PENTECOST v. ANCHOR WIRE CORP.


695 S.W.2d 183 (1985)

Helen PENTECOST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANCHOR WIRE CORPORATION and Commercial Union Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

August 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Maxwell, Thomas H. Ware, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

John P. Apel, Nashville, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

In this suit for workers' compensation benefits, the trial court dismissed the complaint at the end of the plaintiff's proof on the basis that she had not given notice to the defendant within 30 days of the occurrence of her injury as required by T.C.A., § 50-6-201. This appeal followed.

The plaintiff began work for the defendant, Anchor Wire Corporation, in September, 1979. Her job required the frequent lifting of objects...

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