NELSON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.


8 S.W.3d 625 (1999)

Betty NELSON, Appellee, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Boyd, B. Chadwick Rickman, Allen, Kopet & Boyd, PLLC, Jackson, for appellant.

Patrick Johnson, Johnson, Scruggs & Barfield, Nashville, for appellee.


O P I N I O N

ANDERSON, C.J.

We granted the motion to review this workers' compensation case to clarify the circumstances under which a worker's award limited by the provisions of Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-241 (1999)1 may exceed the statutory caps pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-242 (1999).2 In resolving this issue, we also consider whether there...

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