PITTMAN v. CITY OF MEMPHIS

No. W2011-00513-COA-R3-CV.

360 S.W.3d 382 (2011)

Paul PITTMAN v. CITY OF MEMPHIS.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

August 18, 2011.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Canale, III , Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Paul Pittman.

John H. Dotson and Michael Casey Shannon , Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, City of Memphis.


OPINION

DAVID R. FARMER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

Petitioner firefighter appeals denial of on-the-job injury benefits by the City of Memphis. We affirm.

This dispute involves the application of the presumption contained in Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-51-201 that hypertension and injury to the heart and/or lungs sustained by a police officer or firefighter is job...

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