Ingram v. Land-Air Transportation Co.

BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Plaintiff-appellant Samuel R. Ingram (Ingram) appeals from the Full Worker’s Compensation Board s adoption of its Single Hearing Members decision that Ingram’s claim against defendant-appellee Land-Air Transportation Co. (Land-Air) was not timely filed.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that Ingram was injured as a result of an accident that occurred in January 1985 while he was an employee of Land-Air. Ingram was employed as a tanker truck driver. The accident occurred when Ingram fell ten feet from the top of a ladder on the back of…