Lytle v. T-Mac, Inc.

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

Employer, T-Mac, Inc., appeals from an order of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission awarding worker’s compensation benefits to the claimant, Gregory M. Lytle. All of the points on appeal are lodged under the heading of the employee’s failure to prove his claim by sufficient competent evidence.

The claimant drove a garbage truck for the employer. In June 1991, he began experiencing back pain. The claimant initially attributed the pain to excessive physical activity. However, when it persisted, the claimant informed Blake Tekotte, part owner of T-Mae, that he was…