Barham v. Kayser-Roth Hosiery Co.

MORRIS, Judge.

Defendants concede that G.S. 97-47 has no application to the facts of this case so that the only question presented is: Whether the North Carolina Industrial Commission had jurisdiction when plaintiff did not file a claim with the Commission and no claim was filed on his behalf within the time allowed by G.S. 97-24(a)? This question must be answered in the negative. G.S. 97-24 (a) provides:

“The right to compensation under this Article shall be forever barred unless a claim be filed with the Industrial Commission within two years after the accident, and if death results from the…