Hoxit v. Michelin Tire Corp.

Harwell, Justice:

Appellants, the beneficiaries of the deceased employee, Junior Troy Hoxit, instituted this action seeking workers’ compensation benefits. The single Commissioner denied appellants’ claim. The Full Commission and the Circuit Court affirmed. On appeal, appellants claim that the denial of benefits is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Hoxit had been an employee of Michelin Tire Corporation for ten and a half years and was a senior supervisor at the time of his death. During the first nine years of his employment, Hoxit had worked a swing shift in which he…