Ferguson v. Ram Enterprises, Inc.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The issue presented in this Rule 9, Tenn. R.App.P. interlocutory appeal is whether our decision in Five Star Express, Inc. v. Davis, 866 S.W.2d 944 (Tenn.1993) mandates that venue for worker’s compensation cases be determined solely by Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-225(c)(l) — the worker’s compensation venue statute — or whether, in some circumstances, venue may be determined by the general venue statute for transitory actions — Tenn.Code Ann. § 20-4-101(a)?

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts pertinent to this appeal are not disputed. The plaintiff Charles Ferguson, a…