BLICKENSTAFF v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

No. 1 CA-IC 1625.

116 Ariz. 335 (1977)

569 P.2d 277

Harold BLICKENSTAFF, Petitioner, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, Altfillisch-Hensler, Respondent Employer, Aetna Insurance Company, Respondent Carrier.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1977.

Review Denied September 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rabinovitz, Minker & Dix, P.C. by Bernard I. Rabinovitz, Tucson, for petitioner.

John H. Budd, Jr., Chief Counsel, The Industrial Commission of Arizona, Phoenix, for respondent.

Lewis & Roca by Merton E. Marks, John B. Long, Phoenix, for respondents employer and carrier.


OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This special action presents two issues. First, did the petitioner sustain his burden of proving a meritorious reason for the untimely filing of a Request for Hearing. Second, does a Petition to Reopen accompanied by a physician's year-old statement of condition which is both illegible and nonspecific sufficiently comply with A.R.S. § 23-1061(H).

By way of introduction, a brief review of the facts is essential...

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