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SPENCER v. TOWSON MOVING AND STORAGE

922 S.W.2d 508 (1996)

Valencia SPENCER, as Natural Parent and Legal Guardian of Natasha Spencer, A Minor, and Teresa Plummer, as Natural Parent and Legal Guardian of Cornay Cordale Plummer, A Minor, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. TOWSON MOVING AND STORAGE, INC., Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

May 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Michael Carter, Terry L. McGhehey, Chattanooga, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Charles W. Dooley, Sean Antone Hunt, Chattanooga, for Defendant-Appellant.

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

In this workers' compensation appeal, we consider the trial court's interpretation of the death benefit provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act1 in calculating benefits and determine whether the trial court erred in ordering a partial commutation of attorneys' fees. The standard of review by this Court in workers' compensation cases is de novo upon the record, accompanied by a presumption...

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