STAGGS v. NATIONAL HEALTH CORP.


924 S.W.2d 79 (1996)

James STAGGS, Successor and Representative of Mary Staggs, Deceased, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

May 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Boston, Christopher V. Sockwell, Boston, Bates & Holt, Lawrenceburg, for Appellant.

Paul B. Plant, J. Jay Cheatwood, Harwell, Plant & Cheatwood, Lawrenceburg, for Appellee.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

We review the conclusions of law of the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel to determine whether an employee is entitled to collect post-judgment interest on an award of discretionary costs or on medical expenses an employer is ordered to repay to a third-party health insurance carrier.

The trial court decided that under the general statutes regarding interest on judgments, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47...

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