GALE A. ASKINS v. KROGER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I AND SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1DissentKaren R. Baker, Justice
Because the record before the court supports that Askins suffered an unexplained compensable injury while at work performing her job duties, I dissent from the majority opinion.
Here, the record supports that Askins’s fall was unexplained and therefore com-pensable. First, there were no witnesses to the accident. Henderson and Ridgell both testified that Askins had “fainted” or “passed out” but also testified that they did not witness the event, and Askins had no memory of how she fell when she was asked. Second, the medical evidence does not support that Askins suffered an idiopathic event.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Pearson v. WorksourceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Brookshire Groc. Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
- Askins v. Kroger Ltd. P'shipCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017