CASE NO. 487 CRD-6-86Workers’ Compensation Commission
DECEMBER 29, 1986
The claimant was represented by Herbert Watstein, Esq.
The Respondents were represented by P. Bryden Manning, Esq., Naab Danforth.
This Petition for Review from the May 20, 1986 Motion To Preclude Granted of the Sixth District Commissioner was heard October 31, 1986 by a Compensation Review Division panel consisting of the Commission Chairman, John Arcudi and Commissioners Robin Waller and Michael S. Sherman.
DISMISSAL OF APPEAL
JOHN ARCUDI, Chairman.
This is a May 29, 1986 appeal by respondents from the Sixth District Commissioner’s granting of a claimant’s Motion to Preclude on May 20, 1986. That motion was granted as claimant had mailed a proper notice of claim under 31-294 C.G.S. and 31-321 C.G.S. to respondent on or about December 19, 1983. Respondents filed no disclaimer until October 29, 1984, some ten months after the deadline provided in 31-297b.
Under the circumstances the appeal must be dismissed, Bush v. Quality Bakers of America, 2 Conn. App. 363 (1984), LaVogue v. Cincinnati, Inc., 9 Conn. App. 91 (1986), cert. denied 201 Conn. 814 (11/25/86). The appeal is dismissed and the Commissioner’s decision is affirmed.
Commissioners Robin Waller and Michael S. Sherman concur.