New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Cardillo

This case involves construction of two provisions of the Compensation Act.1 The facts, stated briefly, are these: Richard E. Donaldson, the claimant and an employee of Maxwell Furniture Company, of Washington City, on November 6, 1931, suffered a hernia in the course of his employment. On March 2, 1932, after a hearing before the deputy commissioner, compensation was awarded to claimant for temporary partial disability under Sec. 8(e) of the Act, to continue “until further order of the Deputy Commissioner”. Payments continued until *493August 9, 1937. In September following, claimant filed an…