Armstrong Tire & Rubber Co. v. Franks

The main issue in this case is whether the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Commission abused its discretion in reopening a compensation claim on the ground of a mistake in a determination of fact. Subsidiary *796questions are concerned with the effect of a commuted lump sum payment, and a plea by the employer and insurance carrier that claimant was estopped to obtain a reopening. We hold that the commission was amply justified in reopening the claim and refusing to apply the doctrine of estoppel.

Appellee Earl Franks received on May 30, 1958, an accidental injury to his left arm, which arose…