Hicks v. Bates

COURTNEY HUDSON HENRY, Judge.

Appellants Jamie Hicks and C.H. appeal the decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) awarding dependent-death benefits to D.B., the minor son of the decedent, Jerry Hicks. For reversal, appellants argue that the Commission erred in concluding that D.B.’s claim of benefits was not barred by the statute of limitations found in Arkansas Code Annotated section 11-9-702 (Supp.2007). Appellants also argue that substantial evidence does not support the Commission’s finding that D.B. was wholly and actually dependent upon the decedent at the…