Ivey v. Trans Global Gas & Oil

OPINION

BARKER, J.

In this workers’ compensation action, the employee, Carolyn Sue Ivey (plaintiff), filed a claim for relief based upon a chronic mental disorder that arose after she was robbed at gunpoint while working at a convenience store. The trial court found that the plaintiff is permanently and totally disabled, as defined in Tenn.Code Ann. § 50—6—207(4)(B) (Supp.1998), and awarded benefits to be paid until the plaintiff reaches the age of sixty-five.

The employer, Trans Global Gas & Oil, Inc. (defendant), appealed the trial court’s decision to the Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals…