to set aside a final receipt signed by him on August 10, 1932.

After hearings at which medical and lay testimony was taken, the referee erroneously dismissed the petition upon the ground it had been filed too late. The board reversed the referee, set aside the receipt, and made an award of additional compensation. Upon the employer’s appeal, the court below affirmed the action of the board and entered judgment upon the award; hence, this…