Hawkins Construction Co. v. Maxell

DAVID Newbern, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. Richard Maxell’s back was injured in the course of his employment with Hawkins Construction Company (Hawkins) in late 1992, but he continued to work until he again suffered a back injury in January, 1993. Surgery was performed after the 1993 injury, and Mr. Maxell was found to have a permanent disability of 10% to the body as a whole.

Hawkins contended before the Workers’ Compensation Commission that it had no responsiblity because the injury was only a recurrence of an injury suffered by Mr. Maxell in 1990 while working for a…