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BRIAN COBLENTZ ET AL. v. TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Apr 26, 2024

Head Comment: USMAN filed a separate dissenting opinion.

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: William Bliss Hicky and Sarah Michelle Ferraro, Nashville, Tennessee, and Morgan Juliana Hartgrove, Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellants, Brian Coblentz and Cayce Coblentz.

Attorneys 2: Richard Colten Jones and Marshall T. Cook, Hendersonville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Tractor Supply Company.

Judge(s): BENNETT

A sales representative for a product vendor was injured while in a Tractor Supply store performing his job. The sales representative received workers’ compensation benefits from his employer, a hardware product company, and then proceeded with a tort case against Tractor Supply. We agree with the trial court’s conclusion that Tractor Supply was the sales representative’s statutory employer within the meaning of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6- 113(a) and, therefore, his recovery from his employer was his exclusive remedy. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Tractor Supply.

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