Truman Arnold Companies, Petitioner v. Miller County Circuit Court, Respondent

Summary

The court granted a writ of prohibition because the Workers’ Compensation Commission, rather than the circuit court, had exclusive original jurisdiction to determine whether the Workers’ Compensation Act applied to the employee’s negligence claims. The complaint and the alleged mental and physical injuries raised factual questions about coverage, including whether the injuries arose out of employment and whether statutory exceptions applied. Because the circuit court improperly reserved jurisdiction to resolve those factual issues, it acted without jurisdiction.