AVERITT EXP., INC. v. COLLINS

No. 2014-WC-00936-COA.

172 So.3d 1252 (2015)

AVERITT EXPRESS, INC., Appellant v. Kevin COLLINS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.W. Zummach , Walls, Gregory C. Morton , Olive Branch, attorneys for appellant.

Rogen K. Chhabra , Darryl Moses Gibbs , Ashley Lekesha Hendricks , Jackson, Candace Gregory Mayberry , Benjamin Seth Thompson , attorneys for appellee.

Before IRVING, P.J., BARNES AND FAIR, JJ.


¶ 1. Kevin Collins, a job applicant with Averitt Express Inc. (Averitt), injured his knee while performing a pre-employment job-function test during the hiring/orientation process. He filed a workers' compensation claim, but Averitt argued that Collins was not an employee and, therefore, not entitled to benefits....

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