Vonot v. Hudson Coal Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

John Vonot, an employee of defendant coal company, was injured in its mines on October 20, 1921, by an explosion of powder; an agreement was executed between him and his employer which provided that compensation for the loss of an eye should be paid, to run 125 weeks; on March 8, 1923, Vonot petitioned for a modification of this agreement, alleging the loss of the use of both eyes and disfigurement of the face. The petition was sent directly to a referee, who found that claimant’s face was disfigured, but that he had not lost the use of his other eye.…