PERRY v. CITY OF KNOXVILLE


826 S.W.2d 114 (1991)

Harold Ray PERRY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF KNOXVILLE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

October 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Dickson Grissom, Deputy Law Director, City of Knoxville, Knoxville, for defendant-appellant.

J. Anthony Farmer, Ray, Farmer, Eldridge and Hickman, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Plaintiff-Appellee, Harold Ray Perry, a police officer employed by the Knoxville Police Department since 1972, brought this workers' compensation action against the City of Knoxville for injuries arising out of his employment. Plaintiff relies upon a presumption granted Tennessee law enforcement officers under T.C.A. § 7-51-201(a)(1).1 The Chancellor found that the Plaintiff had established a prima...

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