General Motors Corp. v. Jackson

Gladys Jackson sued her employer, General Motors Corporation, on April 5, 1999, seeking to recover workers' compensation benefits for injuries she claimed to have sustained to her "arms, wrists and hands" during the course of her employment with General Motors. On April 15, 1999, Jackson amended her complaint to allege additional injuries to her shoulders and neck. Following an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court, on January 8, 2001, entered an order, reading in part as follows:

"The defendant raised issues of causation, statute of limitations and pre-existing condition. The Court is…