Anastasio v. Richards Gaston, Inc.
Anastasio v. Richards Gaston, Inc.
Opinion of the Court
Anastasio was injured December 11th, 1928, and was given an award under the Workmen’s Compensation act. The-award included temporary disability for thirty-seven and a fraction weeks and also for four hundred weeks’ total permanent disability at $11 per week. More than a year after the-accident petitioner died.
We shall retain the designation of parties as in the original, proceeding in the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau, namely,, the employe as petitioner and the employer as respondent.
The determination and rule for judgment by the deputy commissioner, after hearing, was made October 28th, 1929,. docketed as a judgment in Union County Common Pleas-December 11th, 1929, and further docketed in the Supreme. Court June 21st, 1930. The state of case as it comes to us includes the original petition and answers, the determination, the docket entry in the Supreme Court, the rule and depositions taken thereunder, but not the evidence taken before the-deputy commissioner. It is provided by the statute found in Cum. Supp. Comp. Stat., **236-41 that such a judgment, may be docketed in the Supreme Court and thence-forward operate as a judgment recovered in that court. Doubtless the-present procedure is intended to be based thereon; but difficulties arise for which counsel offer no suggestion.
Bespondent contends that the petitioner died of chronic endocarditis and that this ailment resulted from the injury which arose out of and in the course of the employment.. We are asked to amend the judgment into one for death, rather than permanent disability, and, inasmuch as an amount equivalent to such an award has been paid, to have-the judgment canceled. Erie Railroad Co. v. Callaway, 91
Counsel for the petitioner designates the present rule an illegal attempt at rehearing; and counsel for the respondent advance no argument in support of their procedure. Without determining that question we dispose of the case in the manner following:
We consider that the proofs do not in sufficient degree sustain respondent’s contention that the petitioner died as a result of the accident upon which the award was made.
The rule will be discharged, with costs.
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