TROSPER v. ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

No. E2007-00816-SC-WCM-WC.

273 S.W.3d 598 (2008)

Clarence TROSPER v. ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda J. Hamilton Mowles, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Armstrong Wood Products.

C. Patrick Sexton, Oneida, Tennessee, for the appellant, Clarence Trosper.

GARY R. WADE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., CORNELIA A. CLARK, J., and FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, Sp.J., joined. WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J., dissenting.


OPINION

Following surgeries on both of his hands, the employee filed suit seeking workers' compensation benefits on the theory that the repetitive nature of his work in the employer's flooring business exacerbated a pre-existing, but dormant, arthritic condition. The trial court found that the employee's work duties had worsened his osteoarthritis and awarded 40% permanent partial disability to each hand. The trial court also awarded temporary total disability benefits...

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