Ackler v. Raymark Industries, Inc.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

The issue in this case is whether an employee knew, or should have known that he had an injury and that the injury was caused by another party’s conduct, when he filed an “Employee’s Claim Petition” under oath or affirmation alleging that he had asbestosis. The petition was filed by his lawyer with the Workmen’s Compensation Board of New Jersey and stated that from May, 1980 through November 7, 1980 the appellant, Philip J. Ackler, was employed by Brand Industries and worked at the Atlantic Refinery in Philadelphia. The petition further alleged that he was suffering with…