B. Frank Joy Co. v. Isaacs

GARRITY, Judge.

In this matter we shall be concerned with the question whether the employer/insurer in a workers’ compensation proceeding may unilaterally rescind an Agreement of Settlement and Compromise signed by the parties and submitted to the Workers’ Compensation Commission for approval pursuant to Article 101, Section 52, of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

BACKGROUND

On April 4, 1984 Benjamin Isaacs, appellee, suffered injuries in the course of his employment with appellant, the B. Frank Joy Company. Appellee thereafter filed a claim with the Workers’ Compensation Commission to recover…