SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY v. BROWN

No. 73-113.

505 S.W.2d 207 (1974)

SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Charles M. BROWN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. King, Ronald T. LeMay, William A. Hough, Little Rock, for appellant.

Paul D. Capps, Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

The appellant seeks reversal of the Workmen's Compensation Commission's order, affirmed by the circuit court, which awarded retroactive benefits upon approval of appellee's petition for a change of physician. Appellant contends the commission's award "contradicts the law." (Ark. Stat.Ann. § 81-1311 [Repl.1960].)

Appellee Brown suffered an admittedly compensable back injury in May, 1970, as an employee of the appellant. The appellant company...

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