Fusner v. Coop Construction Co.

OPINION

CORNELIA A. CLARK, J.,

delivered

the opinion of the court,

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, JJ., and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., Sp.J., joined.

We granted review of this workers’ compensation case to clarify whether nonresident foreign nationals can qualify as “dependents” under Tennessee Code An notated section 50-6-210 and receive benefits due upon an employee’s death. We accepted review before the case was heard or considered by a Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel. We hold that non-resident foreign nationals can be “dependents” under our…