Meredith Construct. Co v. John Alan Holcombe

BENTON, Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in calculating John Holcombe’s average weekly wage. Meredith Construction Company, Inc., contends that the calculation should not have been based upon the net taxable income, including depreciation, reported by Holcombe’s business. We disagree and affirm the award.

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Holcombe was employed by Meredith Construction as a brick mason when he sustained a compensable injury by accident. Because of the severity of the injury to his lower back, Holcombe could not return to his pre-injury employment.…