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This worker's compensation case reviews a trial court's grant of summary judgment for Stateline Systems, Inc., dismissing a plaintiff's claim under T.C.A. section 50-6-106. The central legal question was whether this statute exempts a common carrier from being deemed an 'employer' when a driver, supplied by a leased-operator (Kenneth Ellis) for the carrier (Stateline), suffers fatal injuries. The court interpreted T.C.A. section 50-6-106(1), notably a 1976 amendment, to establish that a common carrier is not the statutory employer of a leased-operator or owner-operator for worker's compensation purposes. Consequently, Stateline Systems, Inc. was found not liable under the Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Act, and the lower court's decision was affirmed.
Long v. Stateline Systems, Inc. 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 worker's compensation case reviews a trial court's grant of summary judgment for Stateline Systems, Inc., dismissing a plaintiff's claim under T.C.A. section 50-6-106. The central legal question was whether this statute exempts a common carrier from being deemed an 'employer' when a driver, supplied by a leased-operator (Kenneth Ellis) for the carrier (Stateline), suffers fatal injuries. The court interpreted T.C.A. section 50-6-106(1), notably a 1976 amendment, to establish that a common carrier is not the statutory employer of a leased-operator or owner-operator for worker's compensation purposes. Consequently, Stateline Systems, Inc. was found not liable under the Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Act, and the lower court's decision was affirmed.
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