Radez v. Westmoreland Coal Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, j.,

The claimant, 58 years of age, on March 17, 1937, while in the course of his employment received lacerations of the scalp and forehead, contusions on the back, and a fracture of the pelvis as a result of a fall of slate.

An agreement was entered into and the employer paid compensation thereunder until August 31, 1937, when it stopped making payments and requested the claimant to sign a final receipt, contending that he had fully recovered, but failed to file a petition to terminate the existing open agreement.

In Furman v. Standard P. Steel Co. et al., 111 Pa. Superior…