Omo v. U. S. Steel Corp.

Griffith, J.,

The accident in this case occurred on July 6, 1951, and the claim petition was not filed until 17 months later on December 1, 1952. Consequently, the claim petition was not filed within one year after the accident as required by section 315 of The Workmen’s Compensation Act of June 2,1915, P. L. 736, as last amended, 77 PS §602, which reads in part as follows:

“In cases of personal injury all claims for compensation shall be forever barred, unless, within one year *50after the accident, the parties shall have agreed upon the compensation payable under this article; or unless, within…