Johnson v. Sysco Food Serv., et al.

Docket Number:	2011-WC-01086-SCT Linked Case(s): 2011-WC-01086-SCT ; 2011-WC-01086-COA

Supreme Court:	Opinion Date: 08-11-2009 Holding: On the Court's own motion, this appeal is retained by the Supreme Court for decision. Within thirty days of the entry of this order, the parties shall file the original and nine copies of simultaneous briefs, each not to exceed twenty-five pages, which address whether 2011 Mississippi Laws Chapter 389 is constitutional under Mississippi Constitution Article 6, Section 146 and whether this Court has appellate jurisdiction over this direct appeal from a final award by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 44, the Attorney General of Mississippi is hereby notified that before the Court in this appeal are the questions of whether 2011 Mississippi Laws Chapter 389 is constitutional under Mississippi Constitution Article 6, Section 146, and whether this Court has appellate jurisdiction over this direct appeal from a final award by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. The Attorney General may file a brief addressing these questions in the manner and within the time stated above for the parties' briefs.

Additional Case Information:	Nature of the Case: CIVIL - WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 07-01-2011 Appealed from: Hinds Workers' Comp Direct Appeal Judge: Virginia Mounger Case Number: 0805029-K-0863-E

	Party Name:	Attorney Name:	Brief(s) Available:
Appellant:	Joseph Dewayne Johnson

Appellee:	Sysco Food Services and New Hampshire Insurance Company

Mississippi College School of Law