Massengill v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The appellant-employer appealed the trial court's ruling awarding appellee-employee 75 percent permanent disability benefits to his right arm. On appeal, appellant argues the award should have been fixed to the body as a whole since the injury was mainly to the employee's right shoulder. Judgment is modified to fix the award at 12 percent disability to the body as a whole as an injury to an extremity or shoulder is not a scheduled member.