Buyer v. Abundant Life Farm, Inc.

The plaintiff, William Buyer, appeals from the deputy labor commissioner’s denial of his claim for workers’ compensation. The Superior Court (Cann, J.) found that the appeal was not filed within the thirty-day limitation period set out in RSA 281:37 and granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. We reverse.

The plaintiff injured his back on August 18, 1980, while working for the defendant, Abundant Life Farm, Inc. He received workers’ compensation from that date until July 19, 1981, when the department of labor discontinued his benefits because he had returned to work. The plaintiff admits…