Alaska Industrial Board v. Chugach Electric Ass'n

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.

In this case, which arises under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Alaska, two questions are presented on appeal. The first of these is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the Alaska Industrial Board had jurisdiction to reopen a previously-rejected claim for a temporary total disability award. The second is whether, if the board had such jurisdiction, it correctly granted such an award for injuries arising from the same accident in which a lump-sum award for permanent total disability had previously been granted.

The following facts, essential to a…