SITZ v. GOODYEAR TRUCK TIRE CENTER


762 S.W.2d 886 (1988)

William M. SITZ, Appellee, v. GOODYEAR TRUCK TIRE CENTER, Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SECOND INJURY FUND, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Dianne Stamey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellant.

Jerry Summers, Thomas J. Wright, Summers, McCrea & Wyatt P.C., Chattanooga, for William Sitz.

Thomas E. LeQuire, Law Offices of Thomas E. LeQuire, Chattanooga, for Goodyear Truck Tire Center.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Department of Labor, Second Injury Fund, from a judgment of the Chancery Court of Hamilton County ordering the fund to pay 7.5 percent of the benefits due William M. Sitz, who was determined to be totally and permanently disabled.

Mr. Sitz injured his back on June 26, 1986, when a tire he was filling with air exploded. This action was brought against his employer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company...

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