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Julius Hill, a 55-year-old former coal miner with no formal education, developed coal worker's pneumoconiosis while employed as a truck driver for Four-Leaf Coal Company. He terminated his employment in May 1973 due to breathing difficulties. A medical examination in June 1973 by Dr. William K. Swann found him totally and permanently disabled. The case involved an appeal from the trial court's judgment regarding workmen's compensation benefits. The court affirmed the finding of total disability under federal and state statutes for coal miners but remanded the case for a recalculation of benefits according to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and T.C.A. § 50-1105, sustaining the employee's assignments of error. The employer's arguments regarding lack of injurious exposure after leaving their employment were overruled.
Hill v. Four-Leaf 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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Julius Hill, a 55-year-old former coal miner with no formal education, developed coal worker's pneumoconiosis while employed as a truck driver for Four-Leaf Coal Company. He terminated his employment in May 1973 due to breathing difficulties. A medical examination in June 1973 by Dr. William K. Swann found him totally and permanently disabled. The case involved an appeal from the trial court's judgment regarding workmen's compensation benefits. The court affirmed the finding of total disability under federal and state statutes for coal miners but remanded the case for a recalculation of benefits according to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and T.C.A. § 50-1105, sustaining the employee's assignments of error. The employer's arguments regarding lack of injurious exposure after leaving their employment were overruled.
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