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Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (2026)

Procedure before the commission

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(1) In making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing, the commission shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules or procedure, except as provided by this chapter, but may make such investigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as best to ascertain the rights of the parties. Declarations of a deceased employee concerning the injury in respect of which the investigation or inquiry is being made or the hearing conducted shall be received in evidence and shall, if corroborated by other evidence, be sufficient to establish the injury.

(2) Hearings before the commission shall be open to the public and shall be stenographically reported or recorded and transcribed. The commission shall by regulations provide for the preparation of a record of the hearings and other proceedings.

(3) Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, hearings shall be conducted in the county where the injury occurred.

Codes, 1942, § 6998-28; Laws, 1948, ch. 354, § 22; Laws, 1950, ch. 412, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 1982, ch. 473, § 28; reenacted without change, Laws, 1990, ch. 405, § 29, eff. 7/1/1990.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2021 · leading case: Charles Wright v. Turan-Foley Motors, Inc., 269 So. 3d 160 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018).

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Charles Wright v. Turan-Foley Motors, Inc., 269 So. 3d 160 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “2004) (Defendant 20 See Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (1) (Rev. 2011) (“[T]he [C]ommission shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence .”

Dialysis Solutions, LLC v. Mississippi State Dep't of Health, 96 So. 3d 713 (Miss. 2012). · cites it 2× “” Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) (Rev. 2011). Hearings before the Commission are “open to the public” and “steno-graphically reported or recorded and transcribed.”

ABC Mfg. Corp. v. Doyle, 749 So. 2d 43 (Miss. 1999). “The whole idea is to get away from cumbersome procedures and technicalities of pleading, and to reach a right decision by the shortest and quickest possible route.”

Forrest Gen. Hosp. v. Humphrey, 136 So. 3d 468 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). “Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) (Rev.2011). See also Sanderson Farms Inc.”

Pulliam v. Mississippi State Hudspeth Reg'l Ctr., 147 So. 3d 864 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). “]”); Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) (Rev. 2011) (“In making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing, the [Cjommission shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules or procedure, except as provided by this chapter!.”

Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. Johnson, 68 So. 3d 67 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “[Lynn] Stringer — that the call from the patient to [Stella] Woolfolk emotionally upset Woolfolk and induced stress in her — we do not find it necessary to *75 reach the merits of whether Dr. Stringer’s testimony complied with the Dau-bert standard.”

Fresenius Med. Care & Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Woolfolk, 920 So. 2d 1024 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) (Rev.2000); M.”

Nosser v. First Am. Credit Corp., 814 So. 2d 178 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002). “Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (Rev.2000); Brock v.”

Frances Jones v. Univ. of Mississippi Med. Ctr. & Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (Miss. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “”); Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (1) (Rev. 2011) (“In making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing, the commission shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules or procedure, except as provided by this chapter[.”

Jackson Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. South Mississippi Workers' Comp. Fund (Miss. 1997). · cites it 3× “We granted certiorari to consider the question of the applicability of Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (2)(1995) to these proceedings.”

Jackson Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. South Mississippi Workers' Comp. Fund, 749 So. 2d 962 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 3× “The School District relies on Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (2)(1995), which states: “Hearings before the commission shall be open to the public and shall be stenographically reported or recorded and transcribed.”

Linda Hayes v. Howard Indus., Inc. (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (1) (Rev. 2011); Delta Drilling Co.”

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— Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) — 6 cases

Forrest Gen. Hosp. v. Humphrey, 136 So. 3d 468 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). “Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) (Rev.2011). See also Sanderson Farms Inc.”

Dialysis Solutions, LLC v. Mississippi State Dep't of Health, 96 So. 3d 713 (Miss. 2012). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 71-3-55(1) (Rev. 2011). Hearings before the Commission are “open to the public” and “steno-graphically reported or recorded and transcribed.”

Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. Johnson, 68 So. 3d 67 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010). “[Lynn] Stringer — that the call from the patient to [Stella] Woolfolk emotionally upset Woolfolk and induced stress in her — we do not find it necessary to *75 reach the merits of whether Dr. Stringer’s testimony complied with the Dau-bert standard.”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55(2) — 2 cases

Jackson Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. South Mississippi Workers' Comp. Fund (Miss. 1997). “We granted certiorari to consider the question of the applicability of Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (2)(1995) to these proceedings.”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55(2)(1995) — 1 case

Jackson Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. South Mississippi Workers' Comp. Fund, 749 So. 2d 962 (Miss. 1999). “The School District relies on Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-55 (2)(1995), which states: “Hearings before the commission shall be open to the public and shall be stenographically reported or recorded and transcribed.”

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