International Paper Co. v. Tiffee

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

The Workmen’s Compensation Commission (upholding its attorney-referee) awarded total and permanent disability benefits to claimant, William Eugene (Billy) Tiffee and declined to apply any apportionment for pre-existing physical infirmities, on the ground that they were not material contributing factors in the results following injury. The Circuit Court of Adams County agreed. We affirm the award of compensation benefits to claimant, but reverse in part as to apportionment, and remand this cause to the Commission to determine apportionment under the statute. Mississippi…