Perry v. Tri-State Motor Transit Co.

GARRISON, Judge.

Phyllis Perry (“Claimant”) appeals from a final award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”) denying her claim for benefits. Her claim was based on injuries she received after falling from the cab of her tractor-trailer truck.

Claimant and her husband worked for Tri-State Motor Transit Company (“TriState”) as an over-the-road truck driving team. On April 21, 1996, while hauling a load for Tri-State, they stopped for fuel in Knoxville, Tennessee. Claimant does not recall the accident. However, her husband testified that while washing the windshield on…