True v. Amerail Corp.

OPINION

HENRY, Judge.

The sole question in this Workmen’s Compensation action is whether a Tennessee resident, employed principally in Tennessee under a contract made in Tennessee, who is injured while working in Virginia, and who accepts benefits under the Virginia Workmen’s Compensation law, is barred from a recovery under Tennessee Law. The Chancellor sustained the employer’s motion for a summary judgment. We affirm.

I

Plaintiff is a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, where Amerail maintains offices and where the contract of employment was made. He was employed principally in Tennessee;…