Polk County v. Jones

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• rejecting an argument that the Arkansas workers’ compensation commission could not make its own “finding of permanent impairment using the AMA Guides” rather than only relying on a physician’s rating
• workers compensation commission can and should consult AMA Guides when determining permanent impairment even if not admitted into evidence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Main v. Metals
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2010-09-15· cited 12×
• Fred's, Inc. v. Jefferson
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2005-03-31· cited 11×
• Avaya v. Bryant
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2003-05-21· cited 8×
• Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2007-09-19· cited 6×
• Michael v. Keep & Teach, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2004-06-16· cited 3×
• Flowers v. Arkansas State Police
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2010-02-03· cited 1×
• Little Rock Ambulance Authority v. Binkley
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2022-05-11· cited 1×
• WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. v. Davis
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2007-05-02
• Lincoln Public Schools v. Secrist
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2016-06-08
• Perez v. National Beef Packing Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2021-08-13
• Mhm Support Services and Sister of Mercy Health Systems v. Tammy Miller
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 2025-11-12
• Kevin Koeller v. Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation and Ace American Insurance Company
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2025-12-03

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Continental Express v. Harris
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1998-04-08· cited 24×
• Johnson v. General Dynamics
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1994-06-22· cited 21×
• Inskeep v. Emerson Electric Co.
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1998-11-11· cited 6×
• Chamberlain Group v. Rios
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1994-03-23· cited 4×
• Hope Livestock Auction Co. v. Knighton
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1998-05-06· cited 3×