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less notice of appeal shall have been served personally upon
some member of the Commission within thirty days following
the rendition of the decision appealed from. An appeal shall
not be a stay. If the decision of the Commission shall be
changed or modified, the practice prevailing in civil cases as
to the payment of costs and the fees of medical and other wit-
nesses shall apply. Appeal shall lie from the judgment of the
Circuit Court of the County or the Common Law Courts of
Baltimore City to the Court of Appeals as in other civil cases,
and such appeals, shall have precedence over all cases except
criminal cases.

The Attorney-General shall be the legal adviser of the Com-
mission and shall represent it in all proceedings whenever so
requested by any of the Commissioners in all Court proceed-
ings under or pursuant to this Act, the decision of the Com-
mission shall be prima facie correct and the burden of proof
shall be upon the party attacking the same.

SEC. 56. If the Commission or the Court before which any
proceedings for compensation or concerning an award of com-
pensation have been brought, under this Act, determines that
such proceedings have not been so brought upon reasonable
ground, it shall assess the whole cost of the proceeding upon
the party who has so brought them. Claims for legal services
in connection with any claims arising under this Act and claims
for services or treatment rendered or supplies furnished pur-
sant to Section 36 of this Act, shall not be enforceable unless
approved by the Commission. If so approved, such claim or
claims shall become a lien upon the compensation awarded, but
shall be paid therefrom only in the manner fixed by the Com-
mission.

SEC. 57. Where the injury or death for which compensation
is payable under this Act was caused under circumstances cre-
ating a legal liability in some person, other than the employer,
to pay damages in respect thereof, the employe, or in case of
death, his personal representative or dependents as herein-
before defined, may proceed either by law against that other
person to recover damages or against the employer for com-
pensation under this Act, or in case of joint tortfeasors against
both; and if compensation is claimed and awarded or paid under
this Act any employer may enforce for the benefit of the in-
surance company or association carrying the risk or the State
Accident Fund, or himself, as the case may be, the liability of