Mary Wheetley v. State of Tennessee

Case Number
M2013-01707-SC-WCM-WC

This appeal involves a claim for workers’ compensation benefits filed by a nurse employed
at the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute. The nurse filed a claim with the Tennessee
Claims Commission because she believed that she had contracted tuberculosis when her hand came into contact with a patient’s blood. The claims commissioner dismissed the nurse’s claim on the basis that she failed to produce expert medical evidence that she had
tuberculosis, and the nurse sought judicial review under Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 51. We affirm the
judgment of the Claims Commission.

Authoring Judge
Justice William C. Koch, Jr.
Originating Judge
Tennessee Claims Commission
Case Name
Mary Wheetley v. State of Tennessee
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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