PONDER v. MANCHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY


870 S.W.2d 282 (1994)

Sarah PONDER, Individually and on Behalf of Mona Ponder, Melanie Ponder and Sarah Diane Ponder, and Mona Ponder, Individually and on Behalf of Sarah Diane Ponder and Melanie Ponder, Dependents of Delton Thomas Ponder, Sr., Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MANCHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY and TML Risk Management Pool, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

January 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Huskey, Manchester, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James C. Summers, Nashville, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

In this workers' compensation death case, the issue presented is whether the trial court erred in failing to commute to a lump sum, death benefits awarded to the employee's surviving spouse and other dependents. The trial court found that commutation would not be appropriate under the facts presented. This Court's review of the record shows that the dependents are entitled to lump sum payments.

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