Summit v. Weyerhaeuser Company

Claimant filed a workman’s compensation claim for a job-related heart attack allegedly suffered in the course of his employment with Weyerhaeuser Company. The employer denied his claim. After hearing, the referee allowed the claim and the Workmen’s Compensation Board affirmed. The circuit court reversed, ruling that claimant had failed to give timely notice of his claim and was estopped because he had applied for and accepted Nelson Trust Fund benefits. We reverse.

Claimant, a 50-year-old millwright had worked for his employer since 1959. He became a millwright in 1971 and has worked at that…