PERSON v. SAFECO INS. CO.


637 S.W.2d 461 (1982)

Anita Lane PERSON, Sidney William Lewis Person, Cynthia April Person, and Sidney Council Person, III, Minors by Next Friend and Father, Sidney C. Person, Jr.; and Michelle Rene Bostick, A Minor, by Next Friend and Mother Paula Jean Person, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. Mary Cornelia SKINNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max D. Lucas, Jr., Memphis, for defendant-appellant.

John S. Porter, John R. McCarroll, Jr., Clare M. Orman, Memphis, for plaintiffs-appellees.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is an action to recover death benefits under the Worker's Compensation Act for the death of the employee, Cornelia Skinner Person. The trial court found that the death of the employee arose out of and in the course of her employment and that the minor plaintiffs were partial dependents and he awarded death benefits accordingly.

On appeal, the defendant asserts that the death...

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