O'Brien v. Tuch

Citations

• 265 Pa. 509
• 109 A. 158
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 470

Syllabus

<p>Workmen's compensation — Form of proceedings — Answer signed and sworn to by attorney — Bules and regulations of board — Appeals — Question not raised below.</p> <p>1. Under the Workmen’s Compensation Act the Workmen’s Compensation Board is chargeable with the duty of prescribing the form of the answer in proceedings pending before it.</p> <p>2. The courts cannot declare insufficient an answer signed and sworn to by an attorney of the party answering, if the board accepts it as satisfactory.</p> <p>3. A party cannot be heard to challenge on appeal the form of an answer, unless he specifically asserted at or before the trial that the answer was not according to the rules and regulations of the board, and asked a ruling thereon.</p>