Subsequent Injury Trust Fund v. Harbin Homes, Inc.

Birdsong, Chief Judge.

This appeal appears before us as the result of the grant of an Application for Discretionary Appeal to the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund. The facts giving rise to this appeal show that an employee-claimant (Roberts) was employed by the respondent Harbin Homes, Inc. and covered by its workers’ compensation insurer, American Motorist Company. The record establishes that the claimant, Ms. Roberts, had suffered from a functional seizure disorder similar to epilepsy for a period of time before she was employed by Harbin Homes as a full-time employee, hired with full knowledge…