David Dewayne Funk v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC, et al.

This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated §50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. In this appeal, the employer asserts that the trial court erred in awarding to the employee a 66% vocational disability to body as a whole as a result of his employment with Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC, in awarding temporary total benefits and in commuting a portion of the award to a lump sum for the plaintiff to purchase a vehicle. We conclude that the evidence presented supports the findings of the trial judge and, in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. §50-6-225(e)(2), affirm the judgment of the trial court.