Cox v. North River Homes

YATES, Judge.

Richard E. Cox sued his employer, North River Homes, seeking to recover workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he alleged he had sustained during the course of his employment. Following an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court denied benefits. Cox appeals.

Cox began working for North River Homes in January 1985. At that time he had had 17 years’ experience working in the mobile home industry, and he had worked for three other mobile home companies doing the same kind of work he was hired to do at North River Homes. During those 17 years, Cox had never been off work for an…