Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Wilson

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) appeals from a judgment requiring it to continue to pay for medical care being provided to Marvin J. Wilson to treat his lower-back pain. In the judgment, the trial court found that Wilson’s back pain is caused, at least in part, by a lumbar back strain Wilson suffered in 1986, while he was employed by Goodyear.

The record indicates the following. Wilson began working for Goodyear in 1965. In October 1986, he suffered an injury to his back while at work. In 1987, Wilson filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. That…