Yount v. Henrite Products, Inc.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this Workers’ Compensation case, the Plaintiff, Betty A. Yount, was denied benefits for an occupational disease that resulted from 26 years of exposure to rubber dust and chemical fumes in a plant operated by Defendant, Henrite Products, Inc. The Chancery Court for Hamblen County ruled that the medical evidence showed that Plaintiff did not retain a permanent total disability as a result of her exposure. On appeal, Plaintiff raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court properly evaluated the extent of Plaintiff’s disability; (2) whether any material evidence…