GLAZE, Judge.
This workers' compensation appeal results from the Commission's refusal to enforce a joint petition settlement agreement, because the claimant died before a hearing was conducted on the joint petition. A review of the procedure by which this appeal has evolved is necessary to a clear understanding of our disposition of the case.
The claimant, Polly Odom, now deceased, suffered a compensable back injury when she fell on some stairs at work on...
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