Moronko v. Consolidated Mutual Insurance Co.

HAMILTON, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the issue is whether there was evidence to support a jury finding that the claimant had “good cause” for her failure to file a claim within six months after the date of her injury. Mrs. Moronko, the petitioner, fell down an escalator and was injured while working as a saleslady at J. J. Newberry’s on May 25, 1965. Although the six month statutory period for filing a workmen’s compensation claim expired November 25, 1965, Mrs. Moronko did not file her claim with the Industrial Accident Board until January 12, 1966.

After Mrs.…