St. Luke's Hosp., cna/insurance v. Indus. Com'n

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

On review of this workmen’s compensation award, two distinct issues are raised: (1) Whether the hearing officer’s determination that the settlement agreement submitted to the Industrial Commission was “void”, was contrary to law and (2) whether the hearing officer erred in determining that the carrier was estopped to raise the issue of an untimely Request for Hearing on a Notice of Claim Status which denied the claim.

On November 13, 1970, respondent Shirley E. Ritchey filed a claim with the Industrial Commission alleging that she had suffered a lower back injury on…