Sharp County Sheriff's Office v. Ozark Acres Improvement District

W. H. "DUB" ARNOLD, Chief Justice.

Ozark Acres Improvement District petitions for review from a 5-1 court of appeals decision reversing the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. See Sharp Cty. Sheriffs v. Ozark A. Imp., 75 Ark. App. 250, 57 S.W.3d 764 (2001). At issue is whether, under the dual-employment doctrine, a special employment relationship existed where Sharp County did not compensate the district’s employee for doing work for the sheriffs office. We granted the petition for review pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(e) and now decide the case.

Upon a petition for review, we consider…