Judge v. R & T CONSTRUCTION CO.

ADKINS, Judge.

The question put to us in this case is whether the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, once it has permitted a claimant to withdraw a claim prior to award or denial of compensation, may subsequently permit the claimant to reopen the claim. The essential facts are stipulated.

On October 28, 1981, appellant, Thomas Claude Judge, “sustained multiple injuries resulting from an accident occurring in Gaithersburg, Maryland and arising out of and in the course of his employment with” appellees, his employers. The injuries rendered Judge a respirator dependent quadriplegic.

In November…