Legal Opinion
Paul Pittman v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 18, 2011No. W2011-00513-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · FarmerDavid R. Farmer, J.
in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.
Petitioner firefighter appeals denial of on-the-job injury benefits by the City of Memphis. We affirm.
This dispute involves the application of the presumption contained in Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-51-201 that hypertension and injury to the heart and/or lungs sustained by a police officer or firefighter is job-related. Petitioner/Appellant Paul Pittman (Mr. Pittman) is a firefighter employed by Respondent/Appellee the City of Memphis (“the City”). Before joining the Memphis Fire Department in February 1995, Mr. Pittman…
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