In Re Securing Compensation by Palama

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BANKS, J. (Peteks, J., dissenting.)

By authority of section 7518, R. L. 1935, the industrial accident board has reserved to this court the following question of law: “Was the notice of injury and claim for compensation filed by John K. Palama, Sr., December 30, 1935, made within the statutory requirement contained in Section 7501, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1935, requiring that ‘ * * * claim for compensation with respect to the injury shall have been made within three months after the date of injury * * * ’, in view of the fact that, while the accident occurred on August 30,…