Cook v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

CAMERON, Justice.

We granted claimant Cook’s petition for review of a memorandum decision of the Court of Appeals affirming a decision of the administrative law judge. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-120.24 and Rule 23, Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, 17A A.R.S.

We must answer only one question on review: Did the administrative law judge err in finding that there was no jurisdiction to consider claimant Cook’s request for review because it had been filed 5 days late?

The facts necessary to a determination of this issue are as follows. On 27 September 1979, Cook suffered…