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BENTON v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

973 S.W.2d 936 (1998)

Martha BENTON, Administratrix of the Estate of Davis Ray Benton, Plaintiff-appellee, v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Defendant-appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

June 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Summers, Nashville, for Appellant.

Jeff K. Walker, Springfield, for Appellee.

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

We granted review of this workers' compensation case to determine whether a police officer's coronary heart disease arose out of his employment with the Springfield Police Department. A Special Workers' Compensation Panel held that the plaintiff's injury was compensable. We agree with the panel's findings that the plaintiff met the criteria in Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-201(a)(1) and that the presumption afforded by § 7-51...

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