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($$   1  YYYY'dxd !  _% - TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TIXX_vZ `@0,j:`  `@E` 8ttxP  v__@  INTHESUPREMEOFTENNESSEE  @'ATNASHVILLE % # GERALDINEGARRETT%#@-} p % $ OVERTONCIRCUIT%$  J @-} p No.Below% % 2948%%  \  ` Plaintiff/Appellee0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#} n(#(# @-} p Hon.% & JohnJ.Maddux,Jr.%&W 0  vs.@-H-} B  @-}@-} p No.% ' 01S019805CV00098%' f  % ( TOWNOFLIVINGSTON%([,TNand}AETNACASUALTYandSURETY}COMPANY@-}  @-} ` Defendant/Appell% ) ants%)"@-} p % * REVERSED%*d  @-@&JUDGMENTORDER X  ` ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingthe > orderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanelsMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference. ` Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthattheMemorandumOpinionofthePanelshouldbeacceptedandapproved;and ` Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanelsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. ` Costswillbepaidby% + plaintiff/appellee%+ ,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. ` ITISSOORDEREDon% , October22,1999%, . `     h      p PERCURIAM 6>2/  ` #XE<XI#  9b41 E(XX @ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE     SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL (  @  @`  @  @ ATNASHVILLE  P  @  @`  @ (MARCH31,1999Session)  d J  ` GERALDINEGARRETT,0   p )0(#(#OVERTONCIRCUIT< (#(#  `     h      p ) P   `  PlaintiffAppellee,   p )0  Hon.JohnJ.Maddux, d  Jr.,x (#(#  `     h      p )0  CircuitJudge. (#(#  `     h      p )     _vZ`@0,j:`  `@E` 8ttxP  v_ ` VS.    h      p )  01S019805CV00098    `     h      p )     x     `     h      p )   ,  ` TOWNOFLIVINGSTON,0  0p(#(#)@p(#p(#  ` TENNESSEEandAETNA0  0p(#(#)Tp(#p(#  ` CASUALTYANDSURETY#XX #XX0  0p(#(#)hp(#p(#  ` COMPANY#XX#XX, h      p ) ,|  `    0 h      p )@h(#h(#  `  DefendantsAppellants. p ) T   ` ForAppellants:0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#ForAppellee:(#(#  ` RobertM.Burns0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#T.MichaelOMara!(#(#  ` Howell&Fisher0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#OMara&Johnson"&(#(#  ` Nashville,Tennessee0  0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#Cookeville,Tennessee#8(#(# @- `     MEMORANDUMOPINION 'n"    `      h 󀀀0  MembersofPanel:l+&$(#(#  `     h      p      x 󀀀 ,'% Ѐ -(& 󀀀FrankF.Drowota,III,AssociateJustice .*' ЀThomasW.Brothers,SpecialJudge /+(  `    JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge 04,)   ` REVERSED0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#Brothers, D50- Judge\61.x(#x(#  ` # XpX # `     h    830  `     h    `     h  X Xp     Hcc$MEMORANDUMOPINION # XpX r##XXX Xp#Ԉ    0 `  ThisworkerscompensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecial   WorkersCompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewith X  T.C.A.506225(e)(1).Inthisappeal,theemployer,theTownofLivingston, 0   Tennessee,questionsthetrialcourtsfindingthattheemployeesheartattackwas X  compensableundertheTennesseeWorkersCompensationAct.Asdiscussed 0  below,thepanelfindsthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstafindingthatthe  employeesheartattackwasaninjurybyaccidentarisingoutofandinthecourse  ofemployment.h` (#` (# 0 `  Theclaimant,GeraldineGarrett,isthewidowoftheemployee,Chiefof @ PoliceHowardGarrett,whodiedonApril29,1996.Atthetimeofhisdeath,Mr. h GarrettwasemployedbytheTownofLivingstonasChiefofPolice.@` (#` (# 0 `  PriortohisdeathonApril29,1996,thedaywasanordinaryonefor  HowardGarrett.Hewasinagoodmood,hadnosuddenconfrontationsor  argumentswithanyone,andmadenoarrestsortrafficstops.Therewastestimony x! attrialthatGarrettwasconcernedaboutthehiringofanewpoliceofficer.Garrett P#! feltthathispoliceforcewasundermannedandwasanxioustohireanother (%x # officer.Garrettwaswaitingontheresultofapsychologicalexaminationforthis 'P"% newofficerapplicantonthedayofthisheartattack.GeraldineGarrettalso (($' explainedthatherhusband,HowardGarrett,hadbeenwaitingforaweektoa *&) weekandahalfforthepsychologicalexamresults.,'+` (#` (# 0 `  Atthetimeofhisheartattack,HowardGarrettwasnotinhisoffice,nor `.)