Chabotar v. S. Klein Department Store

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing the1 appeal of Frank Chabotar (claimant) whose petition for further medical services, filed with the Workmen’s Compensation Board (Board), now the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, was denied as being untimely.

The claimant had suffered a compensable injury in a work related accident on October 28, 1965 while in the employ of S. Klein Department Store. On July 25, 1968, the referee assigned to hear the claimant’s original petition for benefits awarded compensation consistent…