McCort v. Southland Corp.

This cause is before us on appeal from an order of the deputy commissioner denying workers’ compensation benefits based on the statute of limitations.

Claimant Henrietta B. McCord, a 71-year-old woman, was struck on the head by a falling case of beer while she was restocking the shelves at Southland Corporation’s 7-Eleven Store in March 1988. Several months later, she developed headaches and partial paralysis. Claimant received short and then long-term disability benefits from the employer/carrier as her condition worsened. Her doctor later indicated that her disability resulted from the March…