State ex rel. Allied Wheel Products, Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio

The first error assigned by relator is that the respondent was guilty of an abuse of discretion in permitting an amendment of claimant’s application after the expiration of more than two years from the date of injury.

*49Section 1465-72a, General Code (Section 4123.84, Revised Code), provides that claims for workmen’s compensation shall be forever barred unless application therefor shall be made within two years from the date of injury or death. An award of additional compensation is not a modification of a previous award but is a new, separate and distinct award and is subject to the two-year…