Claim of Struzycki v. R. W. Smith Contracting Co.

Kiley, J. (dissenting):

The accident in this ease occurred on the 7th day of May, 1918. At that time the claimant was required, by section 18 *946of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, to give written notice of the accident and injury to his employer within ten days. On May' 13, 1918, and before claimant had given such written notice to his employer, section 18, supra, was amended, extending the time to give notice to thirty days, and permitting the Commission ,o excuse default of the written notice, where “ notice for some sufficient reason could not have been given, or on the ground that the…