Blackwell v. Howard Industries, Inc.

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Cardie Blackwell was denied permanent total disability benefits by the Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission (Commission). He appealed the Commission’s decision to the Jones County Circuit Court. However, several months elapsed, and Blackwell had not filed a brief with the circuit court. After the Jones County Circuit Clerk notified him of this deficiency, Blackwell filed a brief; however, the brief failed to conform to all the requirements of the Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(a). The circuit court dismissed Blackwell’s appeal with prejudice as…