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24 [297 Clayton HAMILTON v. JEFFREY STONE CO., et al. 88-168 759 S.W.2d 792 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 7, 1988 APPEAL & ERROR -REVIEWONCERTIORARI -WHEREPETITIONWAS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED REVIEW WAS DENIED. -- VVhere the supreme court was asked to review the decision of the court of appeals and had improvidently granted that review, review was denied. On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeals to Review Its Affirmance of the Workers' Compensation Commission; review denied. The McMath Law Firm, by: Eileen W. Harrison, for appellant. Michael E. Ryburn, for appellees. DARRELL HICKMAN, Jusfice.This case MS before uslast year. We remanded it to the court of appeals to decide the constitutionality of the time limitation placed on filing a workers' compensation disability claim when disability results from silicosis. Hamilton v. Jeffrey Stone Co., 293 Ark. 499,739 S.W.2d 161 (1987). The court of appeals held that the appellant's proof was not sufficient to show that the limitations period violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the U. S. Constitution. Hamilton v. Jeffrey Stone Co., 25 Ark. App. 66, 752 S.W.2d 288 (1988). [11] Again we were asked to review the decision of the court of appeals, and we granted the petition. Upon further study, we have determined that review was improvidently granted. Review denied.
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