Gracie v. Koppers Co.

This appeal in a workmen’s compensation case is from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict, affirming a decision of the State Industrial Accident Commission, on the ground that the appellant had not filed his claim within one year from the beginning of his disability, as required by Code (1951), Art. 101, sec. 38. There is no contention that the failure to file was induced by fraud or under circumstances raising an estoppel. The injury occurred on January 5, 1951, and the claim was not filed until June 7, 1954. The contention is that he is not barred because the causal connection between…