Bell v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

OGG, Chief Judge.

The question presented in this Special Action-Industrial Commission review is *537whether the petitioner’s attempt to reopen his workmen’s compensation claim is barred by the res judicata effect of decisions in prior proceedings before the Industrial Commission.

The history of the claim is as follows. In August 1971, the petitioner, a deputy sheriff, sustained a serious employment related injury when he was shot in the head. Dr. Hal Pittman, neurosurgeon, successfully performed brain surgery to remove the bullet from the right temporal lobe. The bullet fragmented on impact…