Perry v. City of Knoxville

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Plaintiff-Appellee, Harold Ray Perry, a police officer employed by the Knoxville Police Department since 1972, brought this workers' compensation action against the City of Knoxville for injuries arising out of his employment. Plaintiff relies upon a presumption granted Tennessee law enforcement officers under T.C.A. § 7-51-201(a)(1).1 The Chancellor found that the Plaintiff had established a prima facie case under the statute and that the City had not met its burden of showing that Plaintiff's disability was not work-related. The Defendant contends that the trial…