Hopshock v. Hackmeister, Inc.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The claimant, 53 years of age, in the course of his employment on September 12, 1935 sustained com-minuted fractures of the distal third of the tibia and fibula of the right leg. A compensation agreement was entered into October 4, 1935 under provision. 306(a), Workmen’s Compensation Act, 77 P. S. §511. On June 21, 1937 the defendant filed a petition to modify the agreement, alleging that the injury resolved itself into the permanent loss of the use of the right foot. The referee dismissed the petition and his action was sustained by the board and the court of common…