Beier Glass Co. v. Brundige

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

The fighting issue in this appeal is whether a workers’ compensation arbitration award of solely medical benefits renders a subsequent petition for disability benefits subject to the three-year statute of limitations on review-reopening or the two-year limitation on original claims. We conclude the three-year limitation on review-reopening is applicable, and reverse and remand.

Claimant William Brundige, a journeyman glazier, sustained industrial injuries on February 23,1973, March 8,1974, and April 9,’ 1975, while employed by Beier Glass Company (employer). In an…