LINDSAY LOGGING, INC. v. Watson

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Lindsay Logging, Inc., the employer, and the Mississippi Loggers Self-Insured Fund, Inc., the carrier, (collectively “Lindsay Logging”) appeal the circuit court’s decision affirming the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (“Commission”) award of disability benefits to James Terry Watson. Lindsay Logging contends that: (1) Watson’s claim for benefits is barred by the two-year statute of limitations, and (2) Watson’s back injury was a temporary aggravation of a preexisting condition. We find that Watson’s claim is barred by the two-year statute of…