WILNER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
Md. Ann. Code art. 101, § 39 (a) provides that the failure of an employee to file his claim for workmen's compensation benefits within two years from the date of the compensable accident "shall constitute a complete bar to any claim under [the Workmen's Compensation law]." Appellant missed the deadline by 17 days; the accident occurred February 10, 1971, but his claim was not filed until February 27, 1973. Thus...
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