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CLAYTON v. COOKEVILLE ENERGY, INC.

824 S.W.2d 167 (1992)

Loretta CLAYTON, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. COOKEVILLE ENERGY, INC. and Federated Insurance, Defendants/Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

January 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Deming and Susan West Daniel, Manier, Herod, Hollabaugh & Smith, Nashville, for defendants/appellants.

Ronald Thurman, Cookeville, for plaintiff/appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this worker's compensation death case, the sole issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in commuting the surviving spouse's death benefits into a lump sum. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found commutation to a lump sum was in the best interest of the surviving spouse. Our review of the record shows the trial court did not abuse its discretion. We, therefore, affirm.

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