Legal Opinion

Jones v. Sterling Last Corp.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 17, 1998No. 02S01-9606-CH-00057PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation action, the employee, Franklin Jones, plaintiff-appellant, has appealed from a judgment of the Chancery Court of Chester County dismissing his claim for workers’ compensation benefits against the employer, Sterling Last Corporation d/b/a Quality Manufacturing Co., defendant-appellee. The trial court found that the employee failed to give timely notice of his injury to the employer, failed to timely file suit, and had not suffered any permanent disability as a result of a work-related accident. The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Humphrey v. David Witherspoon, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Masters v. Industrial Garments Manufacturing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Spencer v. Towson Moving & Storage, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. LongTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Puckett v. N.A.P. Consumer Electronics Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Whirlpool Corp. v. Ketkeo NakhoneinhTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Banks v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Bohanan v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Barnett v. Earthworks Unlimited, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Hill v. CNA Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1999

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