Ch. 443                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

in appeals from the Workmen's Compensation Commission, a
record transcript, stipulations, or a statement in lieu of
the record, or a certified copy of the record of its
proceedings including any transcript of testimony must be
filed with the circuit court as required by the Maryland
Rules of Procedure; specifying who shall pay the cost of a
record transcript a certified copy of the record of its
proceedings including any transcript of testimony, under
certain circumstances; and generally relating to appeal
transcripts records, and the payment of cost therefor, of
appeals to the circuit court from the Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

Section 56(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

56.

(a) Any employer, employee, beneficiary or person feeling
aggrieved by any decision of the Commission affecting his
interests under this article, may have the same reviewed by a
proceeding in the nature of an appeal and initiated in the
circuit court of the county having jurisdiction over the place
where the accident occurred or over the person appealing from
such decision, and the court shall determine whether the
Commission has justly considered all the facts concerning. the
injury, whether it has exceeded the powers granted it by the
article, and whether it has misconstrued the law and facts
applicable in the case decided. For the purposes of this section
the word "person" shall be deemed to include the Subsequent
Injury Fund as created by § 66 of this article and no award shall
be made against such fund by the Commission or by any court
unless the fund is a party to the proceeding and is represented
by counsel. In the event that an appeal shall be taken to court
other than the circuit court of the county having jurisdiction
over the place where the accident occurred or over the person
appealing from such decision, the court shall on motion of either
party transfer such appeal to the proper tribunal, so that the
said appeal may be heard on its merits in the court having
jurisdiction to hear the same. If the court shall determine that
the Commission has acted within its powers and has correctly
construed the law and facts, the decision of the Commission shall
be confirmed; otherwise it shall be reversed, modified, or
remanded to the Commission for further proceedings. Upon the

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