Smith v. Tippah Electric Power Ass'n

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. After suffering extensive electrical shock while working as a lineman for Tip-pah Electric Power Association (“Tippah”), Lonnie Smith filed a petition to controvert with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission (“Commission”). Tippah denied that Smith’s claim was compensable and raised the affirmative defense that Smith had intentionally injured himself. The administrative judge (“AJ”) found that Smith had intentionally injured himself and that his injury was not compensable; the Commission affirmed the AJ’s denial of the claim. The Mississippi Court…