Mayrath Co. v. Industrial Commission

On April 18, 1962, Robert Chitwood filed with the Industrial Commission his application for adjustment of claim, alleging that he had sustained an injury while employed by the respondent, Mayrath Company. The matter was set for hearing before an arbitrator on four separate occasions. Chitwood did not appear at any of the scheduled hearings, and an arbitrator dismissed the claim for want of prosecution on January 22, 1963. After the dismissal, Chitwood retained a new attorney, who wrote to the Commission on April 29, 1963. The Commission treated the letter as a petition for reinstatement.…