Short v. Wilson Meat House, LLC

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

DICKINSON, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission denied an employee’s claim. The Circuit Court of Copiah County, sitting as an appellate tribunal, affirmed. The Court of Appeals reversed. We granted certiorari and now reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the Commission’s decision.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. For approximately twenty-eight years, Wade Short worked at Wilson’s Meat House,1 a slaughterhouse and retailer of meat, meat products (such as sausage), and other foods.2 In addition to his regular duties in the…