[Download] "Loretta Clayton v. Cookeville Energy" by Supreme Court of Tennessee # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Loretta Clayton v. Cookeville Energy
- Author : Supreme Court of Tennessee
- Release Date : January 27, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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In this worker's compensation death case, the sole issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in commuting the
surviving spouse's death benefits into a lump sum. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found commutation to a lump
sum was in the best interest of the surviving spouse. Our review of the record shows the trial court did not abuse its discretion.
We, therefore, affirm. On November 10, 1990, Douglas Wayne Clayton died when the truck he was driving overturned and burned. At the time of his
death, the decedent was working for the defendant, Cookeville Energy, Inc., which was insured for worker's compensation by
the defendant, Federated Insurance Company. The decedent was survived by his wife, Loretta Clayton, the plaintiff, and their
two minor children, Christopher, aged 10, and Michael, aged 2.