Clarence Trosper v. Armstrong Wood Products, Inc.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs September 11, 2008 CLARENCE TROSPER v. ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. Appeal by Permission from the Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel Chancery Court for Scott County No. 9446 Billy Joe White, Chancellor No. E2007-00816-SC-WCM-WC - Filed December 30, 2008 Following surgeries on both of his hands, the employee filed suit seeking workers’ compensation benefits on the theory that the repetitive nature of his work in the employer’s flooring business exacerbated a pre-existing, but dormant, arthritic condition.…