Hazel Smith v. Howard Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING, P.J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Hazel Smith appeals the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission), asserting that two of its findings are unsupported by substantial evidence: (1) that Smith was capable of performing the substantial acts of her usual employment; and (2) that Smith was not permanently and totally disabled, but rather only suffered a partial, fifty percent loss of industrial use to her right upper extremity. We find that the Commission's decision is supported by substantial evidence; therefore, we affirm.
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¶ 2. At the time of the events giving rise to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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