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Thelma M. Minton, a worker previously compensated for a back injury, sustained a subsequent knee injury, leading the trial court to find her permanently and totally disabled and apportion liability between her employer and the Tennessee Department of Labor, Second Injury Fund. The Fund appealed this decision. The Supreme Court affirmed the employer's liability for 200 weeks, representing 100 percent disability to the scheduled member (right lower extremity). However, the court reversed the finding of the Second Injury Fund's liability for 200 weeks, as there was no medical evidence indicating the knee injury aggravated the prior back injury to the extent of rendering Minton totally and permanently disabled. Consequently, the Supreme Court found Minton's aggregate permanent disability to be 60 percent, thus absolving the Second Injury Fund of liability under T.C.A. § 50-6-208(a).
Minton v. State Industries, 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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Thelma M. Minton, a worker previously compensated for a back injury, sustained a subsequent knee injury, leading the trial court to find her permanently and totally disabled and apportion liability between her employer and the Tennessee Department of Labor, Second Injury Fund. The Fund appealed this decision. The Supreme Court affirmed the employer's liability for 200 weeks, representing 100 percent disability to the scheduled member (right lower extremity). However, the court reversed the finding of the Second Injury Fund's liability for 200 weeks, as there was no medical evidence indicating the knee injury aggravated the prior back injury to the extent of rendering Minton totally and permanently disabled. Consequently, the Supreme Court found Minton's aggregate permanent disability to be 60 percent, thus absolving the Second Injury Fund of liability under T.C.A. § 50-6-208(a).
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