Harlan Fuel Company v. Burkhart

MOREMEN, Judge.

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment which upheld an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board by which ap-pellee, Perry Burkhart, was granted compensation for total disability resulting from silicosis contracted while he was in the employ of appellant, Harlan Fuel Company. The question involves whether timely notice was given the employer.

On October 6, 1953, appellee became sick. On or about October 9, 1953, at the instance of Dr. Burkhart, who was a physician for the appellant company, and Dr. Andelman, who was connected with the State Board of Health, appellee was…