Legal Opinion
McCann v. Hatchett
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 8, 2000No. W1998-00808-SC-WCM-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BirchBirch, J.
in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA and BARKER, JJ., joined.
In this workers’ compensation case the sole issue is whether the death of a traveling employee by drowning is compensable as arising out of and in the course of employment. The trial court granted summary judgment to the employer. We granted the employer’s motion for review filed pursuant to Tenn.Codé Ann. § 50-6-225(e)(5)(1999) and have determined that the employee’s death may have arisen out of and in the course of the employment. It results that the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the employer is error, and the…
3Cases cited24 opinions
- Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Carvell v. BottomsTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Cowden v. Sovran Bank/Central SouthTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Orman v. Williams Sonoma, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Thornton v. RCA Service Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
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