Gaw v. Raymer

HARBISON, Justice.

The only issue involved in this workmen’s compensation case is the correct method of computing the average weekly wage of the injured employee under the provisions of T.C.A. § 50-902(c).

The employee worked for the appellant, Oakley Gaw, on a part-time basis. He was regularly employed at another job at which he worked a regular 40-hour week at a rate of $3.00 per hour.

The employer, Mr. Gaw, was engaged in a house building and construction operation and also owned and operated a store, known as Gaw’s Factory Outlet Store, in which lawnmowers were sold and serviced. Mr. Gaw…