COMBINED INS. CO. v. WHITAKER

No. CA 85-154.

697 S.W.2d 120 (1985)

16 Ark.App. 70

COMBINED INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Doris WHITAKER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

October 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardin, Jesson & Dawson by Robert M. Honea, Fort Smith, for appellant.

Shaw, Ledbetter, Hornberger, Cogbill & Arnold, Fort Smith, for appellee.


COOPER, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal in this workers' compensation case is whether the Commission erred in determining that the appellee was entitled to a hearing on the merits of her claim for benefits attributable to her back injury. The appellant contends that the Commission erred because the benefits sought are barred by the doctrines of res judicata, laches, waiver, estoppel, and the statute of limitations.

We decline to decide the issue because the...

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