Sedlow v. Peoples Wayne County Bank

In passing upon petitions for compensation the commissioners of the department of labor and industry act in a g"wasi-judicial capacity; but in general they act as an administrative board. Their determinations .are reviewable in this court only by certiorari. When they exercise a discretionary power nothing short of a showing of an abuse of discretion will justify this court in setting aside or modifying their determination. By statute (2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 8447) the department of labor and industry may, for sufficient cause shown, extend the time within which a party may review the…