Guthrie v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant in this Workers’ Compensation case, Wanda Guthrie, was injured at her workplace on July 7, 1982. More than two years later, on August 6, 1984, the appellant filed a tort action against her employer, which was dismissed on the grounds that the appellant’s exclusive remedy was under the Workers’ Compensation Act. On March 25,1985, the appellant filed her notice of a Workers’ Compensation claim against the employer. The administrative law judge ruled that the appellant’s claim was barred by the two-year statute of limitations set out in Ark. Stat. Ann. §…