Legal Opinion
Harrison County Board of Supervisors v. Black
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided April 2, 2013No. 2011-WC-01826-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLTON, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors (HCBS) appeals the judgment of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) affirming an *274award of workers’ compensation benefits to Richard L. Black. The HCBS argues: (1) Black’s inability to find employment was simply the result of job unavailability at his previous employment and other employment not because of his injury, but rather, because of the poor economy; and (2) when offered employment, Black had a duty to accept that employment given that the work duties were within his treating physician’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hedge v. Leggett & Platt, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Hardin's Bakeries v. Dependent of HarrellMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Thompson v. Wells-Lamont Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1978
- Whirlpool Corp. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
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3Cited by2 opinions
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