Ross v. B.C. Rogers Processors, Inc.

McMILLIN, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Minnie Ross sought workers’ compensation benefits for alleged work-related injuries sustained while employed in various manual labor positions in a chicken processing plant operated by B.C. Rogers Processors, Inc. (B.C. Rogers). The Commission denied Ross’s claim to permanent disability benefits, finding that her symptoms of disabling pain were attributable to non-work-related causes including rheumatoid arthritis and the physical stresses associated with being substantially overweight. Ross appealed without success to the Circuit Court of Scott County and…