Estridge v. Waste Management

WH. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

Appellant Jack Est-ridge appealed the denial of benefits by the Workers’ Compensation Commission regarding an injury to his back that he alleged occurred while in the employ of appellee Waste Management. The administrative law judge had determined that appellant sustained a compensable aggravation to his preexisting degenerative condition for which he was entitled to benefits. After a reversal of that decision by the Commission, appellant appealed to the Arkansas Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals affirmed the Commission’s denial of benefits in an…