Pennington v. U.S. Gypsum Co.

¶ 1. Kevin Pennington appeals to this Court from an order issued by the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, which affirmed the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission of the State of Mississippi. The Commission denied Pennington's motion to reinstate his claim based on his failure to prosecute the claim and respond to numerous status inquiries. On appeal, Pennington asserts that the Commission abused its discretion in refusing to reopen his claim. We find that this assignment of error is without merit, and therefore, we affirm.

A. THE FACTS

¶ 2. On January 8, 1990, Kevin…