Capps v. Goodlark Medical Center, Inc.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, we are asked to apply T.C.A. § 50-6-212(a), the so-called “hernia statute,” to a unique set of facts involving the development of a work-related hernia at the site of a prior surgical incision. The trial court held that recovery was barred under subsection (5) of the statute, involving the non-compensa-*888bility of pre-existing hernias. We disagree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

We note at the outset that the dispositive issue in this case is a question of law involving statutory interpretation. Hence,…