Houston v. Industrial Commission

HAIRE, Judge.

On this review by certiorari of an Industrial Commission award, the petitioning claimant contends that the Commission erred in applying the doctrine of res judi-cata and refusing to consider claimant’s contention that his average monthly wage had been incorrectly established.

*256On August 7, 1969, claimant, while working as a crop duster pilot, sustained an industrial injury. His claim for workmen’s compensation benefits was accepted by the respondent carrier, and on September 23, 1969, the carrier issued a notice of claims status and a notice of average monthly wage calculation…