Legal Opinion
Vest v. Giant Food Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 9, 1993No. 68, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
The issue before us is the interpretation of Maryland Code (1957, 1985 Repl.Vol.), Article 101, § 40(c), 1 which restricts the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s ability to reopen prior awards of compensation to five years following the last payment of compensation.
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On November 3, 1980, Woodrow Wilson Vest injured his lower back while working at the Landover, Maryland, warehouse of Giant Food Stores, Inc. (Giant). On December 30, 1980, Vest filed an “Employee’s Claim” with the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission), alleging that he was injured in the course of his…
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