Cox v. Martin Marietta Energy Systems

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Two issues have been raised on this appeal, one factual and one legal. The factu al issue arises from employee Roy Cox, Jr.’s, Plaintiff-Appellant, averment that the percent of permanent disability awarded by the trial court is too low. The Tennessee Department of Labor, Second Injury Fund (the Fund), Defendant-Appellant, avers that the trial court erred in the apportionment of disability benefits between the employer and the Fund. This legal issue requires an interpretation of T.C.A. § 50-6-208(b) to ascertain whether the statutory language “workers’ compensation…