Jimmy Wayne Helton v. Earl Lawson

12/18/2019 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 22, 2019 Session JIMMY WAYNE HELTON v. EARL LAWSON Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hawkins County No. CC17CV150 Beth Boniface, Judge ___________________________________ No. E2018-02119-COA-R3-CV ___________________________________ The plaintiff sued the defendant for negligence after he was injured in a construction accident on the defendant’s property. The defendant claimed that he was not the employer of the plaintiff. Following a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant and awarded the plaintiff no…