Ex Parte Golden Poultry Co., Inc.

Melissa Green sued her employer, Golden Poultry Company, Inc., for workers' compensation benefits for a herniated cervical disc she claimed to have sustained as a result of her work as a chicken trimmer. The trial court found that Green's disc injuries were caused by degenerative disc disease and were not work-related; therefore, the trial court held Green not entitled to workers' compensation benefits. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed, holding that the trial court had failed to consider whether Green's work activities had aggravated a preexisting condition, and it remanded the case for…