Continental Casualty Co. v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

NELSON, Judge.

In this Special Action — Industrial Commission, the petitioner insurance carrier, Continental Casualty Company (Continental), asks us to determine whether the Industrial Commission acted correctly when it refused to administratively close a claim covered by Continental following a second injury to the same disc in the employee’s back.

The respondent employee, Santos J. Lira (Lira), first injured his back in the course and scope of his employment with Farmers Investment Company on or about December 10, 19741 while Continental was the workmen’s compensation insurance carrier…