Jones v. General Accident Insurance Co. of America

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation death case, we are asked to decide (1) whether workers’ compensation death benefits payable to a dependent under T.C.A. § 50-6-210 are limited to 400 weeks and (2) whether such benefits can be paid in a lump sum. The trial court awarded death benefits, but limited the award to 400 weeks. The court refused to commute the award to a lump sum. We conclude that the trial court erred in limiting death benefits in this ease to 400 weeks, but did not err in refusing to commute benefits to a lump sum. Accord*134ingly, the judgment of the trial court…