Georgia Pacific Corp. v. Ray

Frank Holt, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. The commission held that the respondent-claimant could not invoke the 15% penalty for an alleged violation of a safety statute, that he was not entitled to an award for disability to the body as a whole, and that he could not hold petitioner-employer liable for additional medical expenses. The court of appeals affirmed the commission except with respect to the alleged violation of the safety statute. Ray v. Georgia Pacific Corp., 1 Ark. App. 196, 614 S.W. 2d 676 (1981). We granted certiorari since the interpretation of certain statutes…