Scarborough v. Mississippi Department

1 Citing case

  1. Smith v. City of Jackson

    792 So. 2d 335 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001)   Cited 7 times
    Finding no error in the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission's determination that the claimant's psychological responses to work-related stressors were a normal incident of his employment

    Substantial evidence means "such relevant evidence as reasonable minds might accept as adequate to support a conclusion." Scarborough v. Mississippi Dept. of Transportation, 764 So.2d 488 (¶ 10) (Miss.Ct.App. 2000) (quoting Delta CMI v. Speck, 586 So.2d 768, 772-73 (Miss. 1991). ¶ 7. The Commission is the trier of fact in a claim for compensation and we may only reverse the order of the Commission if we find that it is "clearly erroneous and contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence."