Charles Freeland & Sons, Inc. v. Couplin

Genevieve Couplin, the appellee (claimant) had filed with the State Industrial Accident Commission a claim for compensation because of the death of her husband while allegedly in the employ of Charles Freeland and Sons, Inc. (Freeland). Her claim was refused by the Commission, but an appeal by her to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County has resulted in a judgment in her favor.

Freeland, and his insurer, the State Accident Fund, have taken an appeal to this Court, basing it on two grounds. The first deals with the proceedings before the Commission. It is claimed that claimant allowed the time…