Howard County Ass'n for Retarded Citizens, Inc. v. Walls

This case presents a question of the applicability of the two-year limitation period established by § 39 (a) of Maryland’s Workmen’s Compensation Act, Md. Code (1957, 1979 Repl. Vol.), Art. 101, § 39 (a), for the filing of a workmen’s compensation claim. The resolution of that question depends upon the circumstances under which § 38 (a), § 38 (b) and § 38 (c) require an employer to file an accident report.

On 10 February 1975, the appellee, Ruth Walls (employee), sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of her employment with the appellant, Howard County Association for…