Carpenter v. Southern Transit

TENNESSEE BUREAU OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD David Carpenter ) Docket Nos. 2017-08-0232 ) 2017-08-0233 v. ) ) State File Nos. 4008-2017 Southern Transit, et al. ) 14688-2017 ) ) Appeal from the Court of Workers’ ) Compensation Claims ) Deana C. Seymour, Judge ) Affirmed and Remanded – Filed March 1, 2018 In this interlocutory appeal, the employee alleged an injury to his low back while driving a truck owned by one of several employers named as defendants. During the expedited hearing, the trial court was asked to address whether the employee came forward with…