WPC C ba |x7ԚAztê‹Yk;XS i'Ey+-$Z> "ܰj=:~TvKܖv(9& .%RIv!c8 >T9|/ x`&5̤/FcDvXxj.HR.FK~]pe4[g t1^6spI+Diόڭ3UV]Cvo]Qe EDqс}EXYS\++jd2LvPћLp ,#c@ڣڱUtg\Hn?3pV7`/~ͷ+PSzftQ)o Z_ͭD sg츓Q t!$*8m,6 khy'WViV8T~{}, Cg?TX@ߊF~8*&`#!@UNa % 0U: 4    U: 4 w< 0@@ 0D mN[N8U8:[r^  B AQG 0  0% 0D== D3HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(H=$  HTR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalTX_XXX7XXdXXd7,  AZ"Arial Regular{Z='3|x  _;$HXXXX `   1    ݀TheplaintiffwasmakingmoremoneyatBAICOthanhemadewiththe  defendant.,cAZ"Arial Regular((3_;$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8HXXdd8   `   0  (#$  0  U Q ["XXXX  <XX Ad   _FILED<   September24,1999  Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourt_Clerk _<4 9Z+ Courier New  Q ["XXXX  <XX Ad   _FILED<   September24,1999  Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourt_Clerk _8'L  dZ[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8HXXdd8  (3$ H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8HXXdd8  ($$   1  $$$$'dxd H=!  HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8HXXdd8  _   XXXX  _@@  INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @@B B SPECIALWORKERS'COMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANELlY_6&"h 8 `Ex"tt0:l $$@@ATKNOXVILLE   * $$PHILIPSTEVENFANN, h     ) p      `     h     ) p MORGANCHANCERY    ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     ) p     `     h     ) p  p  v. `     h     ) p XXX XNO.03S019811CH00124# XXXX# V   `     h     ) p  <  XXX XADVANCETRANSFORMER    ) "r COMPANY,    h     ) p HON.FRANKV.WILLIAMS,III, X  `     h     ) p CHANCELLOR >  ` Defendant/Appellant    ) p # XXXX#XXX X $  FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: `  ArthurG.Seymour,Jr. h     JamesFrankWilson 2 RobertL.Kahn   h     Wilson&Brooks,PC  Frantz,McConnell&Seymour,LLP  P.O.Box160   P.O.Box39    h     Wartburg,TN37887 !  Knoxville,TN37901   MEMORANDUMOPINION  )$%)  MembersofPanel: +&+  JusticeFrankF.Drowota,III ~-(- SeniorJudgeJohnK.ByersSpecialJudgeRogerE.Thayer AFFIRMED# XXXXL#XXX X    h      p BYERS,SeniorJudge ;.7= Ї   OPINION      ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.# XXXX #XXX X ` Reviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialcourtisdenovoupontherecord    ofthetrialcourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefindings,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2);Stonev.CityofMcMinnville,896S.W.2d548,550(Tenn.1995).The  p applicationofthisstandardrequiresthisCourttoweighinmoredepththefactualfindingsandconclusionsofthetrialcourtinaworkerscompensationcase.See   Corcoranv.FosterAutoGMC,Inc.,746S.W.2d452,456(Tenn.1988).# XXXX #XXX X   ` Thetrialjudgefoundtheplaintiffhadsuffered40percentpermanentpartialdisabilitytobothupperarms. ` Thedefendantraisestwoissuesonappeal:(1)whetherthetrialjudgeerredinawardingdisabilitybenefitsagainstthedefendantand(2)whethertheawardofdisabilitybenefitstotheplaintiffwascontrarytothepreponderanceoftheevidence. (#  !   ` Weaffirmthejudgment. ` TheplaintiffbeganemploymentwiththedefendantinJulyorAugustof1996.Theplaintiffusedcomputers,calculators,typewriters,wordprocessors,faxmachines,copiers,forklifts,micrometers,calipers,andothergaugesinvariousjobsheperformedforthedefendant. ` InNovember1996,theplaintiffbegantoexperienceproblemswithhishands.Dr.CletusJ.McMahontreatedtheplaintiffandinJuly1997didcarpaltunnelsurgeryonbotharms.Afterthesurgery,theplaintiffreturnedtoworkforthedefendantbutwaslaidofftwodayslater.Theplaintiffwasnotrecalledwhenotheremployeeswere recalledtoworkbythedefendant. 