McKissick v. Penn Brook Coal Co.

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

The referee in this workmen’s compensation case, on the petition of the plaintiff, set aside a final receipt on the ground of a mistake of fact and awarded compensation for partial disability. This action was sustained by the board and court of common pleas. The questions raised on this appeal are whether there was a mistake of fact and, if ¡so, whether the petition for reinstatement was presented within the time limited by law.

The claimant, Charles A. McKissick, was injured on November 30, 1923, while in the coursei of his employment as a coal cutter with the Penn Brook…