Bryan Foods, Inc. v. Ewing

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Tommie L. Ewing worked for Bryan Foods Inc. for approximately twenty years. Following an injury to his back and leg, Ewing left his position in 2000. After filing an initial petition to controvert in 2000 and a second petition to controvert in 2001, the administrative judge (AJ) dismissed Ewing’s claims for failure to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his injuries were work-related. The AJ’s *282order was later overturned by the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission), which ruled in favor of Ewing and required Bryan Foods to pay compensation…