THOMPSON v. FIREMEN'S FUND INS. CO.


798 S.W.2d 235 (1990)

Margaret D. THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIREMEN'S FUND INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

October 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norbert J. Slovis, Janet L. Mayfield, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kenneth D. Higgins, Athens, for defendant-appellee.


DAUGHTREY, Justice.

In this workers' compensation action, we are asked to determine whether a 1982 judgment entered on the basis of an agreed order can be re-opened and modified seven years later, in order to permit additional recovery for medical expenses and impairment arising after the original action was settled.

The current activity in this case was initiated by means of a "petition to rehear," in which the...

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