BOYKIN v. SANDERSON FARMS, INC.

No. 2003-WC-02318-COA.

910 So.2d 52 (2005)

Tommy BOYKIN, Appellant, v. SANDERSON FARMS, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

January 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry S. Davis, Laurel, attorney for appellant.

Ryan Jeffrey Mitchell, Richard O. Burson, attorneys for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., IRVING and MYERS, JJ.


IRVING, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On November 15, 1999, Tommy Boykin filed a "Petition to Controvert" with the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. In the petition, he alleged that he sustained hearing loss in both ears during his employment at Sanderson Farms, Inc. In response, Sanderson Farms raised the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense, asserting that Boykin's claim was barred by the two-year limitation period set forth in Mississippi...

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