Copeland v. Danvers Corp.

The majority has conjectured as to what Dr. Lynch “meant to say”. As an appellate court we are not allowed to go outside the record and speculate as to what a witness intended by his words. This is a determination for the fact finder.

The credibility of a witness is a matter to be assessed by the fact finder — the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Dena Construction Company v. Herndon, 264 Ark. 791, 575 S.W. 2d 155 (1979); Mass Merchandise Inc. v. Harp, 259 Ark. 830, 536 S.W. 2d 729 (1976); May v. Crompton-Arkansas Mills Inc., 253 Ark. 1080, 490 S.W. 2d 794 (1973).

The Workers’ Compensation…