Cox v. Nashville Livestock Commission

John E. Jennings, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying benefits to the claimant, John Paul Cox. At the time of the hearing, Cox was fifty years of age and employed as manager of the Nashville Livestock Commission. His duties included responsibility for supervising twenty employees, soliciting business, and selling cattle at auction. He also helped load the cattle.

On Wednesday, November 19, 1986, the Nashville Livestock Auction had two cattle sales, one at 1:00 p.m. and another at 7:00 p.m. There were approximately 1,000 head of cattle to be…