KIRBY v. KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL


665 S.W.2d 709 (1984)

Ruby KIRBY, Appellant, v. KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL and the Home Insurance Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

February 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Haynes, P.C., Bristol, for appellant.

John W. Wheeler, Knoxville, for appellees.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a claim for benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act. The basis for the dismissal was a finding by the trial court that the claim was barred by the one year statute of limitations set forth in T.C.A. § 50-6-203.

Appellant's husband died on July 5, 1980, from injuries received in a two-car collision. Appellant claimed and on September 25, 1980, was paid $1,250.00 in burial...

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