WPC 5U: %06nF 0(U:4Uiw@q 0l 0D D/a 0J 0T 0^. 0h 0r 0|f 0 0h 1uU,m 0d AQ N 0D 0@X 0D B B D3 U,I U6u U* B) DC AMA @ v~vL<6X9`("Courier 10cpiX3|x<6X9`("Courier 10cpiXx6X@8;X@($,  AZ"Arial RegularQ+! nEop{qrEstEuv Ӏ((3$ !      0  (#$  0  ((' dxd2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X!"#$C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ("$    ($$   1   dP Pd&&&&'dxd<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(Courier New<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d////7Border 1dd!#0C << G 6 !  #d#-  ""  ..   YYY FILED.XSeptember5,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco ! . &,,Xd&#,,Xd#-  ݛ        \RA'\   \RA'\.7XXdd7  ќ!L120;+'h|`  `LߛINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEESPECIALWORKERS'COMPENSATIONPANELATNASHVILLE  GARYALLENFERRELL,   )      ) COFFEECIRCUIT Plaintiff/Appellant   )      ) Hon.GeraldL.Ewell,Sr.v.      ) Judge      ) BATESVILLECASKETCOMPANY, ) NO.01S019512CV00218INC.andKEMPERINSURANCECO. ) (No.26,532Below)      ) Defendants/Appellees  ) FortheAppellant:     FortheAppellees: OthalSmith,Jr.     BryanEssaryStoufferTower,Ste.3121    Gideon&Wiseman611CommerceSt.     NationsBankPlaza,Ste.1900Nashville,TN37203    414UnionSt.       Nashville,TN372191782   MEMORANDUMOPINIONMembersofPanel: JusticeAdolphoA.Birch,Jr.SeniorJudgeJohnK.ByersSpecialJudgeWilliamS.Russell   AFFIRMED        BYERS,SeniorJudgeANDDISMISSED   Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.- .Thetrialcourtdismissedtheplaintiffscomplaintasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Theplaintiffappealsthisruling.̀ Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. Plaintiffreportedproblemswithswelling,painandnumbnessinhisrightarmtohissupervisorinJuneorJuly1991.Theseproblemsoccurredafterusingapneumaticsanderatworkwhichplaintiffallegedwasdefective.Hewenttothecompanydoctoraboutaweekafterhereportedtheseproblemstohisemployer.Thecompanydoctoradvisedhimthathisproblemswithhisrightarmweretheresultofhisuseofthepneumaticsanderandfurtheradvisedhimtoforeveravoidusingvibratingtoolswithhisrighthand. Plaintiffcontinuedtohavethesameproblemswithhisrightarmandexperiencedexacerbationsofhispainwheneverheusedavibratingtool.Hecontinuedtoseephysicians,byreferralfromdefendantsandonhisown.NoproofwasofferedastowhetherthedefendantshadpaidanymedicalexpensesfortheplaintiffinrelationtohisallegedinjurywithinayearofhisfilingthiscomplaintinMarch21,1994. ThetrialjudgeheldthattherewasnoquestioninthecourtsmindthattheplaintiffhadknownsinceJune/July1991thathehadaworkrelatedinjuryandthattheactionwasdismissedasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations. Ourreviewisdenovoontherecord,accompaniedbythepresumptionthatthefactualfindingsofthetrialcourtarecorrect.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2). Tenn.CodeAnn.506203provides:0 TherighttocompensationundertheWorkersCompensationLawshallbeforeverbarred,unlesswithinone(1)yearaftertheaccidentresultingininjury...occurredthenoticerequiredby506202isgiventheemployerandaclaimforcompensationundertheprovisionsofthischapterisfiledwiththetribunalhavingjurisdictiontohearanddeterminethematter;provided,thatifwithintheone(1)yearperiodvoluntarypaymentsofcompensationarepaidtotheinjuredperson...,anactiontorecoveranyunpaidportionofthecompensation,payableunderthischapter,maybeinstitutedwithinone(1)yearfromthetimetheemployershallceasemakingsuchpayments,exceptinthosecasesprovidedforby506230.Theprovisionsof506230donotapplytothesefacts.Thevoluntarypaymentofmedicalbillsofaninjuredemployeebytheemployeroritsinsurerconstitutesvoluntarypaymentofcompensationandtollstherunningofthestatute.Chandlerv.TravelersIns.Co.,212Tenn.199,369S.W.2d390(1963).However,thereisnoevidenceintherecordtoshowifanysuchpaymentsweremadeintheyearpriortoplaintiffsfilingofthecomplaint. Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtanddismissplaintiffscause,withcostsoftheappealtobetaxedtoplaintiff/appellant.      򀀀      JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudgeCONCUR:򀀀AdolphoA.Birch,Jr.,JusticèWilliamS.Russell,SpecialJudge