Hohman v. George H. Soffel Co.

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Jones,

In this case, the referee concluded, that the claimant was entitled to compensation on the ground that the accident which caused the injuries for which claim was made had “occurred while the claimant was furthering the business of his employer”. The referee accordingly made an award for admittedly total disability in accordance with the schedule prescribed by Section 306 (a) of the Workmens Compensation Act. of 1915 as amended (77 P.S. § 511). Upon successive appeals by the employer and its insurance carrier, the award was affirmed in turn by the Workmen’s…