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PHILLIPS v. TENN. TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

984 S.W.2d 217 (1998)

Billy R. PHILLIPS, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, State of Tennessee, Defendants/Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

December 7, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Mary Byrd Ferrara, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, for Appellant.

Ronald Thurman, Cookeville, for Appellee.

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

We granted this appeal to address whether the State may be liable for discretionary costs pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P. 54.04(2) in a workers' compensation case. We hold that the State may only be taxed for costs expressly permitted by either the Tennessee claims commission statute or the Workers' Compensation Act.

BACKGROUND

The plaintiff, Billy R. Phillips, sustained a work-related injury while employed by the...

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