Legal Opinion

Clawson v. Burrow

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 29, 2007No. E2006-02099-COA-R9-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

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OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · FranksHerschel Pickens Franks, P.J.

in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., and SHARON G. LEE, J., joined.

Defendant who had been sued in tort sought summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs had accepted Worker’s Compensation benefits. The Trial Court refused to grant summary judgment and this Court granted an interlocutory appeal. We affirm the ruling of the Trial Court and remand for further proceedings.

Background

Rachel M. Clawson worked as a construction zone flagger with Summers-Taylor, Inc. (“STI”) during the summer of 2002. On June 19, 2002, she was employed at an STI project site on State Route 91 in Carter…

3Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Dickerson v. ColgroveSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Clayton Coffey v. Foamex L.P., and Recticel Foam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. Guy v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. StevensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1963

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4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Coleman v. St. Thomas HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  2. Clawson v. BurrowCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  3. Clawson v. BurrowCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
  4. Michael Kevin Upchurch v. Sullivan County Department Of EducationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2021
  5. Reynosa v. Pedcor Construction Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2010

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