Stevenson v. Westmoreland Coal Co.

Opinion by

Me. Justice Patteeson,

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court in a workmen’s compensation case.

The claimant, James Stevenson, was seriously injured in an accident, on November 24, 1922, while he was in the employ of the Westmoreland Coal Company. Claimant and the company entered into an open agreement, dated January 6, 1923, providing for compensation at the rate of $12.00 per week from December 4, 1922. Subsequently, on June 1, 1924, the parties entered into a supplemental agreement, providing for payments for partial disability at the rate of $3.10 per week for a…