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The case involves an appeal by Consolidation Coal Company against an unnamed plaintiff who was awarded worker's compensation benefits. The plaintiff, a former underground coal miner for forty-nine years, was found to be totally and permanently disabled due to pneumoconiosis. The primary issue on appeal concerned the applicable standard of appellate review, as Chapter 393 of the Public Acts of 1985 introduced a new de novo standard effective July 1, 1985, replacing the previous material evidence standard. The court ruled that the new standard applied prospectively to causes of action arising on or after July 1, 1985, thus the material evidence standard was applicable to this case, which arose prior to that date. Under this standard, the court affirmed the chancellor's findings, supported by expert medical testimony, that the plaintiff's disability from coal miner's pneumoconiosis was total and permanent.
Alley v. Consolidation Coal Co. is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Supreme Court.
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The case involves an appeal by Consolidation Coal Company against an unnamed plaintiff who was awarded worker's compensation benefits. The plaintiff, a former underground coal miner for forty-nine years, was found to be totally and permanently disabled due to pneumoconiosis. The primary issue on appeal concerned the applicable standard of appellate review, as Chapter 393 of the Public Acts of 1985 introduced a new de novo standard effective July 1, 1985, replacing the previous material evidence standard. The court ruled that the new standard applied prospectively to causes of action arising on or after July 1, 1985, thus the material evidence standard was applicable to this case, which arose prior to that date. Under this standard, the court affirmed the chancellor's findings, supported by expert medical testimony, that the plaintiff's disability from coal miner's pneumoconiosis was total and permanent.
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