WALLACE v. AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY


666 S.W.2d 66 (1984)

Melvin WALLACE, Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

March 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Art Roberts, Jr., James H. Hickman, III, Knoxville, for appellant.

Ray J. Campbell, Jr., Kennerly, Montgomery, Howard & Finley, Knoxville, for appellee.


OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

This case arises out of a petition to modify a final decree approving a worker's compensation lump sum settlement agreement.

Appellant injured his back during the course and scope of his employment on August 11, 1978. Appellant was examined and treated by three different physicians who diagnosed his back problem as "acute lumbosacral strain and spasm." A settlement was reached on April 17, 1980, finding appellant to...

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