DOWNEN v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.


811 S.W.2d 523 (1991)

Shirley DOWNEN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Michael Cook, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellant.

John D. Richardson, Deborah P. Ford, Memphis, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this worker's compensation action, the trial judge sustained the defendant Allstate's motion for summary judgment, holding that, as a matter of law, the expert medical proof was insufficient to support an award to the employee's widow for worker's compensation death benefits. The widow appeals, contending that the deposition of her deceased husband's physician raises genuine issues...

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