Banquet Foods v. McGlothin

The appellee was injured on June 13, 1979. The only issue in a hearing before the administrative law judge was whether the statute of limitations found in Ark. Code Ann. § ll-9-702(a)(l) (1987) [formerly Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1318(a)(1) (Supp. 1985)] barred the appellee’s claim. After finding that appellee’s claim was not barred, the administrative law judge stated in his opinion that the parties could “proceed with the remaining issues of claimant’s entitlement to medical, temporary total, and permanent disability benefits.” The appellant then appealed to the full Commission. The full…