Pooler v. Grasselli Chemical Co.

Baldrige, J.,

Opinion by

This appeal in a workmen’s compensation case is from a decree of the court below striking off a judgment entered for claimant under an open agreement. The reason assigned by the learned court for its action was that the agreement had apparently been executed less than ten days after the alleged injury in violation of section 407 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, as amended, 77 PS § 731.

We concur with the conclusion that the judgment is invalid, but for a different reason, which we will state later, than that assigned by the court of common…