C & E Trucking Corp. v. Luisser

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This case involves the sole question of whether or not interest should be allowed on workmen’s compensa*74tion benefits being paid pursuant to an agreement between an employer and an employe, rather than pursuant to formal order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board (Board).

Ernest Luisser (claimant) was injured in the course of his employment on July 22, 1960, when a piece of steel flew into his right eye. The claimant and the C & E Trucking Corporation (employer) thereafter entered into an agreement, and later into a supplemental agreement, with the claimant eventually…