JOHNSON v. CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON CTY. HOSP.


749 S.W.2d 36 (1988)

Eric JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, an entity operating Erlanger Medical Center, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

April 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Brown, P.C., Chattanooga, for plaintiff-appellant.

W. Ferber Tracy, Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams, Chattanooga, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The plaintiff seeks to recover benefits provided by the Workers' Compensation Act of Tennessee for an injury alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant hospital authority. The trial court rejected the claim on two grounds: (1) that the employer, the defendant hospital authority, is exempt from the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Laws of Tennessee and (2) that the statute of limitations...

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