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TheappelleewasalsotreatedextensivelybyDr.DavidGaw,andthatsubstantialbillwasnotpaidbyorfortheemployer. Allofthesedetailsregardingmedicaltreatment,approvedphysiciansandunpaidbillsimpactuponthesingleissuebeforeus.THEISSUE Theissueiswhetherornotthissuitwasbarredbytheoneyearstatueoflimitations.TheinjuryoccurredonJuly14,1989,andsuitwasbroughtonAugust7,1990.THETRIALCOURT'SJUDGMENT Thetrialcourtruledthatthestatuteoflimitationdidnot8barthesuit,thattheinjuredemployeewasentitledtoajudgment0 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEEATNASHVILLECONNIEDRENNON,   ) RUTHERFORDCIRCUIT      ) No.31281Below Appellee,    )      ) Hon.RobertE.Corlew,v.      ) Chancellor.      )J59;+'b|d'`  `@J      ) No.01S019510CV00184WALDENBOOK,INC.,   )       ) Appellant.    ) AFFIRMED.JUDGMENTORDER  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference;  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshouldbedenied;and  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt.   Costsareassessedtotheappellant.  ITISSOORDEREDthis3rddayofJanuary,1997.      PERCURIAMBirch,C.J.Notparticipating.:2Ԁbasedupon12%permanentpartialdisabilitytothewholebody,unpaidtemporarypartialdisabilityof20%for41days,unpaidmedicalexpensesintheamountof$5,380.44,andallnecessaryfuturemedicalexpenses.CONCLUSION Itiswellsettledthattheapplicableoneyearstatuteoflimitationdoesnotrununtiloneyearfromthelastpaymentofmedicalexpensesgrowingoutoftheonthejobinjury.TennesseeCodeAnnotatedSection506203.Fieldv.Lowe,415S.W.2d340(Tenn.1967).Thefactthattheemployerheredidnotpaythebillsofthecompanydesignatedphysiciansfortreatmentrenderedwithinoneyearofthefilingofsuituponacompensationclaimclearlyandproperlyreported,andwhentheapprovedphysicianswereidentifiedbytheemployerandusedbytheinjuredemployee,andwherethetrialcourtfoundthattheinjurywascompensableandfoundthatthebillsofthephysiciansareowedbytheemployerandjudgmententeredaccordingly,thestatuteoflimitationistolledduringthetimeofsuchtreatment.Thelawshouldnotanddoesnotrewardadenialofliabilityimproperlyproclaimedandarefusalbyanemployertopayitsapprovedphysiciansforservicesrenderedaninjuredemployeebyallowingtheinvokingofastatuteoflimitationthatwouldnothaveappliediftheirpaymentobligationhadbeenmet. Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Costsonappealareassessedtotheappellant.Thecaseisremandedforallnecessarypurposes.̀򀀀󀀀WILLIAMS.RUSSELL,RETIREDJUDGECONCUR:򀀀ADOLPHOA.BIRCH,JR.,CHIEFJUSTICE,SUPREMECOURT̀򀀀JOHNK.BYERS,SENIORJUDGÈ   `