Carter v. First Source Furniture Group

FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ. joined.

OPINION

In this workers’ compensation case, we granted the defendant’s motion for review pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-225(e) primarily to determine whether the trial court erred by finding that the two and one-half times cap on the permanent partial disability award set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 50 — 6—241(a)(1) did not apply, where the plaintiff was fired by the employer for gross misconduct prior to being…