Mollerup Van Lines v. Adams

CROCKETT, Justice:

Mollerup Van Lines and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, seek reversal of a supplemental order in favor of Tyven Adams for workmen’s compensation and surgery for his injured back.

It is not disputed that the applicant Adams suffered an accidental injury while working for Mollerup. In attempting to lift a truck wheel on to its axle, he slipped and something “popped” in his back, causing him to fall to the ground. Subsequently, upon a hearing before the Commission, and on the basis of the report of a medical advisory board, he was given a lump sum payment of…