Consolidated Mutual Insurance Co. v. Moronko

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which, after a jury trial, the court, based on the jury verdict, rendered judgment in favor of appellees for total permanent incapacity incurred by Mrs. Moronko. She received her injuries while working as a saleslady at J. J. Newberry’s on May 25, 1965, when she fell down an escalator which stopped moving while she was on it. She did not file her claim with the Industrial Accident Board until January 12, 1966. The six months’ period for filing the claim expired November 25, 1965. The jury found good cause for not filing sooner, as…