Colmore v. Uninsured Employers Fun

¶67 I concur with our decision as to Issue One. I disagree with our resolution of Issue Two and, therefore, dissent. I would affirm the Workers’ Compensation Court as to both issues.

¶68 Issue Two turns on a statute that contains a time period for advancing an appeal. This time period begins to run, as do all statutory time periods, upon the existence of certain specified conditions. Here, the statute at issue provides that the existence of a “dispute” is a prerequisite condition for the running of this time period. Thus, the “dispute” requirement is just that-a requirement. It is not a…