Special Indemnity Fund v. Hewes

On November 14, 1945, claimant sustained an injury covered by the Workmen’s Compensation Act which resulted in the loss of his left middle finger. A notice of the injury and claim for compensation was filed which also mentioned that claimant’s left arm was injured in 1938. Before a hearing was had on the claim, claimant and the respondent employer filed a joint petition proposing settlement of the claim for the disability which resulted from the second injury alone, and independent of the first injury. The joint petition was approved by the commission. The order of the Commission approving…