Gray v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

NELSON, Presiding Judge.

There is but one issue which the Court must decide in this case: does the Industrial Commission of Arizona (Commission) have jurisdiction to approve or disapprove compromise and settlement of workmen’s compensation claims prior to the determination that the claim is compensable in cases where there is a legitimate controversy regarding the issue of compensability? We hold that the Commission does have such authority and therefore must set aside the award in this case.

The petitioner herein, Thomas F. Gray (Gray), filed a claim for benefits alleging that on August…