Claim of Dickinson v. Port Dick Coal & Supply Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 13, 1989, which ruled that claimant made an election of remedies under Workers’ Compensation Law § 11 and is barred from pursuing a workers’ compensation claim.

Claimant was injured in connection with his employment in 1973 and an application for workers’ compensation benefits was filed. In April 1974 the case was closed pending claimant’s request for a hearing, with a determination that the employer did not provide security for payment of compensation in violation of Workers’ Compensation Law § 50. Claimant thereafter…