Larry Jarrett v. Robert Houston Dillard

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This proceeding involves efforts by an employee, Ray Dillard, to collect workers’ compensation benefits from the president and majority shareholder, Larry Jarrett, of a company, Dixie Products Inc., that failed to provide benefits awarded by the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission. Finding the Court of Appeals improperly applied res judicata and the statute of limitations against the employee, we reverse the holding of the Court of Appeals and reinstate and affirm the circuit court judgment in favor of the employee against…