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Howard H. Vogel BILLY JOE CLUBBS v. CRESENT MANUFACTURING CO., et al. Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: Mary A. Parker, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bobby Joe Clubbs D. Andrew Saulters, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Cresent Manufacturing Company and CNA Insurance Company Judge: LOSER First Paragraph: This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. S 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. In this appeal, the injured employee insists the trial court erred in dismissing his claim for benefits for failure to give timely written notice of his injury. As discussed below, the panel has concluded the judgment should be reversed and the cause remanded for further consideration. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/clubbsbillyjoe.wpd JUDY LYNN POPA v. MCKINNON LUMBER CO., INC. Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: Markley Runyon Gill, Erin, Tennessee, for the appellant, Judy Lynn Popa, mother and next friend of Miles Popa, Eric Popa, and Taylor Popa (the minor children of Thomas Popa, deceased and Judy Lynn Popa), and Judy Lynn Popa, as Administrator for the estate of the late Thomas Popa. Lee Anne Murray and Shannon E. McLennan, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, McKinnon Lumber Company, Inc. Judge: WEATHERFORD First Paragraph: This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated S 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The appellant (mother of the three minor children of the deceased employee) contends that the trial court erred in not commuting the surviving childrens' benefits to a lump sum. The trial court ordered: 1) that the accrued death benefits be paid into the Circuit Court Clerk's office and held in trust for the three minor children until their eighteenth birthdays; and 2) the remaining benefits be paid to the clerk's office in bi-weekly installments to be invested and held in trust for the children's benefit. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/popajudylynn.wpd TIMOTHY TIDWELL v. VERPLANK ENTERPRISES, INC. Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: Joseph M. Huffaker, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Verplank Enterprises, Inc. Robert D. Massey, Pulaski, Tennessee, for the appellee, Timothy D. Tidwell. Judge: BYERS First Paragraph: This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated S 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/tidwelltimothy.wpd SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT DISCRETIONARY APPEALS Court:TSC - Rules http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_Rules/certlist_0304.wpd New Special School District Date: February 26, 2002 Opinion Number: No. 02-020 http://www.tba.org/tba_files/AG/OP20.pdf Post-Mortem Examinations Date: Post-Mortem Examinations Opinion Number: 02-021 http://www.tba.org/tba_files/AG/OP21.pdf "Ward of the State" for the Purposes of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Date: February 26, 2002 Opinion Number: 02-022 http://www.tba.org/tba_files/AG/OP22.pdf Hours for Beer Sales on Sundays Date: February 27, 2002 Opinion Number: 02-023 http://www.tba.org/tba_files/AG/OP23.pdf Organization as Lobbyist Date: March 1, 2002 Opinion Number: 02-024 http://www.tba.org/tba_files/AG/OP24.pdf PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL! GET A FULL-TEXT COPY OF AN OPINION! JOIN TBALink! SUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH! For the HTML Text Version: UNSUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH? ... SURELY NOT! To STOP receiving TBALink Opinion-Flash: Home • Contact Us • PageFinder • What's New • Help |
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