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(3$ !   d((' dxdP Pd$$$$'dxd !  mXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'Tr )<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  r@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @  )ATNASHVILLESTEVEQMANCHESTER    } p WARRENCHANCERY  `  `     h     } p No.Below6456GSWC  p  ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     } 0   `     h     } p Hon.BarryMedley @  vs. `     h     } p Judge P   `     h     }INSURANCECOMPANYOFTHE  } p No.01S019711GS00246 p  STATEOFPENNSYLVANIAAND}     x     BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,INC.  }   `     h     } ` Defendants/Appellants    } p AFFIRMED x   @(JUDGMENTORDER `  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference. `  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthattheMemorandumOpinionofthePanelshouldbeacceptedandapproved;and `  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. XX `  Costswillbepaidbydefendants/}|a|}~appellantsforwhi~chexecutionmayissueifnecessary. `  ITISSOORDEREDonNovemberNovember17,1998."*US , SU , * `     h      p PERCURIAM  8836 X     р      Ӝr )<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  r@@  INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@@B B SPECIALWORKERS'COMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANELt )>.*jx` `@E` 8ttxP tߛ@@ATNASHVILLE  *  STEVEQ.MANCHESTER,    ) h   `     h     ) p  x   ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     ) p WARRENCHANCERY  (#     `     h     ) p   v. `     h     ) p NO.01S019711GS00246   `     h     ) p   INSURANCECOMPANYOFTHE  ) p HON.BARRYMEDLEY,  STATEOFPENNSYLVANIAand  ) p CHANCELLOR  BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,INC., p ) p  (  `     h     ) ` Defendants/Appellants    ) H  FortheAppellants: h     FortheAppellee: "  B.TimothyPirtle   h     FrankD.Farrar $  ThirdFloor,CityBankBuilding   p WilliamJosephButler %!  McMinnville,TN37111 h     Farrar&Holliman &#!  `     h     102ScottsvilleHighway `     h     P.O.Box280 `     h     Lafayette,TN37083  )2&$    MEMORANDUMOPINION  j2.,  MembersofPanel: 40.  JusticeWilliamM.Barker  620  SeniorJudgeJohnK.Byers 731 SpecialJudgeRobertE.Corlew,III >T:7 %  AFFIRMED   h      p      x BYERS,Senior @  Judge   OPINION  p     ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw. ` Reviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialcourtisdenovouponthe  L recordofthetrialcourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefindings,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2);Stonev.CityofMcMinnville,896S.W.2d548,550(Tenn. l  1995).TheapplicationofthisstandardrequiresthisCourttoweighinmoredepththefactualfindingsandconclusionsofthetrialcourtinaworkerscompensationcase.SeeCorcoranv.FosterAutoGMC,Inc.,746S.W.2d452,456(Tenn.1988). (,%#  ` Thetrialjudgefoundtheplaintiffhadsustaineda15percentpermanentpartialdisabilitytohisleftarm. ` Thedefendantquestionswhethertheevidencepreponderatesagainstthepermanentpartialdisabilityaward. ` Wefindtheevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthefindingsofthetrialcourtandaffirmthejudgment. ` Theplaintiffhadapreviousinjurytohisrighthandforwhichhewascompensated.Aftertheinjury,theplaintiffcontinuedtoworkasatirebuilderforthedefendant.Thejobrequiredconsiderablelifting,etc.Theplaintiffusedhisleftarmtodotheheavyworkmorethanhedidhisrightarmbecauseoftheprevious ,>l:7 injury.Theplaintiffdevelopedagradualinjurytohisleftarm.Thephysicianwhomthedefendantsuggestedtheplaintiffseeandtheplaintiffsexaminingphysiciandiagnosedhisinjuryasmedialepicondylitisoftheleftelbow,ortenniselbow. ` Dr.DouglasHaynes,anorthopedicsurgeonwhomthedefendantrecommendedtotheplaintiff,treatedtheplaintiffforsometimeandconcludedhehadaonepercentpermanentmedicalimpairmenttotheleftarmasaresultoftheepicondylitis.Thisassessmentcameaftersurgerywasperformedontheplaintiffselbow.Dr.HaynestestifiedhisevaluationwasbasedupontheAMAGuides. 784:  ` Dr.RobertLandsberg,anorthopedicsurgeon,examinedtheplaintiffforpurposesofevaluation.Dr.Landsbergwasoftheopiniontheplaintiffsustaineda ;7> threepercentpermanentmedicalimpairmentasaresultoftheepicondylitis.HewentbeyondtheAMAGuidesasusedbyDr.Haynesbutexplainedthatthe  guidelinespermittedanevaluationbeyondthosesetuptherein. ` Thetrialjudgefoundtheplaintiffhadsustainedatwopercentpermanentmedicaldisabilitytotheleftarmandenteredjudgmentfor15percentpermanentvocationaldisabilitytotheleftarm. ` Theplaintifftestifiedconcerningthepainhesufferedfromtheuseofhisleftarmandtestifiedhisarmwasweakerbecauseoftheinjury. ` Itisobviousthetrialjudgebasedthefindingof2twopercentpermanentmedicalimpairmentonadivisionoftheonepercentandthreepercentimpairmentratingsoftherespectivephysicians.Fromthis,hereachedthefinalconclusionthattheplaintiffsuffereda15percentvocationaldisabilitytotheleftarm. ` Wedonotfindtheevidencepreponderatesagainstthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` Thecostofthisappealistaxedtothedefendant.̀ `    `     h     _____________________________ `     h     JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudgeCONCUR:________________________________WilliamM.Barker,Justice________________________________RobertE.Corlew,III,SpecialJudge̜