Leab v. S & H MINING CO.

OPINION

ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ., joined.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, the employer raises several issues. Primarily, it contends that the trial court erred in awarding benefits pursuant tu Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-242 (1999) rather than applying the “multiplier” provision of TenmCode Ann. § 50-6-241(b) (1999), which, if applied, would limit the plaintiffs award to six times his medical impairment rating. We hold that the evidence does not preponderate against the…