Ferrell v. Cigna Property & Casualty Insurance Co.

OPINION

in which ANDERSON, C.J., BIRCH, HOLDER, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

This workers’ compensation case presents two issues for review concerning the merits of the employee’s claim for benefits. The first is whether this action is barred by the statute of limitations. The second is whether the preponderance of the evidence establishes that the employee’s injury was-work-related. The trial court ruled that the statute of limitations had expired, and it also addressed the merits and found that the employee failed to prove that his injury was work-related. We hold that the statute of limitations…