Second Injury Trust Fund v. Pom, Inc.

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

This case comes to this court on a petition for review from an unpublished decision of the court of appeals. POM, Inc. v. Taylor, CA 92-1250, (Ark. App. December 1, 1993). We granted petitioner’s request on the basis that this case, concerning statutory interpretation, is of significant public interest. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(d)(2). The sole issue presented for review is the court of appeals’ interpretation of the term “impairment” as it appears in Ark. Code Ann. § ll-9-525(b)(5) (1987):

If the previous disability or impairment, whether from compensable injury or…