Legal Opinion
Leggett & Platt v. Brinkley
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 14, 2014No. 2014-WC-00051-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CARLTON, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. Leggett and Platt (Leggett), and its insurance carrier, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company (Fidelity), appeal the order of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) finding that Victor Brinkley timely filed his petition to controvert. Finding that the Commission erred in its determination that Brinkley filed his petition to controvert within the one-year statute of limitations, we reverse and render the full Commission’s order.
FACTS
¶ 2. Victor Brinkley sustained a com-pensable right-thumb injury on January 15, 2011, while operating a…
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