WPC  :ɨEZd۫K4I{ +qZQۃZAaW~جrwo>'An`N9zEGhDÃ Hgzg8SqAR;ڦmx`^())OD:Hr3)N{MrKYN! rkOj׺jK!N\{R5gF#M,|.P.N+5g zqGw)P0n[[ͪ]߱9Ԭ!C҉;W7q8.Z$B@qѪG 9~2M>U^_mg|H[r[aνUhp#)!kN>NNEBҵI _ԏn{6a4QHny-:3ֲJbY,&:X~oW7zђ| in?Iz>2J6#W#UN % 0:UN ^ _ wk 4o   m  N E B HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 5e,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,("  Z6Times New Roman Regularp+s Xq+:i+003|xU  d !USUS.,  _X`XXXSXX`  @ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE#X`XS\#SXX`Ԉ  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#X`XS#JuXX`Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefs!May1,2001 L #X`XJuS#SXX` #X`XS#JuXX`MARGARET_TOBITT_Ԁv.BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,INC.#X`XJu5#SXX`  4   #X`XS#AppealbyPermissionfromtheSupremeCourtSpecialWorkers n  CompensationAppealsPanel Z  CircuitCourtforWarrenCounty F  @@No.93510 @ 0 @ CharlesD._Haston_,Judge 2  @@*AV) ` dE< ` A  Z  @@TTNo.M200000279SCWCMCVFiledAugust29,_2001_ U  SXX`____________________ A   #SS=#  #X`XS<#E.RileyAnderson,C.J.,dissenting. ;   Irespectfullydissent. c   Inworkerscompensationcases,appellatereviewisdenovoupontherecord,accompanied ; byapresumptionthatthefindingsofthetrialcourtarecorrect,unlessthepreponderanceofthe ' evidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2)(1999&Supp.2000).Underthis  standard,wemustweighthefactualfindingsandconclusionsoflawmadebythetrialcourt,andwe  mustconductanindependentexaminationtodeterminewherethepreponderanceoftheevidence  lies._Cleek_Ԁv.WalMartStoresInc.,19S.W.3d770,773(Tenn.2000).    Myreviewoftherecordindicatestheemployeewastreatedatthesceneandattheemergency _ roomforinjuriestoherforearmandherkneeaftertheaccident.Therewasnoevidencethatshe K sustainedanyinjuryortraumatoherfaceorheadandnoevidencethatshestruckherheadwhenshe 7  fell.Theparamedicwhotreatedtheemployeeatthescenetestifiedthattheemployeeshowedno #!s evidenceofheadinjuryandthatshewasawake,alert,andoriented.Theparamedicalsotestifiedthat "_ theemployeecomplainedofpainonlyinherarmandkneeandnotinherhead,face,orjaw. "K  Similarly,theevidencerevealedthattheemployeewastreatedattheemergencyroomfollowingthe #7! accidentforinjuriesonlytoherarmandknee. $# "   Moreover,therewasevidencethattheemployeehadsurgeryapproximatelysixmonths &!$ beforetheaccidenttoremovethemeniscusfromherjawjoints.Atthetimeoftheaccident,the '"% employeecontinuedtohavepainandwasusingaplasticsplinttoreducethepain.Hertreating (#& physician,Dr._Urbanek_,testifiedthatanxrayandaCTscantakenfollowingtheaccidentwere o)$' negativeforajawfracture.Therewasnootherobjectivemedicalevidencetosupportafindingthat [*%( theemployeesufferedaninjurytoherhead,face,orjawthataggravatedherpreexistinginjuryas G+&) aresultoftheaccident. 3,'*  -o(+ _  Inlightofalloftheevidence,IwouldconcludethattheSpecialWorkersCompensation  Panelcorrectlydeterminedthattheevidencepreponderatedagainstthetrialcourtsfindingthatthe  employeesinjuryaroseoutofheremployment.Ithereforedissent.     `     h     ____________________________________ 8     `     h     E.RILEYANDERSON,CHIEFJUSTICE $ t