Opinion ID: 661096
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Lonnie Tolley

Text: 8 Tolley was a production operator at NFS. Like Shelton, he had suffered previous back problems. In 1982, he injured his back lifting heavy drums. In 1984, he strained his back moving a loaded basket and within two weeks sought medical help for back pain. In 1986, Tolley's back problems were aggravated during an automobile accident. On February 28, 1989, he suffered the precipitating injury while he and another employee were moving a tank which weighed approximately four hundred pounds. He has not worked since shortly after the injury. 9 On June 25, 1990, Tolley filed a claim for benefits under the same policy provision as Shelton. On September 10, 1990, Commercial Life denied benefits for the reasons previously indicated.