Betts v. Tom Wade Gin

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

The sole issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether the plaintiff-appellant should be required to tender to the court the money received pursuant to a settlement agreement as a condition precedent to an order setting aside that agreement. Because we now hold that tender is not required in cases such as this, we reverse the decision of the trial court and remand the matter for further proceedings.

This dispute arose as a result of severe injuries received by James Betts while working as a ginner at the Tom Wade Gin on November 26, 1988. Betts’s hands became…