Harris v. Johnson

DOUG MARTIN, Judge.

hThis appeal is the latest in a series of appeals stemming from litigation between appellee Tim Johnson and appellant Robert Harris. Johnson v. Ark. Steel Erectors, 2009 Ark. App. 755, 350 S.W.3d 801; Erin, Inc. v. White County Circuit Court, 369 Ark. 265, 253 S.W.3d 444 (2007). In the present appeal, Harris argues that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred in determining that it lacked jurisdiction over Johnson’s tort claims against Harris and his company, Erin, Inc.

The underlying facts are largely undisputed. In December 1983, Harris formed Erin, Inc. (“Erin”), a…