Waldroup v. J. C. Penney Co.

FORT, S. J.

In this worker’s compensation case the employer, J. C. Penney Company, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court requiring employer to accept claimant’s aggravation claim and finding reasonable claimant’s refusal to submit to a myelogram, surgery or other definitive treatment.

A chronological statement of the processing of this matter is necessary to an understanding of the issues presented. On March 26, 1971, claimant injured her low back on the job while reaching for a box on a top shelf. A claim for compensation benefits was filed with the claimant’s employer, and the claim…