Cunningham v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

OPINION

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Plaintiff, Jerrold L. Cunningham, appeals from denial of worker’s compensation benefits in the Obion Chancery Court. In dismissing the case the chancellor held that plaintiff did not suffer a compensable injury or accident while employed by defendant, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The substantive issue for our consideration is whether the plaintiff may recover under the Worker’s Compensation Statutes for the purported aggravation of a preexisting arthritic condition. We have thoroughly reviewed this record and now affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The trial…