Green v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case that we initially agreed to review upon Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s petition. Upon further examination, we conclude that the petition for review was improvidently granted. Accordingly, the petition is denied, and the Court of Appeal’s decision in Green v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., CA95-1117 (Ark. Ct. App. Aug. 21, 1996), remains the binding ruling in this case.

The underlying facts of this case are undisputed because the parties presented the case to the Workers’ Compensation Commission on a stipulated record. On July 1,…