WPCL# 5\,u*`ޜ` RE(%iCns:EX"xt$onRhaWtҋ6 Z; EVۓ9sv*sI7A<HUD +Ϲ\񧎳%2zEnp'TEc:7<'jŞQT0uĢD.q~p[HN=ʗ婭ɡeYӯB6y@#! UN# %q 0w U:r4NpU :rw  0@ 0DB4DU:x N 0L m4=KU:^  B AQ< 0 0 0D2 2 D3v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v A 0$(!HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(H=$  HTR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalTX_XXX7XXdXXd7,  AZ"Arial RegulartpO'x3|x   _"$HXQXXX `   2    _ԀTheworkerscompensationpostjudgmentintereststatuteprescribesa  formulaforcomputingpostjudgmentinterestwhichisdifferentfromthatrequiredin  generalcivilcasesbyTenn.CodeAnn.4714121,122.,cAZ"Arial Regular((31$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8XXdd8   `   0  (#$  0   * [2"XXXX  _XXXX ]XX   Ad FILEDXX ]  October29,1999CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdA ,  AZ"Arial RegularH   _"$HXQXXX `   1    TheSupremeCourtinWoodallv.Hamlett,872S.W.2d677(Tenn.1996),  heldthestatutewasapplicableonthisissue.(32$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8XXdd8  C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPTU 3 ["XQXXX  _XXQ   Ad FILEDXQX  October29,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. dd AppellateCourtClerkdAx ,  AZ"Arial Regularla'L  dZ[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(32$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8XXdd8  (32$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8XXdd8  ($$   1  $$$$'dxd\y  <<= 8C(3$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8XXdd8   d H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8XXdd8  _   XXXX  vY_@0,j:`  `@E0` 8ttxPh  v@@  INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @@B B SPECIALWORKERS'COMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL@@ATJACKSON   *_ ` __ __  __ h __  _WILLIAMKEITH_EDDLEMON_,    ) p      `     h     ) p GIBSONCHANCERY    ` Plaintiff/Appellant h     ) p     `     h     ) p  p  v. `     h     ) p XXX XNO.02S019811CH00108# XXXXݞ# V   `     h     ) p  <  XXX XTECUMSEHPRODUCTSCOMPANY,  ) "r  `     h     ) p HON.GEORGER.ELLIS, X  ` Defendant/Appellee    ) p CHANCELLOR > # XXXXv#XXX X FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: $t  MitchellG._Tollison_   h     GregoryD.Jordan ` HAWKS&_TOLLISON_ h     JefferyG.Foster F P.O.Box630   h     _RAINEY_,_KIZER_,BUTLER,_REVIERE_ , Humboldt,TN38343 h     &BELL,_P.L.C._   `     h     P.O.Box1147 `     h     105SouthHighlandStreet `     h     Jackson,TN383021147  t"!   MEMORANDUMOPINION  )%)  MembersofPanel: +&+  JusticeJaniceHolder x-(- SeniorJudgeJohnK.ByersSeniorJudgeF.Lloyd_Tatum_  ` MODIFIEDand# XXXX#XXX X   h      p   BYERS,SeniorJudge :B6< REMANDED ;(7= _ԇ   OPINION      ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.Code H Ann.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffact  d andconclusionsoflaw.  0 # XQXXXQ # ` Theplaintiffreceivedaworkerscompensationlumpsumawardand,uponhis    motion,thetrialcourtawardedpostjudgmentinterestforaperiodof32days.He x  appealsandarguesthatheisentitledtopostjudgmentinterestfor99days,fromthe D  datethelumpsumawardwasapprovedbythetrialcourtuntilthedatehereceived ` payment. ,  ` Thedefendantcontendstheplaintiffisnotentitledtopaymentontheawarduntil  31daysaftertheentryofthejudgmentthetime%  periodduringwhichaNoticeofAppeal t couldhavebeenfiledandthereforeonly32daysofpostjudgmentinterestisdue. @  ` WefindthatXQXX XQԀTenn.CodeAnn.506225entitlestheplaintiff# XQXXXQ~#Ԁtoanadditional30  \ daysofpostjudgmentinterestandmodifythejudgmentofthetrialcourtaccordingly. '  1       (  ` OnJune1,1998,theplaintiffsworkerscompensationclaimwasheardinthe  ChanceryCourtforGibsonCountyandthetrialcourtmadeanawardofpermanent p!  partialdisability,whichwastobepaidinalumpsum.OnJuly7,1998,thetrialcourts <#" judgmentwasentered.OnSeptember8,1998,theplaintiffreceivedpaymentofthe %X $ judgmentfromthedefendant. &$"&  ` InWoodallv.Hamlett,872S.W.2d677(Tenn.1996),theSupremeCourtheld (#( thatjudgmentsinvolvingtheWorkersCompensationActarecontrolledbyTenn.Code l*%* Ann.506101etseq,andthatallbenefitsarecontrolledbytheAct,includingthe 