Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. v. Byrd

Sherry Byrd filed a complaint against Robbins Tire and Rubber Company, Inc., asserting that she was entitled to workers' compensation benefits as a result of an injury she sustained while employed by Robbins. Following ore tenus proceedings, the trial court entered a final judgment, awarding Byrd temporary total disability benefits and ordering Robbins to pay future medical expenses. Robbins appeals.

The record reflects that Byrd injured her back on September 16, 1993, while employed by Robbins. She immediately informed her supervisor. Her supervisor instructed her to continue to work. She…