Mannes-Vale, Inc. v. Vale

Plaintiff employer and its insurer, State Insurance Fund, seek reversal of ah Industrial Commission award to Robert Vale for additional medical expense benefits attributed to his injuries sustained in 1968. Plaintiffs claim that an award of further medical benefits is barred because no claim was ever timely filed.

The essential facts are not disputed. On June 3, 1968, employee Robert Vale was injured in an automobile accident while in the course of his employment. Although Vale did not file a formal claim with the Industrial Commission (“Commission”), notice of the injury and a claim for…