Bradshaw v. Claridy

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case in which the employer and his insurance carrier have appealed from a judgment awarding compensation to the employee. The first question presented is whether or not the claim for compensation is barred by the statute of limitations, T.C.A. sec. 50-1003. The parties will be referred to according to their status in the Trial Court.

On October 15, 1962 the petitioner filed a petition for benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act in the Circuit Court. Among other things, this petition alleges that on June 4, 1961, the petitioner sustained an accidental…