STACK v. SAWMILL


724 S.W.2d 735 (1987)

Gaylon Lynn STACK, Widow and Next of Kin of Danny Aaron Stack, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Naylor SAWMILL, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

February 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Sanderson, Karen T. Fleet, Bolivar, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lewis L. Cobb, Jackson, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

In this workers' compensation action, Gaylon Stack is seeking benefits for the wrongful death of her husband, Danny Stack, who on December 8, 1983, died from injuries sustained on the job. The Chancellor held that Mrs. Stack was not entitled to benefits because she was not wholly or partially dependent upon Mr. Stack at the time of his death and because she was voluntarily living apart from him when he died. However, because...

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