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This workmen's compensation case concerns an appellee who was awarded permanent total disability benefits for pneumoconiosis, an occupational disease. The appellant, Bituminous Casualty Corporation, disputed the award, arguing a lack of evidence for employment-caused disease, improper notice, and statutory limitations. The court examined relevant Tennessee Code Annotated sections regarding employer liability and the timeliness of claims for coal worker's pneumoconiosis. It affirmed the chancellor's finding that the appellee was last injuriously exposed at Kopper Glo Fuels, Inc., and filed the claim within the three-year statutory period applicable from the discovery of disability on December 20, 1972.
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Lewis 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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This workmen's compensation case concerns an appellee who was awarded permanent total disability benefits for pneumoconiosis, an occupational disease. The appellant, Bituminous Casualty Corporation, disputed the award, arguing a lack of evidence for employment-caused disease, improper notice, and statutory limitations. The court examined relevant Tennessee Code Annotated sections regarding employer liability and the timeliness of claims for coal worker's pneumoconiosis. It affirmed the chancellor's finding that the appellee was last injuriously exposed at Kopper Glo Fuels, Inc., and filed the claim within the three-year statutory period applicable from the discovery of disability on December 20, 1972.
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