Heath v. Standard Oil Co.

OPINION

By THE COURT:

This is a law appeal from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court in favor of the defendant after the sustaining of its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

*573Plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, a self-insurer, suffered an injury on April 12, 1946, while in the course of his employment, resulting in a hernia for which injury he made application for compensation and medical expenses from the Workmen’s Compensation fund which application was allowed. On March 7, 1947, plaintiff filed a second application for modification of the former award and additional…