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TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdXXd7    XX  r )<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP,  rߛ@  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XXԈ  THOMASE.MOREFIELD,II, 8   )     0      8   ) Petitioner/Appellant, 8   ) h    0      8   )  AppealNo. Nr  МVS.  0      8   )  01A019807CH00385 4X    0      8   )   >  OBRIENHEATINGANDCOOLING,  )  DavidsonChancery H!  #  $  INC.,HAZELALBERT,inherofficial  )  No.973854I   capacityasactingCOMMISSIONER  )   OFEMPLOYMENTSECURITY,AIR  )   CONDITIONINGSERVICE,INC.,and  )  LIBERTYHEALTHCARE,   8   ) ~   0      8   ) Respondents/Appellees. 8   ) Jn @U U APPEALEDFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY@#ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE@ THEHONORABLEIRVINH.KILCREASE,JR.,CHANCELLORROBERTORR,JR.210ThirdAvenue,NorthP.OBox190683Nashville,Tennessee372190683 AttorneyforPetitioner/AppellantPAULG.SUMMERSAttorneyGeneralandReporterDOUGLASEARLDIMONDAssistantAttorneyGeneral425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,Tennessee372430499 AttorneyforRespondents/Appellees@$AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:KOCH,J.CAIN,J. lmXX@tt(OPINION XXlmԈ n939 Ї  0 Inthiscasethequestioniswhetheranemployeesfailuretoreturntoworkafteranonthejobinjuryismisconductthatdisqualifieshimforunemploymentbenefits.TheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyaffirmedthedenialofbenefitsbytheDepartmentofEmploymentSecuritysBoardofReview.Weaffirm.@- I.      0 Inthefallof1996,ThomasMorefieldinjuredhisbackonthejobasanairconditionerservicetechnician.HecontinuedtoworkwithincreasingpainuntilJanuaryof1997,whenheleftthejobtogetmedicalattention.InFebruaryof1997,Mr.Morefieldsdoctorreleasedhimtoreturntoworkwithatwentyfivepoundliftingrestriction.Mr.Morefield,however,failedtoreportbacktowork.Hethoughthecouldnotdotheheavyliftinginvolved,andhedidnotcheckwithhisemployertoseeifhecouldbeassignedtolightduty,ortotheofficestaff.ThereisproofintherecordthatϜifhehadreportedforwork,theemployerwouldhaveprovidedMr.Morefieldwithworkthathecouldperform.  0 SinceMr.Morefielddidnotreturntowork,hisemployerterminatedhimonMarch27,1997.Thereasonstatedintheterminationletterwasthefailuretoreturntoworkforthirtydaysafterbeingreleasedbythedoctor.  0 Mr.Morefieldappliedforunemploymentcompensation,buttheBoardofReviewaffirmedanAppealsTribunalsdenialofbenefits underTenn.CodeAnn.507303(a)(2)(misconductconnectedwiththeclaimantswork).񛀀TheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyaffirmedtheBoardsdecision.@- II.  4.4   0 Mr.MorefielddoesnotdisputethefactsnorthemainpointsreliedonbytheBoard.Heconcedesthathadhevoluntarilyquithisjobhewouldhavebeen :44: disqualifiedfromreceivingbenefits.Tenn.CodeAnn.507303(a)(1).hHealsoconcedesthatexcessiveabsenteeismcanbemisconductconnectedwithhisworkunderTenn.CodeAnn.507303(a)(2).SeeWallacev.Stewart,559S.W.2d647 @  (Tenn.1977);Simmonsv.Traughber,791S.W.2d21(Tenn.1990);Simmonsv.   МCulpepper,937S.W.2d938(Tenn.App.1996).    0 Heargues,however,thatthesamecasesholdthatabsencesduetoillnessesandjobinjuriesdonotconstitutemisconductunderthestatute.Weagree.ButtheBoardfoundthathisrefusaltoreturntoworkafterbeingreleasedbyhisdoctor(albeitwithliftingrestrictions)wasunjustified.Thechancellorconcurredandmadethisfindingoffact:8 80 ! !  Thecourtfindsthatpetitionerwasnotabsentfromworkduetohisjobrelatedinjurybecause,hisdoctorhadreleasedhimtoreturntolightdutyworkandhisemployerwaspreparedtomakelightdutyworkavailabletohim.Nevertheless,petitionermadeadeliberatedecisionnottocontacthisemployerorofferhimselfforworkbetweenthetimehewasreleasedfromhisdoctoronFebruary25,1997andMarch27,1997,thedatehewasterminatedfromhisemployment. 0 0  ̛  0 OurdutyistodetermineiftheBoards findings,inferences,conclusions,ordecisionsare[u]nsupportedbyevidencewhichisbothsubstantialandmaterialinlightoftheentirerecord.Simmonsv.Culpepper,937S.W.2d938at943(Tenn.App. 1,/ 1996).SeeTenn.CodeAnn.507304(iI)(2)(E).Weareoftheopinionthatthe 3-1 Boardsconclusionandthechancellorsfindingareissupportedbysubstantialandmaterialevidence. l937   0 WeaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthiscausetotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.̜  0      8     _____________________________  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.̜CONCUR:̜_____________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE_____________________________WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE  !    XX9K @.INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE X9KXTHOMASE.MOREFIELD,II, 8   ) 4 X   0      8   ) Petitioner/Appellant, 8   )  8   0      8   )  AppealNo.  ( VS.  0      8   )  01A019807CH00385     0      8   )     OBRIENHEATINGANDCOOLING,  )  DavidsonChancery H!  #    INC.,HAZELALBERT,inherofficial  )  No.973854I   capacityasactingCOMMISSIONER  )   OFEMPLOYMENTSECURITY,AIR  )   CONDITIONINGSERVICE,INC.,and  )  Affirmedand   LIBERTYHEALTHCARE,   8   )  Remanded    0      8   ) Respondents/Appellees. 8   ) d #XX9K#X9KXԛXX9K @uu'JUDGMENT  4X ЛX9KX  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe v МChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstThomasE.Morefield,II,Principal,andRobertOrr,Jr.Surety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  0      8 _____________________________________  0      8 BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.  0      8 _____________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE̛̜  0      8 _____________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE