Bottinger v. Independence Indemnity Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

This is an appeal in a workmen’s compensation case.

The claimant, Christian L. Bottinger, a volunteer fireman in Lower Merion Township, was injured October 25, 1930, when the fire truck on which he was riding overturned. His regular occupation was that of a papermaker, employed by the Container Corporation of America. Upon the basis of his average weekly wages, an agreement for total disability was entered into with the Independence Indemnity Company, the insurance carrier of the commissioners of Lower Merion Township, whereby the claimant received payment for total…