Black Diamond Collieries v. Deal

This is a proceeding by an employee to recover under our Workmen’s Compensation Act (chapter 123 of the Acts of 1919) for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in the service of the plaintiff in error.

The suit was resisted for the reason, among others, that the employee failed to give the employer written notice of the accident as required by the statute.

This suit was brought several months after the employee was injured, and notice was given pending the suit. This was not sufficient.

The act provides as follows:

“Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, that every injured employee or his…