Legal Opinion

Rea v. Rust Engineering

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 26, 2002No. 2001-WC-00593-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

KING, P.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Elmer L. Rea appeals the decision of the Monroe County Circuit Court affirming the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission which determined that Rea did not suffer a work-related injury to his back on July 5, 1996. Aggrieved by this decision, Rea raises the following issues on appeal:

I. Did the Claimant suffer a work-related back injury on July 5,1996?

II. Did the Claimant suffer a permanent disability from the work-related injury?

III. Was medical treatment by Dr. Do-minie Cannella reasonable and necessary?

FACTS

¶ 2. During the early part of 1996, Rea was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Smith v. Jackson Const. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Georgia Pacific Corp. v. TaplinMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Delta CMI v. SpeckMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Vance v. Twin River Homes, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Shippers Express v. ChapmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1978

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