Paolis v. Tower Hill Connellsville Coke Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 283, Jan. T., 1919, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Payette Co., Sept. T., 1918, No. 8, affirming order of Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing claim for compensation in the case of James Paolis v. Tower Hill Connellsville Coke Company. Appeal from order of Workmen’s Compensation Board disallowing compensation to plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 283, Jan. T., 1919, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Payette Co., Sept. T., 1918, No. 8, affirming order of Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing claim for compensation in the case of James Paolis v. Tower Hill Connellsville Coke Company. Appeal from order of Workmen’s Compensation Board disallowing compensation to plaintiff. Before Van Swearingen, P. J. The referee, the workmen’s compensation board and the court of common pleas denied the right to claim compensation upon the ground that the petition was not filed within the time provided by law. Plaintiff relied upon certain…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
On January 4, 1917, plaintiff was injured while working for defendant. He was taken to the Brownsville General Hospital for treatment, and on February 17, 1917, defendant’s insurance carrier paid the hospital for its services, as required by section 306, clause (e), of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of June 2,1915, P. L. 736. *293Nothing was done by plaintiff until February 1, 1918, when he filed his petition claiming compensation under said act. The referee, the workmen’s compensation board and the court below, decided the claim was barred under section 315 thereof,…
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