Taylor v. Industrial Commission

JACOBSON, Chief Judge.

This appeal, in an Industrial Commission award setting, questions the finality of a “Notice of Claim Status” issued by the respondent insurance carrier and the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the Commission’s denial of the injured claimant’s petition to reopen her claim.

On September 17, 1969, the petitioner, Gladys M. Taylor, suffered an injury to her right hand arising out of and in the course of her employment. Following having her hand placed in a cast for three weeks with no improvement, she was seen by Dr. John Ricker, an orthopedic hand specialist.

Dr. Ricker…