Marshall v. Industrial Com'n of State of Utah

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff appeals a decision of the Industrial Commission denying him interest on past due benefits. Interest was denied on the ground that plaintiffs injury occurred before passage of the statute providing for interest payments. U.C.A., 1953, § 35-1-78 (Supp.1983). We reverse.

On January 25, 1980, plaintiff was injured in an industrial accident in an underground coal mine. He was paid temporary total disability benefits from March 1,1980, to November 14, 1980. On July 1, 1981, plaintiff filed a claim for permanent partial disability benefits and an application for hearing…