Morrilton Manor v. Brimmage

Sam Bird, Judge.

Morrilton Manor, a nursing home, appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that held that appellee had sustained a work-related back injury on June 6, 1995, and was entitled to medical benefits, temporary total disability benefits from June 8, 1995, to June 23, 1995, and the maximum allowable attorney’s fee for full controversion of the claim.

Appellant argues that (1) the Commission erred in failing to recognize that a presumption contained in Ark. Code Ann. §11-9-102(5)(B)(iv) (Repl. 1996) is an absolute bar to this claim, and that appellee waived any…