Summerell v. Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp.

This appeal presents one question: May an appeal from the award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission to the Supei’ior Court be dismissed for failure to docket same prior to or during a term of court which begins within thirty days next after appellant has received notice of award by registered mail?

The answer is “No.”

The North Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act, Public Laws 1929, ch. 120, section 60, regarding appeals from an award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission to the Superior Court, provides that “either party to the dispute may, within thirty days from the date of such…