Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. The Estate of Phillip Harrison

ROBERT P. FRANK., Judge.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”), appellant, appeals the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (“commission”) finding that the commission has jurisdiction to award compensation to the claimant. In the alternative, Nationwide challenges the commission’s refusal to stay proceedings before the commission pending the outcome of a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court to resolve the coverage dispute. For the following reasons, we affirm the commission’s decision.

BACKGROUND

Claimant filed a claim against D & W Garages, Inc. (“D & W”)…