Legal Opinion

Woods v. Warren

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1977PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

The sole question presented in this Workmen’s Compensation action is the correctness of the action of the trial judge in denying benefits pursuant to his finding that appellant was not injured while acting within the course and scope of her employment.

Claimant was employed as a maid in the Warren House Apartments where she also resided. * Her normal modus operandi was that she would walk from her apartment to the manager’s office or apartment, “clock-in’’, and pick up a master key, her cleaning supplies, and a list of apartments to be cleaned. Her apartment was at the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. Clark & Fay, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Central Surety & Insurance v. Mrs. Cora Trawick CourtTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Knox v. BatsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Little v. Johnson City Foundry & MacHine Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Bennett v. Vanderbilt UniversityTennessee Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lollar v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Holder v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Smith v. Royal Globe Ins. Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Frazier v. Normak InternationalTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Pacific Employers Insurance Co. v. BookerTennessee Supreme Court · 1977

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