Maryland Casualty Co. v. Lewis

Respondent, Jas. E. Lewis, filed this suit against petitioner, Maryland Casualty Co., as provided by Sec. 5a, Art. 8307, Vern. Anno. Civ. Stat., to mature an award of the Industrial Accident Board.

Lewis was injured on October 31, 1949, and on June 16, 1950, the Board awarded him compensation for 10 weeks total incapacity and 140 weeks partial incapacity, less amounts already paid him by petitioner. Both parties gave due notice of intention to appeal from the Board’s award, petitioner on July 1, 1950, and Lewis on July 5, 1950. But neither petitioner nor Lewis filed suit as provided by Sec. 5,…