Weidner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The sole issue in this claimant’s appeal in a workmen’s compensation case is whether the compensation authorities erred in failing to award him attorney’s fees.

The claimant sustained an injury to the cornea of his right eye in the course of his employment by Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. He spent eight or nine *563days in the hospital where surgery was performed on his eye. He eventually returned to his former employment without loss of wages; he remained, however, under his physician’s care, including periodic examination for cataract of the injured eye and for possible…