Holmes v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.

SWOFFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal in a Workmen’s Compensation case. The Circuit Court entered a judgment overruling employer-appellant’s motion for a special order allowing appeal and sustained employee-respondent’s motion to dismiss the appeal upon the ground that a notice of appeal had not been filed by the employer within 30 days after the final award of the commission as prescribed by Section 287.490 V.A.M.S.

The facts necessary for our determination of this matter may be simply stated. The employee’s claim arose out of accidental injuries sustained by him on May 22, 1968 while employed as…