Burgess v. Great Plains Bag Corp.

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation case the industrial commissioner denied reinstatement of a case dismissed earlier because the claimant, Melvin Burgess (Burgess), neglected to file a prehearing status report. The district court reversed the commissioner’s decision. The employer, Great Plains Bag Corporation, and the employer’s insurer, American Motorists Insurance, appealed, asserting the commissioner correctly denied reinstatement because the statute of limitations had expired before the application to reinstate was filed. 1 We agree and reverse and remand to the district…