Legal Opinion

McWhirter v. Kimbro

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 7, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

In this worker’s compensation case the chancellor found that plaintiffs injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment with an air conditioning company. The chancellor awarded plaintiff medical expenses, temporary total disability benefits, and benefits based upon a finding that plaintiff incurred a fifty percent permanent partial disability of the body as a whole because of the accident.

The issues presented on this appeal are (1) whether the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff was working within the scope of his employment with defendant’s air…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Alley v. Consolidation Coal Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Ginn v. Forest Nursery Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co. v. YarberTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Riley v. Aetna Casualty & SuretyTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Sharp v. JenkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Long v. Mid-Tennessee Ford Truck Sales, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Dotson v. Rice-Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Drexel Wayne Long v. Mid-Tennessee Ford Truck Sales Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Raul Martinez v. Davids Group, LLCCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2026

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