BOHANAN v. CITY OF KNOXVILLE


136 S.W.3d 621 (2004)

Arthur M. BOHANAN v. CITY OF KNOXVILLE.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Batson, Jr. and Hanson R. Tipton, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, City of Knoxville.

J. Anthony Farmer, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Arthur M. Bohanan.


OPINION

WILLIAM M. BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ. joined.

The employee, a retired police officer, filed suit seeking workers' compensation benefits. He alleged that his job duties caused him to develop hypertension resulting in permanent partial disability. The employee relies on the statutory presumption of causation for law enforcement...

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