Mecham v. Industrial Commission of Utah

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Eudora Mecham seeks review of an order of the Industrial Commission that adopted the conclusion of the administrative law judge that her claim for permanent total disability was barred by U.C.A., 1953, § 35-1-99.

n On October 31, 1961, Mecham sustained a disc hernia as a result of an industrial accident while employed by defendant Eitel McCullough, Inc. However, the diagnosis upon initial examination was simply acute lumbo-sacral strain. The employer sent a “First Report of Injury” to the Industrial Commission six days after the date of the accident. Mecham’s physician…