Wooley v. Gould, Inc.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case appellant filed a petition or motion pursuant to Rule 60.02, T.R.G.P., to set aside and reopen a judgment of the Chancery Court of Madison County approving a lump-sum workers’ compensation settlement. The settlement had been approved by the Chancellor on August 29, 1979. The motion for relief from the judgment was filed exactly one year later, on August 29,1980. The Chancellor denied the motion on the ground that it was not timely, that there had been no tender or offer to return the benefits received and that appellant had filed a tort action in the…