ROGERS v. SHAW


813 S.W.2d 397 (1991)

Maria ROGERS, Statutory Representative of Ralph Rogers, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.F. SHAW, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

June 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.J. Wade and Tim Edwards, Glassman, Jeter, Edwards & Wade, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald T. Hill, Spicer, Ridolphi, Flynn & Rudstrom, Memphis, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents an appeal by the widow of a deceased worker from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the claim for workers' compensation benefits upon a finding that the employee's death was not the result of an occupational disease. The record supports the appellant's claim that the employee's death is compensable.

The determinative medical facts, as distinguished from their legal consequences, are not disputed...

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