Tucker v. Roberts-McNutt, Inc.

JOHN B. Robbins, Chief Judge.

Appellant Kevin Tucker filed a workers’ compensation claim against appellee Roberts-McNutt, Inc., alleging that he sustained a work-related back injury on May 23, 1997. The Workers’ Compensation Commission denied benefits pursuant to its finding that Mr. Tucker failed to prove that he suffered a compensable injury on that date. The Commission acknowledged that Mr. Tucker suffered a disc herniation; however, it specifically found that he was not a credible witness and refused to accept his version of the accident that allegedly caused the herniation. Mr. Tucker now…