8,', paymentofinterestonjudgments.TheSupremeCourtheldthatthegeneralintereston .T). judgmentactswerenotapplicableandthatXQXX XQTenn.CodeAnn.506225(h)(1)applies. / +0  ` # XQXXXQ#Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(h)(1)provides: 1,2 8 ` Ifthejudgmentordecreeofacourtisappealedpursuanttosubsection h3.4 (e),interestonthejudgmentordecreeshallbecomputedfromthedate N4/5 thatthejudgmentordecreeisenteredatanannualrateofinterestfive(5) 4506 percentagepointsabovetheaverageprimeloanrateforthemostrecent 6j17 weekforwhichsuchanaverageratehasbeenpublishedbytheboard_of 7P28 governorsofthefederalreservesystemonthetotaljudgmentawardedby  thesupremecourt.(emphasisadded). '  2      ` 8"` 8"  ` Althoughtheabovestatutespeaksofgrantinginterestonajudgmentthatis b appealedfrom,theSupremeCourtin_Woodall_didnotholdthismadethestatute . ~ inapplicabletoajudgmentfromwhichthereisnoappealthesituationinthiscase.  J  ` Further,in_Woodall_ԀtheSupremeCourtwasdecidingtheapplicationofXQXX XQTenn.    CodeAnn.506205(b)(2),whichrequiresanemployertobeginpaymentwithin15   daysaftertheemployerhasknowledgeoftherightofaworkertobenefits.Thisisnot ^  anissueinthecasebeforeus. *z   ` AlthoughsomereasonableargumentscanbemadethatTenn.CodeAnn.# XQXXXQV#XQXX XQԀ47 F 14121,122areapplicable,itappearstheholdingin_Woodall_fixes# XQXXXQ #XQXX XQTenn.CodeAnn.  506225(h)(1)astheappropriatestatutetoapplyforthepurposeofcomputinginterest  onajudgmentinworkerscompensationcases. Z  ` Thetrialcourtheldthedefendantdidnotoweinterestfromthedateoftheentry &v ofthejudgmentuntilafter30dayshadexpired,aperiodduringwhichthedefendant B coulddecidewhethertoappealthecase.Wefindthistobeerror.Thestatuterequires  theinteresttobepaidfromthedateofentryofthejudgmentuntilallaccruedamounts   arepaid. V"!  ` # XQXXXQ #Applyingthisstatute,wefindthattheplaintiffisentitledtopostjudgmentinterest "$r# fortheperiodofJuly7,1998toSeptember8,1998.Accordingly,wemodifythe %>!% judgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthiscasetothetrialcourtforentryofanorder ' #' awardinganadditionalthirtydayspostjudgmentinterest. )$)  ` CostsofthisappealXQXX XQaretaxedtothedefendant. R+&+  `     h      p  `     h      p _____________________________ .:*/  `     h      p JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudge / +0 CONCUR: h3.4  6j17 ________________________________  JaniceHolder,Justice  ________________________________ . ~ F.Lloyd_Tatum_,SeniorJudge# XQXXXQ%#   d H` TR[A'Legal Red[A' Legal A' Legal A' LegalT@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE `  @uu)ATJACKSON F  WILLIAMKEITH_EDDLEMON_,@.)    ~ @.)  GIBSONCOUNTYNO.12787 d  APPELLANT,@.) J @.)  HON.GEORGEELLIS 0 v.@.)  CHANCELLOR v  @.) \  xY_B2.jz`  `@E` ttx0B0 xTECUMSEHPRODUCTSCOMPANY,@.)  S.CT.NO.02S019811CH00108 B  @.) (   APPELLEE@.)0   T$T$ @* u!X XQ JUDGMENT # XQX u!-#Ԉ F @. ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.Code P Ann.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltothe  SpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandum  Opinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporated !T hereinbyreference; #   Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltaken L% andshouldbedenied;and '!  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw (# areadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentofthe *P!% Court.TheCourtrecommendsthattheopinionoftheSpecialWorkersCompensation |,#' AppealsPanelbepublished. H.$)  Costswillbepaidbytheappellee,TecumsehProductsCompany,forwhich 0&+ executionmayissueifnecessary. 1(-  Itissoordered. 3L*/   0      8     PER_CURIAM_ D7-3  9/5 HOLDER,J.NOTPARTICIPATING  `   ` TRY03'Letterhead[A'Legal Red 3' Letter A' LegalT h @YY"OCTOBER27,1999  h  TO: 0  0` (#(#MELISSAHOPPER,DEPUTYCLERK,JACKSON` (#` (#  FROM: 0 ` WILLIAMM.BARKER,JUSTICE` (#` (#  RE: 0  0` (#(#WILLIAMKEITH_EDDLEMON_ԀV.TECUMSEHPRODUCTSCOMPANYP` (#` (#    ` GIBSONCOUNTYNO.02S019811CH00108 6~   COPY: 0 ` MELISSAHOPPER,VIAEMAIL0 ` (#` (# 0  0` (#(# ` (#` (# MOTIONFORREVIEW:   h      p DENIED L