Hapney v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant Renate Hapney appeals stice. Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission denying her claim for benefits for a ruptured cervical disc from her employer, Appellee Rheem Manufacturing Company. The Commission found that Mrs. Hapney had failed to meet her burden of proof that she suffered a compensable injury. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed the Commission’s decision, by a tie vote, in Hapney v. Rheem Mfg. Co., 67 Ark. App. 8, 992 S.W.2d 151 (1999). We granted Mrs. Hapney’s petition for review of that decision pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(e)(i). When we…