Brian Coblentz v. Tractor Supply Company

12/22/2025 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 12, 2025 Session BRIAN COBLENTZ ET AL. v. TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Circuit Court for Lincoln County No. 2013-CV-85 M. Wyatt Burk, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2023-00249-SC-R11-CV ___________________________________ In this appeal, we consider whether a retail store purchaser of products can be a “statutory employer” of the product vendor’s injured employee under Tennessee’s workers’ compensation statutes, potentially secondarily liable for the employee’s workers’…