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SWANGER v. OLD REPUBLIC INS. CO.

629 S.W.2d 904 (1982)

Rufus Edward SWANGER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

March 22, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Calvin Walter, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellee; Walter, Gilbertson & Assoc., Knoxville, of counsel.

Francis A. Cain, Knoxville, for defendant-appellant; Key, Lee & Layman, Knoxville, of counsel.

OPINION

HARBISON, Chief Justice.

In this worker's compensation case the trial court awarded the employee total permanent disability benefits as a result of coal worker's pneumoconiosis. The employer appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the applicability of a 1972 amendment to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. After consideration of the issues we are of the opinion that there was sufficient evidence to support the conclusions...

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