Cobb v. Coyne Cylinder Co.

James Allen Cobb sued his former employer, Coyne Cylinder Company, seeking to recover workers' compensation benefits. After a trial, the court found that Cobb had suffered an on-the-job injury on April 23, 1996, and awarded him medical expenses related to the accident. However, the trial court also found that at the time of that accident, Cobb had a preexisting condition that prevented him from performing his duties without modification. The trial court further found that Cobb did not sustain a permanent partial disability as the result of his April 23 injury; that the April 23 injury did not…