Dempsey v. Chevrolet Division, General Motors

Bell, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether or not the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation has jurisdiction to alter or amend an award in response to a motion therefor filed ten months and one day after the award was handed down. The record shows that the single director made the award on October 16, 1958. The award was appealed to the superior court, where the appeal was dismissed by the claimant-plaintiff on December 22, 1958, the dismissal resulting in the award becoming final.

The plaintiff’s contentions, in brief, are that the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation…