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TYSON FOODS, INC. v. THOMPSON

No. 1999-WC-00208-COA.

765 So.2d 589 (2000)

TYSON FOODS, INC., a Self-Insured, Appellant, v. Eliza THOMPSON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leland S. Smith III, Jackson, for Appellant.

Roger K. Doolittle, Jackson, for Appellee.

BEFORE KING, P.J., PAYNE, AND THOMAS, JJ.

KING, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Tyson Foods, Inc. (Tyson) has appealed a decision of the Hinds County Circuit Court, which awarded benefits to Eliza Thompson (Thompson) in excess of those awarded by the Workers' Compensation Commission. Finding that the circuit court applied an erroneous standard of review, we reverse.

FACTS

¶ 2. Thompson had been employed in various production positions by Tyson since 1985. On December 21, 1994, while...

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