LAWSON v. LEAR SEATING CORP.


944 S.W.2d 340 (1997)

Sheila I. LAWSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEAR SEATING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

April 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Van De Vuurst, Steven H. Trent, Johnson City, for Appellant.

Robert C. Edwards, Knoxville, for Appellee.


OPINION

BIRCH, Chief Justice.

In this case, the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel concluded that Sheila I. Lawson, the employee, failed to commence her action for benefits within one year of the accident causing injury. After a thorough review of the record, we find that Lawson commenced her action within the applicable period of limitations.

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For more than twenty years, Sheila Lawson was employed by Lear Seating Corporation...

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