Pope, Gregory v. Nebco of Cleveland, Inc., d/b/a Toyota of Cleveland

TENNESSEE BUREAU OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD Gregory Pope ) Docket No. 2015-01-0010 ) v. ) State File No. 65681-2014 ) Nebco of Cleveland Inc., d/b/a ) Toyota of Cleveland, et al. ) ) ) Appeal from the Court of Workers’ ) Compensation Claims ) Thomas Wyatt, Judge ) Reversed and Dismissed - Filed November 28, 2016 This appeal involves a car salesman who injured his knee participating in a recreational charity event sponsored in part by his employer, a car dealership. The employer refused to pay workers’ compensation benefits on the basis that the salesman’s…