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BELL v. KELSO OIL CO.

597 S.W.2d 731 (1980)

Gordon Wayne BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KELSO OIL COMPANY and Aetna Life and Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Karl Spalvins, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ray J. Campbell, Jr., Knoxville, for defendants-appellees; Poore, Cox, Baker, Ray & Byrne, Knoxville, of counsel.

OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

The trial court dismissed the plaintiff's action for workmen's compensation benefits and he has appealed.

I

The employee, Gordon Bell, received injuries when he was stabbed with a knife by Andy Finkston at a motel in Knoxville on October 17, 1977. The employer, Kelso Oil Company, shortly prior to that time, had purchased another enterprise, the Trimble Oil Company. The plaintiff, Bell, had been a salesman for...

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