David Coleman v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company

Employee was injured when a sofa fell on him at work, and was awarded twenty five percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. On appeal, the award was affirmed, but the court determined that the evidence supported a finding of permanent partial disability for a psychiatric injury, and remanded to the trial court for a determination as to the percentage. Coleman v. Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Co., 2 Tenn. LEXIS 98; 2 WL 236424 (Tenn., March 2, 2). On remand the Chancellor determined that plaintiff was entitled to fifty percent permanent partial disability total for both shoulder and psychiatric injuries.