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Johnnie Alice Newman, an employee of Wal-Mart, sustained a cervical disc rupture in 1985 while lifting an automobile battery. Her treating physician, Dr. Stanley M. Patterson, assessed a ten percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole and recommended sedentary work. The trial court initially awarded an eighty percent permanent partial disability. On appeal by the defendant, National Union Fire Insurance Company, the Tennessee Supreme Court conducted a de novo review, considering the plaintiff's age, education, skills, and work restrictions. The appellate court concluded that the preponderance of the evidence supported a fifty percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole, modifying the trial court's judgment accordingly and remanding the case for correction.
Newman v. National Union Fire Insurance 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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Johnnie Alice Newman, an employee of Wal-Mart, sustained a cervical disc rupture in 1985 while lifting an automobile battery. Her treating physician, Dr. Stanley M. Patterson, assessed a ten percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole and recommended sedentary work. The trial court initially awarded an eighty percent permanent partial disability. On appeal by the defendant, National Union Fire Insurance Company, the Tennessee Supreme Court conducted a de novo review, considering the plaintiff's age, education, skills, and work restrictions. The appellate court concluded that the preponderance of the evidence supported a fifty percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole, modifying the trial court's judgment accordingly and remanding the case for correction.
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