Wooley v. Gould, Inc.

654 S.W.2d 669 (1983)

Larry WOOLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

GOULD, INC. and CNA Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 5, 1983.

T. Robert Hill, Jackson, for plaintiff-appellant.

Carthel L. Smith, Jr., Lexington, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case appellant filed a petition or motion pursuant to Rule 60.02, T.R.C.P., to set aside and reopen a judgment of the Chancery Court of Madison County approving a lump-sum workers' compensation settlement. The settlement had been approved by the Chancellor on August 29, 1979. The motion for relief…