Jackson Landscaping, Inc. v. Hooks

Randy Hooks sued his employer, Jackson Landscaping, Inc., on November 13, 2000, seeking to recover workers' compensation benefits for injuries he allegedly sustained to his lower back and his left ankle and foot during the course of his employment with Jackson Landscaping. Following an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court, on February 4, 2002, entered an order finding that Hooks's alleged back injury arose out of and in the course of his employment with Jackson Landscaping and that Jackson Landscaping was liable for the medical treatment necessarily related to the injury.1 Jackson…