Hedge v. Leggett & Platt, Inc.

The appellant, Betty Hedge ("Betty"), appealed to this Court seeking a reversal of the August 13, 1992, judgment of the Lee County Circuit Court affirming the Workers' Compensation Commission's denial of benefits to her. We reverse, determining that once the employee made out a prima facie case of disability, the burden of proof shifted to the employer, and the employer failed to rebut affirmative evidence of a causal connection between the workplace and the injuries, as well as resulting disability, sustained by the employee.

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Betty was the claimant seeking workers' compensation benefits in…