McElhannon v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

Stolz, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is the sufficiency of this workmen’s compensation claimant’s notice of accident under Code § 114-303.

The evidence adduced at the initial hearing before the administrative law judge is summarized as follows: The clinic at the claimant’s place of employment and at least two of her fellow employees were aware that the claimant had pre-existing back pains attributable to thrombophlebitis and a fall, prior to the date of the alleged injury for which the present claim was filed. On the day in question, the claimant had picked up from a printer…