3.4  ` OnJanuary14,1998,theplaintiffwenttoworkforacompanynamedBreedTechnologiesorBAICO.TheplaintiffwasrequiredtodorepetitivetypeworkatBAICO,andtheproblemswithhishandscontinued.  #  1       H   ` OnJanuary24,1998,Dr.McMahonwasaskedtogiveanopinionontheplaintiffsimpairmentfromcarpaltunnelsyndrome.Dr.McMahonrelieduponanOctober16,1997examinationtomakeanassessmentoftheimpairment.Hefixedtheplaintiffsimpairmentat5percentwithnoneedforrestrictions. ` OnMarch27,1998,Dr.McMahonsawtheplaintiffandsometimeafterwasaskedtofilloutaC32DepartmentofLaborform.Inthisreport,Dr.McMahonfoundtheplaintiffsuffereda10percentimpairmenttobotharmsbecauseofthecarpaltunnelsyndrome. ` Dr.McMahontestifiedbydepositionalsointhiscase.HetestifiedthatontheMarch27,1998examinationhedeterminedthedisabilityratingshouldberaisedfrom5percentto10percentforeacharm.Dr.McMahontestifiedthereasonforthiselevationwasbecausetheplaintiffwassufferingpainwhiledoingrepetitivetypework. ` Further,Dr.McMahontestifiedthatiftheplaintiffweredoingrepetitiveworkitwouldaccountfortheincreaseintheamountofdisabilityfrom5percentto10percent.TheplaintiffwasdoingthisrepetitiveworkatBAICO,andthedefendantinsiststhisrelievesittotallyorpartiallyfromliabilitytotheplaintiff. ` Wearenotconvincedbythisclaim.Dr.McMahonfurthertestifiedthatwhenhereleasedtheplaintifftoreturntoworkwithoutrestrictions,hedidsototesthisabilitytoworkwithoutpain.Therecordshowstheplaintiffonlyremainedanemployeeofthedefendantfortwodaysandhedidnotperformanyrepetitiveworkduringthattime. ` Dr.McMahontestifiedthathadtheplaintiffbeenworkingforthedefendantandhadexperiencedthesamesymptomsasheexperiencedafterworkingforBAICOhewouldhavegivena10percentimpairmentrating. ` Itseemsfromthisrecordthetreatingphysiciansattempttofullydeterminetheplaintiffsdisabilitybyreturninghimtoworkwiththedefendantwasfrustratedbythe 4506 defendantsterminationoftheplaintiff.Whentheplaintiffdidreturntowork,thedoctorwasabletomakeafinaldeterminationoftheimpairmenttotheplaintiffsarms.Thisimpairment,aswereadthetestimony,isattributabletothecarpaltunnelsyndromesufferedbytheplaintiffwhileworkingforthedefendant. ` Baseduponthisrecord,wefindthetrialcourtcorrectlyfoundthedefendanttobeliableforthetotaldisabilitysufferedbytheplaintiffandweaffirmthejudgment.Costsofthisappealaretaxedtothedefendant. `     h      p _____________________________ `     h      p JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudgeCONCUR:________________________________FrankF.Drowota,III,Justice________________________________RogerE.Thayer,SpecialJudge# XXXX#    XHXA XX X@DINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE    lY_6&"h 8 `Eh"tt0:l %%ATKNOXVILLE  PHILIPSTEVENFANN, h     ) p MorganCounty   Chancery `     h     ) p No.9884 d\   %% ` Plaintiff/Appellee,    ) :2   `     h     ) p S.Ct.No.03S019811CH00124   v. `     h     )    `     h     ) p Hon.FrankV.Williams,III,   ADVANCETRANSFORMERCOMPANY,  ) p Judge    `     h     ) ` Defendant/Appellant.  ) p Affirmed >6 @(DJUDGMENTORDER   `  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupondefendantsmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; `  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshouldbedenied;and `  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. `  Costswillbepaidbydefendant/appellant,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.' `     h      p PERCURIAMDrowota,J.,notparticipating# XX XXA"# 09(2<  `