THORN v. STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER et al.


191 Pa.Super. 59 (1959)

Thorn v. Strawbridge & Clothier et al., Appellants.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

November 11, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank R. Ambler, for appellants.

William F. Quinlan, for appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., HIRT, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE, ERVIN, and WATKINS, JJ. (GUNTHER, J., absent).


OPINION BY WOODSIDE, J., November 11, 1959:

The claimant in this Workmen's Compensation case was injured in a compensable accident on March 9, 1951, and filed no claim petition until June 9, 1953. The question is whether his petition should be dismissed for having been tardily filed.

While employed as a carpenter for Strawbridge & Clothier, in Philadelphia, the claimant was unloading fixtures from an elevator when its door closed, striking him across the...

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