Kirby v. Holliday Laundry & Dry Cleaners

Stukes, Chief Justice.

In this case the employer and its insurance carrier have appealed from an award of workmen’s compensation to the respondent for permanent, partial disability and for dis figurement. The sole defense is the statute of limitations contained in Sec. 72-303 of the Code of 1952, which provides that right to compensation shall be forever barred unless a claim is filed with the Industrial Commission within one year after the accident or if death ensues, within one year thereafter. The section was amended in 1955 in a manner which is presently irrelevant. See 1956 Cumulative…