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The case involves an appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a Chancellor's award of worker's compensation benefits to an employee who developed a mental disability after being raped at her workplace. The defendants argued the injury did not arise out of employment and that the permanence of the disability was not competently proven. The Court applied the street risk doctrine, concluding the rape was a hazard of employment due to the plaintiff's visible identification with her work and exposure to the public. While affirming compensability, the Court remanded the case for a physician's opinion on the duration of the plaintiff's disability, as current expert psychological opinions were deemed insufficient for proving permanence.
Jesse v. Savings Products 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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The case involves an appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a Chancellor's award of worker's compensation benefits to an employee who developed a mental disability after being raped at her workplace. The defendants argued the injury did not arise out of employment and that the permanence of the disability was not competently proven. The Court applied the "street risk" doctrine, concluding the rape was a hazard of employment due to the plaintiff's visible identification with her work and exposure to the public. While affirming compensability, the Court remanded the case for a physician's opinion on the duration of the plaintiff's disability, as current expert psychological opinions were deemed insufficient for proving permanence.
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