Legal Opinion

Breakfield v. in & Out, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided November 6, 2002No. CA 02-220PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Karen R. Baker, Judge.

Appellant, Linda Breakfield, brings this appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that her healing period ended when she abandoned her course of treatment. The Commission found that appellant abandoned her course of treatment and thus failed to prove that she remained within her healing period beyond the date of her last documented medical treatment on February 5, 1999. We affirm.

Appellant, sustained an incapacitating back injury on October 23, 1996. Her original requests for appellee’s insurance carrier to pay medical expenses, including…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing v. BakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  2. Mad Butcher, Inc. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982
  3. Rice v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000
  4. J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. v. EtzkornCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1990
  5. Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department v. McWilliamsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Amaya v. Newberry's 3N MillCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008
  2. Murphy v. Forsgren, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2007
  3. Death & Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund v. Legacy Insurance ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2006
  4. Luten v. Xpress Boats & Backtrack TrailersCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008
  5. Amaya v. Newberry's 3N MillCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008

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