Nelson v. Industrial Commission

The commission denied plaintiff’s application for compensation on the ground that his claim was barred by reason of the six-year statute of limitations, sec. 330.19, Stats., which in Federal Rubber Co. v. Industrial Comm. 185 Wis. 299, 201 N. W. 261, and in Acme Body Works v. Industrial Comm. 204 Wis. 493, 234 N. W. 756, 236 N. W. 378, was held applicable to claims under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

On August 12, 1925, plaintiff was injured when a metal chip struck his right eye while he was working for the H. & M. Body Corporation. He immediately went to the employer’s first-aid room and…