Richardson v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COM'R

170 S.E.2d 221 (1969)

Houston RICHARDSON

v.

STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER et al.

No. 12846.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted September 3, 1969.

Decided October 14, 1969.

Shaffer & Shaffer, Harry G. Shaffer, Jr., Madison, for appellant.

R. L. Theibert, Charleston, for appellees.

HAYMOND, President.

The issues for decision in this compensation proceeding are (1) whether the State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner is without jurisdiction to consider a claim for permanent disability benefits on the ground that the claimant failed to appeal an order of the commissioner which…