Ex Parte Slimp

This is a workers' compensation case, and the question presented is whether the worker presented evidence that his employer had "actual knowledge" of his alleged work-related injury. The trial court found that the worker's injury was work-related, and that he was totally and permanently disabled.

The trial court, in its order, stated that "Mr. Slimp testified that on the date of his accident, he notified his direct supervisor, Randy Gillis, that he had hurt his back that day," and that "Mr. Gillis did not come to Court to deny Mr. Slimp's testimony in this regard, nor was any testimony offered…