Pollard v. Knox County

OPINION

O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.

In this workers’ compensation case, the defendant-employer, Knox County, appeals the chancery court judgment in which the chancellor concluded the plaintiffs “average weekly wage” included the sums paid by her employer as a contribution to the Health Care Insurance Plan which covered county employees, including the plaintiff. The chancellor awarded disability benefits accordingly. We now reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Juanita Johnson Pollard suffered injuries and residual disability on 10 July 1990, in the course and scope of her employment. As an…