White v. Industrial Commission

STEVENS, Judge.

The petitioner was injured on 17 September 1965. His claim with The Industrial Commission was seasonably filed. His injuries were treated and he appeared before several medical consultation boards. On 20 September 1966 an Award was entered fixing his average monthly wage and determining that he had sustained a scheduled disability. Up to this point no formal hearing had been held and the petitioner was not represented by counsel.

The Award was served and more than twenty days expired without an application for a formal hearing. An injured workman has the right to at least one…