Jeffrey Allen Newman v. Marvin Windows of Tennessee, Inc.

This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. In this appeal, the employer insists the trial court’s award of disability benefits based on a percentage of disability to the hand is excessive because there was no evidence of any unusual or extraordinary effect on the hand. As discussed below, the panel has concluded the evidence fails to preponderate against the findings of the trial court.