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This is a Workmen’s Compensation case where an employee, a coal miner, sought compensation for an occupational lung disease (silicosis/pneumoconiosis) against his self-insured employer. The employee became disabled and quit working in 1963 but was not definitively diagnosed with a compensable occupational disease until Dr. Rogers’ examination in August 1967. The employer argued that the employee failed to provide timely notice of disability and file suit within the statutory one-year limitation, citing T.C.A. secs. 50-1107 and 50-1108. The Chancellor found in favor of the employee, excusing the delay, and the Supreme Court affirmed this judgment. The Court held that the statute of limitations begins to run only when the employee has actual or constructive knowledge that their incapacity for work is caused by a compensable occupational disease, and in this case, the employee lacked such knowledge until 1967.
Christopher v. Consolidation Coal Co. is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Supreme Court.
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This is a Workmen’s Compensation case where an employee, a coal miner, sought compensation for an occupational lung disease (silicosis/pneumoconiosis) against his self-insured employer. The employee became disabled and quit working in 1963 but was not definitively diagnosed with a compensable occupational disease until Dr. Rogers’ examination in August 1967. The employer argued that the employee failed to provide timely notice of disability and file suit within the statutory one-year limitation, citing T.C.A. secs. 50-1107 and 50-1108. The Chancellor found in favor of the employee, excusing the delay, and the Supreme Court affirmed this judgment. The Court held that the statute of limitations begins to run only when the employee has actual or constructive knowledge that their incapacity for work is caused by a compensable occupational disease, and in this case, the employee lacked such knowledge until 1967.
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