Spina v. Galiagan Construction Corp.

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Before discussing the legal question involved in this workmen’s compensation case, it will be necessary to detail at some length both the factual and the procedural situations.

On January 28, 1954, Albino Spina filed a claim petition seeking compensation for total and permanent disability as the result of an accident on March 16, 1953, while in the course of his employment. The cause and nature of the injury was alleged to be as follows: “Claimant was on platform. Platform collapsed and struck claimant on leg. Amputation of right leg at mid thigh, with injury to hip…