Fultz v. Union Carbide Corp.

Mr. Chiee Justice Burnett

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The parties will hereinafter be referred to as they appeared in the trial court; that is, Carl Fultz as the *347plaintiff, and Union Carbide Corporation as the defendant.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment rendered in favor of the defendant by the Circuit Court of Knox County, Tennessee.

The pertinent events which gave rise to this appeal are as follows:

On or about April 26, 1962, while employed by the defendant, Union Carbide Corporation, the plaintiff sustained an injury to his back which allegedly rendered him totally and…