Stinnett v. Cort Furniture Rental

ADKINS, Judge.

The question before us is whether the time for appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission (Commission) runs from the date of the order or from the date of the denial of an unsuccessful motion for a rehearing of the order. We shall hold that Maryland Code (1985 Repl.Vol.), Art. 101, § 56(e) mandates the latter result.

I

The factual context in which the question arises is relatively undisputed. Petitioner Michael L. Stinnett (Stinnett) was employed by respondent Cort Furniture Rental (Cort Furniture). On 16 November 1981, while so employed, he injured his back. He…