Bishop Baking Co. v. Forgey
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
To the extent that it seeks permanent partial disability benefits, this is an utterly *603frivolous workmen’s compensation action which should have been dismissed, in this respect, in the trial court on the basis of there not being a glimmer, spark, scintilla or iota of supporting evidence.
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Compensation was claimed on the basis of an injury resulting from lifting a tray of cookies from a conveyor belt.
Suit was instituted on 15 December 1973 and was set for trial on 9 May 1974. An order was entered nunc pro tunc on 12 July 1974, reciting its rendition on 7 May 1974, and…
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