Horton v. West Penn Power Co.

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

This appeal by the claimant in a workmen’s compensation case had its origin in the dismissal of his petition for the reinstatement of a compensation agreement.

In the course of Horton’s employment as a lineman by the defendant company, a pole upon which he was changing wires fell; his injuries consisted of a fracture of the skull and a fractured and infected foot.

The accident occurred April 14, 1930; an open agreement for payment of compensation for total disability at the maximum rate of $15 per week from April 21st was executed by the parties and approved by the…