BRYANT v. GENCO STAMPING & MFG. CO., INC.


33 S.W.3d 761 (2000)

Bernard Bruce BRYANT v. GENCO STAMPING & MFG. CO., INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

December 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph A. Veazey and Connie Jones, Nashville, TN, for the appellant, Genco Stamping & Mfg. Co., Inc.

Ronald Thurman, Cookeville, TN, for the appellee, Bernard Bruce Bryant.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General & Reporter; Dianne Stamey Dycus, Deputy Attorney General, Nashville, TN, for the appellee, Dina Tobin, Director, Workers' Compensation Second Injury Fund.


OPINION

BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., DROWOTA, and HOLDER, JJ., joined. BIRCH, J., not participating.

The sole issue in this case is whether Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-208(a) applies to a pre-existing permanent mental disability. The employee suffered a work-related shoulder injury, treatment for which resulted in aggravation of a pre-existing mental disorder. The trial court concluded that the previous...

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