Long v. Philadelphia

Hirt, J.,

Opinion by

The question in this appeal is whether the City of Philadelphia is entitled to credit upon an award of Workmen’s Compensation because of payments made to claimant by the city during the period of his total disability.

There is no dispute as to the facts. Claimant was in the regular employ of the City of Philadelphia as a truck driver and in the course of that employment sustained an injury from accident. It is conceded that the resulting hernia is compensable and that claimant was totally disabled from December 30, 1910, the date of the accident, until January 20, 1911 when…