Court of Appeals of Mississippi March 13, 2001, No. 2000-WC-00291-COA (Pickering v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.)

McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Rocky Pickering injured his back while working for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. He filed for workers’ compensation benefits, seeking, among other things, permanent partial disability benefits due to his permanently diminished physical condition and due to alleged disabling mental depression caused by his physical injuries.