Barron v. Coxe Bros. Co., Inc.

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The facts in this case sufficiently distinguish it from Phillips v. Coxe Brothers & Company, Inc., 135 Pa. Superior Ct. 185, 5 A. 2d 445, to justify the Workmen’s Compensation Board in setting aside the final receipt signed by claimant and allowing him compensation for serious and permanent disfigurement of the head or face.

In the Phillips case, the claimant had attended the public schools, could read and write and understood the English language thoroughly. This claimant is comparatively illiterate and can read only a little English—not much. He does not have a…