Webb v. Workers' Compensation Commission

The majority opinion is correct in holding that Commissioner Farrar’s appointment to the Workers’ Compensation Commission was not in compliance with Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1342(a) (Repl. 1976). The Arkansas Court of Appeals reviews the decisions of the commission. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1325(b) (Supp. 1985). As a member of that court in 1979 and 1980,1 began to question the wisdom of composing a quasi-judicial body, such as the commission, of advocates for the points of view always at odds in the cases before it. My skepticism has since grown, and I must take this opportunity to discuss a law…