Bryan v. Ford, Bacon & Davis

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case and involves the running of the statute of limitations for filing a claim with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission while the claimant pursued his employer’s public liability insurance carrier in a vain attempt to collect a personal injury judgment he had obtained by default against a fellow-employee third party tort feasor.

The facts, as revealed by the record, are as follows: The appellant, James Q. Bryan, was employed by Ford, Bacon & Davis Construction Corporation. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company was the compensation insurance…