Legal Opinion
Allen v. City of Gatlinburg
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BirchBirch, J.
DROWOTA, HOLDER and BARKER, JJ., joined.
This case requires us to interpret subsections (a) and (b) of the Second Injury Fund statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-208 (1999). Garry L. Allen, sustained two injuries while working for the City of Gatlin-burg; the first occurred in 1992, and the second in 1995. As a result of the 1992 injury, Allen was awarded benefits for a 20 percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. Following the trial for the 1995 injury, the trial court found Allen to be permanently and totally disabled and awarded him benefits to age 65, apportioning 80…
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