Robert Powell, Jr. v. Blalock Plumbing

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 5, 2002 Session ROBERT L. POWELL, JR. v. BLALOCK PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC AND HVAC, INC., ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel Chancery Court for Franklin County No. 16,186 Jeffrey F. Stewart, Chancellor No. M2001-00204-WC-WCM-CV - Filed July 12, 2002 The sole issue in this workers’ compensation appeal is whether

Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-241(a)(1) applies to limit the claimant’s award of permanent partial disability to two and one-half times the medical impairment rating of 10% to the…