Ammons v. Meuwly Machine Works & Tri-State Insurance

Ernie E. Wright, Chief Judge.

This case was appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court and was transferred to the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 29.3.

The appeal arises from the denial of a Workers’ Compensation claim, and the judgment of the Pulaski County Circuit Court affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission.

The appellant initiated claim for benefits for a hernia which claimant contends he sustained while working for Meuwly Machine Works, the principal appellee. It is undisputed that the employer-employee relationship existed on the date of the alleged injury, May 5,…