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SEXTON v. SCOTT COUNTY

785 S.W.2d 814 (1990)

Kenneth K. SEXTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SCOTT COUNTY, Tennessee, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

March 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Baker, Jr., Poore, Cox, Baker, Ray, & Byrne, Knoxville, for defendant-appellant.

Charles B. Sexton, Sexton, Sexton, & Beaty, Oneida, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Chief Justice.

In this workers' compensation case, the Defendant employer, Scott County, appeals the decision of the Chancellor awarding Plaintiff, a Scott County bailiff, process server and funeral escort, disability for coronary artery disease aggravated by hypertension which in turn was aggravated by job-related stress. Because we find the Plaintiff failed to prove he suffered a compensable "accidental injury," we reverse the decision...

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