Lowe v. Am-Can Transport Services, Inc.

Cureton, Judge:

In this worker’s compensation case, the single commissioner found that the appellant, Ronald W. Lowe, had timely notified his employer, Am-Can Transport Service, Inc. (Am-Can), of a work-related injury. The Full Commission reversed, finding that Lowe did not provide timely notice. The circuit court affirmed the Commission’s reversal. Lowe appeals. We affirm.

Lowe is a truck driver who allegedly injured his lower back when his truck hit a “frost heave” (a large bump in the pavement) whie driving in Nova Scotia in July, 1977. Lowe testified that when he returned to the home office…