Callahan v. Wayne Matthews Construction

J^FITZSIMMONS, J.

Claimant, John Callahan, III (Callahan), appeals an adverse decision by the Office of Workers’ Compensation, wherein his disability claim was denied. Wayne Matthews Construction answered the appeal, asserting as error the trial court’s failure to order the claimant to pay restitution to the defendant. Following a review of the evidence and relevant law, this court affirms the denial of disability as well as the workers’ compensation court’s denial of restitution.

In reasons for judgment, the court initially noted that the August 15, 1995 accident which caused the disability…