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This is a worker's compensation case where the plaintiff appealed the trial court's decision to deny permanent partial disability benefits, while awarding medical and temporary total disability. The plaintiff argued that the trial court erred in failing to consider a psychologist's testimony regarding a 'vocational disability' and in refusing to reopen the proof to hear new testimony from a physician. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision, asserting that findings of permanent disability must be based on medical authorities, not psychologists, unless the disability is obvious to a layman. The Court also upheld the denial of the motion to reopen proof, ruling that the physician's revised opinion, sought after the initial denial of benefits, did not constitute newly discovered evidence.
Freemon v. VF Corp. 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 is a worker's compensation case where the plaintiff appealed the trial court's decision to deny permanent partial disability benefits, while awarding medical and temporary total disability. The plaintiff argued that the trial court erred in failing to consider a psychologist's testimony regarding a 'vocational disability' and in refusing to reopen the proof to hear new testimony from a physician. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision, asserting that findings of permanent disability must be based on medical authorities, not psychologists, unless the disability is obvious to a layman. The Court also upheld the denial of the motion to reopen proof, ruling that the physician's revised opinion, sought after the initial denial of benefits, did not constitute newly discovered evidence.
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