Alden v. Kimball

The question before us, as stated in the plaintiffs’ brief, is whether they are “barred from seeking a review of the Deputy Labor Commissioner’s Report and Decision?”

The plaintiffs do not seriously dispute that Laws 1961, 194:15 (RSA 281:37 (supp)), which reduced the time limit on appeals from a decision of the Labor Commissioner from sixty to thirty days, is controlling here. The amendment was passed on June 26, 1961, effective as of July 1, 1961. This was after the death of the defendant Laura’s husband, who was killed in an accident on February 11, 1961. However, the amendment did not…