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àFollowing€a€trial€the€court€ruled€that€Mr.€Miller€was€hurtÏin€the€course€and€scope€of€his€employment€and€retained€a€70%Ïpermanent€partial€disability€to€his€left€leg.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àà àà àà@ àòòTHE€ISSUESÌóóà àThe€appellant/employer€contends€that€the€employee's€injuryÏresulted€from€a€personal€condition€not€arising€out€of€hisÏemployment,€and€that€the€judgment€of€70%€left€lower€extremityÏdisability€is€excessive.€€Ì€€€€€Ì€€€€€The€appellee€contends€that€this€appeal€is€frivolous.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÓÓÓÓà@ àòòTHE€EVIDENCEÌóóà àThe€employee€worked€as€an€over„the„road€truck€driver.€€OnÏJune€18,€1993,€he€fell€from€the€cab€of€his€vehicle€after€making€aÏrest€stop.€€Mr.€Miller€testified:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àÌà8 àà8 à€€€When€I€got€to€about€the€317€mile€marker,Ïright€where€I€had€the€accident,€I€got€toÏhurting€real€bad€down€in€my€groin.€€I€stoppedÏat€the€Huddle€House.€€Usually,€I€stop€withinÏa€hundred€mile€radius€right€around€Knoxville.€ÏI€stopped€there,€pulled€in€there,€locked€myÏbrakes€down€on€my€truck,€opened€my€door€andÏleft€my€truck€running€and€started€to€get€out.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€I€turned€to€the€left€and€went€to€get€out.€ÏWhen€I€got€out€of€my€truck,€I€always€swing€toÏthe€left€and€then€put€my€head€up€between€theÏcab€of€the€door€and€stood€up€and€walked€faceÏfirst€down.€€And€as€I€was€standing€up,€I€hadÏa€real€bad€cramp€in€my€groin,€and€I€bentÏdouble€and€lost€my€balance.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*€*€*€*€ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€I€was€going€to€stop€to€use€the€bathroom,Ïget€something€to€eat.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*€*€*€*ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€The€last€thing€I€remember€was€right€beforeÏI€hit€the€ground,€the€way€I€was€falling,€IÍwas€falling€head€first€like€a€flip€is€how€itÏwas€going€to€hurt€the€way€I€was€falling.€ÏThere€was€a€gravel€parking€lot€with€about€twoÏinch€gravel,€big€gravel€in€it.€€And€I€fellÏwith€my€left€leg€turned€up€under€on€my€back.€ÌÓÓÌÓÓà8 àà8 àQ.€How€high€off€of€the€ground€would€your€headÏhave€been€at€that€point€when€you€started€toÏfall?ÌÌà8 àà8 àA.€About€eight€feet.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*€*€*€*€ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€I€fell€in€between€my€truck€and€anotherÏtruck.€€They€were€both€running.€€I€don't€knowÏhow€long€I€had€laid€there.€€I€hadn't€„€„€„€IÏwas€hollering€for€some€help€when€I€come€toÏbecause€I€couldn't€move.€€I€was€burning€in€myÏlegs.€€I€couldn't€move€my€legs.€€I€could€moveÏmy€arms.€€I€kind€of€drug€myself€over€a€littleÏaway€from€the€truck€to€the€left€of€meÏbecause,€after€I€had€fallen,€I€was€„€„€„€IÏwas€almost€under€his€tire.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*€*€*€*ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€The€pain€I€had€was€like€I€had€to€go€realÏbad€to€the€bathroom.ÌÌÓÓÌà àMiller€suffered€back€and€left€leg€injuries.€€His€treatingÏphysician€opined€that€he€retained€a€20%€anatomical€permanentÏimpairment€to€his€left€leg.€€He€was€unable€to€return€to€his€workÏas€a€truck€driver,€but€returned€to€work€as€a€mechanic€and€generalÏhand.€€òòÌóóà@ àòòAPPLICABLE€LAWÌóóà àWe€review€the€findings€of€fact€of€the€trial€court€òòdeóó€òònovoóóÏupon€the€record,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctnessÏof€the€findings;€and€we€affirm€the€findings€of€the€trial€court,€ÌÌunless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€TennesseeÏCode€Annotated€Section€50„6„225€(e)(2).€òòÌÌóó€€€€€The€appellant€relies€upon€the€rule€of€law€that€an€on„the„jobÏidiopathic€fall€to€a€bare€floor€or€to€level€ground€is€not€a€fallÏin€the€course€and€scope€of€employment.€€òòSudduth€v.€Williamsóó,€517ÏS.W.€2d€520€(Tenn.€1974);€òòDickerson€v.€Trousdale€Mfg.€Co.óó,€569ÏS.W.€2d€803€(Tenn.€1978).ÌÌà àThe€appellee€relies€upon€the€case€of€òòTapp€v.€Tappóó,€236€S.W.Ï2d€977€(Tenn.€1951)€which€holds€that€when€there€is€a€suddenÏphysical€disturbance€which€contributes€to€cause€an€injury€to€anÏemployee,€and€there€is€another€hazard€present€which€is€theÏimmediate€cause€of€the€accident,€the€resultant€injury€isÏcompensable.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€Ìà@ àòòCONCLUSION€AND€JUDGMENTÌóóà àThis€was€not€an€idiopathic€fall€to€level€ground.€€AnÏidiopathic€fall€is€one€from€an€unknown€or€obscure€cause.€€TheÏemployee€testified€that€he€suffered€a€bowel€cramp€that€caused€himÏto€lose€his€balance€and€fall€the€five€feet€from€the€floor€of€hisÏtruck€cab€to€the€ground€below.€€He€was€then€and€there€engaged€inÏactivities€that€were€a€regular€part€of€his€employment€as€a€truckÏdriver.ÌÌà àWe€concur€in€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€that€this€fallÏresulted€in€compensable€injuries.ÌÌà àThe€evidence€well€supports€the€assessment€of€a€70%€permanentÏvocational€disability€to€Mr.€Miller's€left€leg,€and€that€judgmentÏis€affirmed.ÌÌà àThis€is€not€a€frivolous€appeal.€€Costs€on€appeal€areÏassessed€to€the€appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€for€enforcementÏof€the€judgment.òòÌó󀀀̀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóADOLPHO€A.€BIRCH,€JR.,ÌCHIEF€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJOHN€K.€BYERS,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€€€Ì€Ìà àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÑ€,ÑÇÑ ` ÑÒ € ÒÒ Ð ÒÒ € ÒÒ À ÒÔ€ Ôà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌßJ€%-;+'b|Øÿ_` ç `€@ÿJßà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌÌBRUNSWICK€MARINE,à àà àà à)à àRUTHERFORD€CIRCUITÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€32319€BelowÌà àAppellant,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€€Don€R.€Ash,€JudgeÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€à àNo.€€01S01„9605„CV„00099ÌKENNETH€W.€MILLER,à àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellee.à àà àà àà à)à àAFFIRMED.ÌÌÌà@ àòòJUDGMENT€ORDERóóÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€pursuantÏto€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€theÏorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€andÏthe€Panel's€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€reviewÏis€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isÏmade€the€judgment€of€the€Court.€€ò òÌó óà àà àCosts€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant.Ìà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€25th€day€of€April,€1997.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌBirch,€J.€€„€Not€participating.Ô€ÔÌ