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HOWARD v. USELTON

774 S.W.2d 925 (1989)

Clarence L. HOWARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Johnny USELTON, Sheriff of Marion County and Marion County, Tennessee, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

July 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Killian, Jasper, for plaintiff-appellant.

Law Offices of Thomas E. LeQuire, Chattanooga, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Chief Justice.

The sole issue in this workers' compensation appeal is whether the Chancellor erred in ruling that the Plaintiff, a convict doing work for the county during his term of imprisonment and at the time of his alleged injury, could not and did not enter into a contract of hire with Marion County, and thus was not an employee as defined by T.C.A. § 50-6-102 and was not entitled to workers' compensation benefits.

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