- washeinhispatrolcar;instead,hisshiftforthedayhadendedandhewasat 80+/ homeplantingbeansinhisgarden.2`-1` (#` (# 0 `  Upontheevidencepresentedtothetrialcourt,thetrialjudgefoundMr. 38/3 Garrettsdeathtohavebeencausallyrelatedtohisemploymentaschiefofpolice 515 inLivingston,Tennessee.727` (#` (# 0 `  Appellatereviewisdenovoupontherecordofthetrialcourt, p949 accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefindingsoffact,unless H;6; E(   TR[A' Legal[A' Legal A' Legal A' LegalT   thepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise. T.C.A.506225(e)(2). This  courtisrequiredtoconductanindependentexaminationoftherecordto  determinewherethepreponderanceoftheevidencelies. Gallowayv.Memphis h DrumService,822S.W.2d584,586(Tenn.1991);Wingertv.Governmentof @  SumnerCounty,908S.W.2d921,922(Tenn.1995).  `` (#` (# Ѐ0 `  ThetrialcourtproperlyheldthatthePlaintiffwasnotentitledtorelyon  0  therebuttablepresumptionofacompensableinjuryforapoliceofficercreatedby   T.C.A.751201(a)(1)becauseMr.Garrettdidnothaveorpassapre   employmentphysicalasrequiredbylawtorelyonthispresumption.h` (#` (# 0 `  Theissuetobedeterminedbythisappealiswhetherthepreponderanceof @ theevidencesupportsthetrialcourtsfindingthatMr.Garrettsdeadlyheart h attackwascausallyrelatedtohisemploymentandthereforecompensableunder @ ourworkerscompensationlaw.` (#` (# 0 `  Therearegenerallytwotypesofheartattackcasesthatareconsidered  underourworkerscompensationlaw:x` (#` (#  (5h83"3"  0 ` 3125h  1  .3  0 ` (#` (#  Thosethatareprecipitatedbyphysicalexertionorstrain,and31T1݌P  (# (# Ќ  "3"  0 ` 37225h  2  .3  0 ` (#` (#  Thoseresultingfromstress,tension,orsometypeofemotionalupheaval. 372p2݌("x  (# (# Ќ  0 ` Stonev.McMinnville,896S.W.2d548,552(Tenn.1995);Baconv.Sevier $P" County,808S.W.2d46(Tenn.1991). % !$` (#` (# 0 `  Inthepresentcaseweareonlyconcernedwiththesecondcategorysince '"& theallegationisthatMr.Garrettsheartattackresultedfromstress,tension,or )$( sometypeofemotionalupheaval.X+&*` (#` (# 0 `  Foraheartattacktobecompensablewhenallegedlyresultingfromstress, 0-(, tension,orsometypeofemotionalupheaval,theheartattackmustbeimmediately /X*. precipitatedbyaspecificacuteorsuddenstressfulevent,ratherthangeneral 00,0 conditionsofemployment.Theremustbeaspecific,climatic,identifiableevent 2.2 oraseriesofincidentsofanunusualorabnormalnaturebeforetherecanbea 4/4 recovery. Baconv._Sevier_ԀCounty,supra,at52;Stonev.McMinnville,supra, h616 at552;Bentonv.CityofSpringfield,973S.W.2d936,937(Tenn.1998);Krick @838 v.CityofLawrenceburg,945S.W.2d709,71314(Tenn.1997). Aheartattack :`5: resultingfromworry,anxietyoremotionalstressofageneralnatureisnot ;87< compensable. Wingertv.GovernmentofSumnerCounty,908S.W.2d921,  923(Tenn.1995);Baconv.SevierCounty,supra. ` (#` (# 0 `  OurreviewoftherecordpersuadesusthatthePlaintiffhasnotprovenbya ` preponderanceoftheevidencethattheheartattacksufferedbyHowardGarrett 8  wasprecipitatedeitherbyphysicalstrain,exertionortraumaconnectedwithhis  ` employment,orwasproducedbysomeacute,sudden,andunexpectedemotional  8  distressdirectlyattributabletotheemployment.Theplaintiffhasnotshowna   specific,acuteorsuddenstressfuleventimmediatelyprecedingtheheartattack.   HowardGarrettsconcernsoverthehiringofanadditionalpoliceofficerexisted p overaperiodofdaysprecedinghisheartattack,andthereforewasneitheracute H norsudden.Therecorddoesnotrevealthattherewasaconfrontationorheated  p discussionconcerningthissituationthatprecipitatedthisunfortunateoccurrence. H Withoutanidentifiableworkrelatedcause,therecanbenorecovery. ` (#` (# 0 `  Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisreversedandthecase  dismissed.  Costsonappealaretaxedtotheplaintiffappellee. XpXXX` (#` (#  `     h      `     h      p _____________________________ $h"  `     h      p ThomasW.Brothers,SpecialJudge %X #  ` CONCUR: &8"% ̀0 ` ________________________________)%(` (#` (# Ѐ0 ` FrankF.Drowota,III,AssociateJustice*%)` (#` (# ̀0 ` ________________________________h.)-` (#` (# Ѐ0 ` JoeC.Loser,Jr.,Special_Judge#XXX Xp?#_X/*.` (#` (#  ` ____