Schneider v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case the Court of Common Pleas No. 5 of Philadelphia County dismissed the appeal of Sears, Roebuck and Co., the defendant-appellant, from the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board allowing the petition of Ernest C. Schneider, the claimant-appellee, to set aside a final receipt. The company appealed from this decision and from the entry of judgment by the court below on the compensation award.

The claimant injured his right knee in an accident in the course of his employment on February 8, 1956. He was employed as a Division Head in…