Shelton v. Clevepak Container Corp.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

In this worker’s compensation action, the employee appeals from the dismissal of his claim against the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Memphis, and its insurer, seeking benefits as the result of a disability from a bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The trial judge found that the plaintiff had aggravated a preexisting condition while working for Coca Cola and, as a result, had a permanent partial disability of the upper extremities. However, on finding that plaintiff had failed to disclose his true physical condition in making application with Coca Cola, the trial judge…