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This case involves an interlocutory appeal to determine whether Humboldt General Hospital, Inc., a subsidiary of the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital District, is exempt from the Workers’ Compensation Act pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-106(5). Plaintiff Mary Finister filed suit seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related back injury sustained while employed by Humboldt General. The hospital moved for summary judgment, claiming exemption as a subsidiary of an exempt quasi-municipal corporation. The Chancellor denied the motion, but this Court reversed, holding that the Hospital District is an exempt quasi-municipal corporation and that Humboldt General, as its subsidiary, is also exempt from the Workers’ Compensation Act, thus granting summary judgment to the defendant.
Finister v. Humboldt General Hospital, Inc. 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 case involves an interlocutory appeal to determine whether Humboldt General Hospital, Inc., a subsidiary of the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital District, is exempt from the Workers’ Compensation Act pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-106(5). Plaintiff Mary Finister filed suit seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related back injury sustained while employed by Humboldt General. The hospital moved for summary judgment, claiming exemption as a subsidiary of an exempt quasi-municipal corporation. The Chancellor denied the motion, but this Court reversed, holding that the Hospital District is an exempt quasi-municipal corporation and that Humboldt General, as its subsidiary, is also exempt from the Workers’ Compensation Act, thus granting summary judgment to the defendant.
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