Title: Phillips vs. State

State: tennessee

Issuer: Tennessee Supreme Court

Document:

FILED December 7, 1998 Cecil W. Crowson Appellate Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE BILLY R. PHILLIPS, ) No. 01S01-9708-BC-00173 ) PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE, ) ) v. ) Tennessee Claims Commission ) No. 404318 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL ) UNIVERSITY, STATE OF ) TENNESSEE, ) ) CLAIMS COMMISSION DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS. ) AFFIRMED IN PART J U D G M E N T This cause came on to be heard upon the record on appeal, briefs and argument of counsel; and upon consideration thereof, this Court is of the opinion that the State may only be taxed for costs expressly permitted by either the Tennessee claims commission statute or the Workers' Compensation Act. In accordance with the opinion filed herein, it is, therefore, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED by this Court that the claims commission’s judgment as to costs be and is hereby affirmed. The judgment as to the plaintiff's disability award stands as modified by the Special Workers' Compensation Panel at thirty- seven percent to the body as a whole. The costs of this appeal are taxed to the plaintiff for which execution may issue if necessary.