Wise Co., Inc. v. CLAY CIRCUIT, EASTERN DIST.

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This is a request for a writ of prohibition to prevent the Clay County Circuit Court from exercising jurisdiction over a matter alleged to be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. The petitioner, The Wise Corporation, is a Memphis-based corporation with plants located in Piggott and Rector. The corporation makes seats for boats. Mike Yon was the plant manager of the Piggott plant between 1986 and 1989 and commuted between the Piggott and Rector plants and acted as plant manager of both, beginning in 1989.

On October 2,…