Legal Opinion
Jordan v. United Methodist Urban Ministries, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Chief Justice.
In this workers’ compensation case appellant claimed benefits following a fatal accident to her sixteen-year-old son while he was employed by the United Methodist Urban Ministries, Incorporated, on June 19, 1985.
Her son, Tracy Jordan, drowned on that date in a small farm lake or pond while he and several other young people were on their lunch break.
The young people had been employed for a two-week period for the purpose of receiving training and then supervising other young persons in the renovation of low income housing in Nashville and Davidson County. Tracy…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Thornton v. RCA Service Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Kingsport Silk Mills v. CoxTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Knox v. BatsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- White v. Whiteway Pharmacy, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Ward v. Mid-South Home ServiceTennessee Supreme Court · 1989
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