STAPLES v. BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD

No. 90-CC-0463.

585 So.2d 747 (1991)

William E. STAPLES v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MISSISSIPPI, INC., and Granite State Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dixon L. Pyles, Sr., Pyles & Tucker, Jackson, for appellant.

Kenneth G. Perry, Shell Buford Bufkin Callicutt & Perry, Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER and McRAE, JJ.


McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

The claimant, William E. Staples, appeals, alleging that the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission and the Hinds County Circuit Court both erred by failing to grant a motion to reopen and modify a final award of compensation benefits. We reverse and render.

Staples worked as a computer consultant for Blue Cross/Blue Shield. He first injured his back while moving computer terminals...

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