Scheele v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co.

OPINION

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and JANICE M. HOLDER and GARY R. WADE, JJ., joined.

Before this case was heard or decided by a Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel, we granted review to clarify whether insurance coverage for a sole proprietor existed under a workers’ compensation policy despite the sole proprietor’s failure to comply fully with the thirty-day notice requirement of Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-102(10)(B). We hold that coverage existed in this case because the sole proprietor complied substantially with the thirty-day notice requirement. We affirm the…