Cruse v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is a workmen’s compensation case which the commissioner, and later the trial judge on appeal, both held was barred by the three-year statute of limitations, and the claimant appeals from that ruling to this court.

The claimant was injured on May 1, 1929, made his claim on the employer for compensation on June 13, 1929, and filed his application with the commissioner on June 30, 1932, which was three years, and two months after the injury. The respondent filed a motion to dismiss the proceedings because the application showed upon its…