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à)ÌÌÌÌòòFor€Appellantóó:€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òòFor€Appellee:óóÌÌKathryn€S.€Kibbe€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€James€T.€RyalÌRainey,€Kizer,€Butler,€Reviere€&€Bell€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Adams,€Ryal€&€FlippinÌJackson,€Tennessee€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Humboldt,€TennesseeòòÌóóÌÌÌÌòòÓ  ÓÓ ` ` ‹XÓM€E€M€O€R€A€N€D€U€M€€€€O€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÌÌòòMembers€of€Panelóó:ÌÌLyle€Reid,€Associate€Justice,€Supreme€CourtÌJoe€C.€Loser,€Jr.,€Special€JudgeÌLeonard€Watson€Martin,€Special€JudgeÌÔ'  ÔÌÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ŒXÓÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ` ‹XÓÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ŒXÓÌÓ  ÓAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Loser,ÏJudgeÓ ¹ ÓÌòòÓ  ÓÓ ` ` ‹XÓMEMORANDUM€OPINIONóóÓ rAÓÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ŒXÓà àà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€inÏaccordance€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€andÏreporting€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€€In€this€appeal,€theÏemployer€questions€the€award€of€permanent€partial€disability€benefits€asÏbeing€excessive€and€contends€the€award€should€be€to€the€first€phalange€of€theÏthumb€rather€than€to€the€thumb.€€As€discussed€below,€the€panel€hasÏconcluded€the€judgment€should€be€modified.Ìà àà àThe€claimant,€Flippin,€is€forty€years€old€and€has€a€high€schoolÏeducation€plus€two€years€of€college.€€He€has€worked€for€the€employer€sinceÏ1980.€€He€was€injured€on€February€27,€1995€when€his€right€hand€becameÏcaught€in€a€press€while€he€was€attempting€to€install€a€body€mount€ring€on€anÏengine€frame.€€His€thumb€was€caught€in€a€metal€clamp,€which€amputated€aÏsmall€portion€of€the€tip€of€his€right€thumb.Ìà àà àThe€claimant€was€treated€at€the€emergency€room€and€released.€ÏHe€returned€to€work€a€day€later.€€The€treating€physician€opined€that€he€hadÏlost€about€twenty„five€percent€of€the€distal€phalange€of€the€thumb,€that€theÏslight€loss€of€motion€and€any€weakness€or€sensitivity€were€not€necessarilyÏpermanent€and€that€the€claimant€would€retain€a€twenty„two€percentÍpermanent€impairment€of€the€thumb.€€The€claimant€returned€to€full€dutyÏwithin€two€weeks€following€the€accident.Ìà àà àThe€trial€court€awarded€permanent€partial€disability€benefitsÏbased€on€eighty€percent€to€the€thumb.€€Appellate€review€is€de€novo€upon€theÏrecord€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€ofÏthe€findings€of€the€trial€court,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€isÏotherwise.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„225(e)(2).€€Conclusions€of€law€areÏsubject€to€review€on€appeal€without€any€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòPresleyÏv.€Bennettóó,€860€€S.W.2d€€857€(Tenn.€1993).Ìà àà àWhere€a€worker's€only€injury€is€to€a€scheduled€member,€heÏmay€receive€only€the€amount€of€compensation€provided€by€the€statutoryÏschedule€for€his€permanent€disability.€€òòGenesco,€Inc.€v.€Creameróó,€584€ÏS.W.2d€€191€(Tenn.€1979).€€If€the€injury€causes€a€permanent€loss€of€part€butÏnot€all€of€the€use€of€a€scheduled€member,€and€if€such€loss€is€not€specificallyÏprovided€for€in€the€schedule,€benefits€are€computed€by€applying€theÏpercentage€of€loss€to€the€total€loss€benefit€contained€in€the€schedule,€but€theÏinjury€is€compensable€whether€or€not€there€has€been€any€loss€of€earningÏcapacity.€€òòHedges€Mfg.€Co.€v.€Worleyóó,€223€€Tenn.€€102,€€442€€S.W.2d€€624Ï(1969).Ìà àà àThe€thumb€is€a€scheduled€member,€but€so€is€the€first€phalangeÏof€the€thumb,€having€half€the€value€of€the€thumb.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€sectionÏ50„6„207(3)(a)(II).€€The€claimant€has€been€able€to€perform€his€job,€butÏexperiences€some€loss€of€grip€strength€and€manual€dexterity.€€From€ourÏexamination€of€the€evidence€we€find€it€preponderates€against€an€award€basedÏon€eighty€percent€to€the€thumb€and€in€favor€of€one€based€on€eighty€percentÏto€the€first€phalange€of€the€thumb.€€The€judgment€is€modified€accordingly.Ìà àà àAs€modified,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€CostsÏon€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€parties,€one„half€each.Ó *bÓÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ` ‹XÓ_______________________________Ó ÓÌÓ  Ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Joe€C.€Loser,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ŒXÓCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌLyle€Reid,€Associate€JusticeÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌLeonard€Watson€Martin,€JudgeÌÑ€ ÑÇÒ 4 ÒÒ 8 ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ „ Òà0 àà àà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àATJACKSONÌÌÌÌÌÌWILLIAM€JERRY€FLIPPIN,€JR.,à àà à)à àGibson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€12369Ìà àà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€Joe€C.€Morris,Ì€VS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€€€€€€€ChancellorÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€02„S„01„9610„CH„00089ÌA.€O.€SMITH€AUTOMOTIVEà àà à)ÌPRODUCTS€COMPANY,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)à àAffirmed€As€Modified.ÌÌÌò òà@ àòòJUDGMENT€ORDERó óóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€a€motion€for€review€pursuant€toÏTenn.€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 àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€is€notÏwell„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusionsÏof€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€theÍjudgment€of€the€Court.Ìà àCosts€will€be€paid€one„half€by€the€plaintiff/appellee,€William€JerryÏFlippin,€Jr.,€and€one„half€by€the€defendant/appellant,€A.€O.€SmithÏAutomotive€Products€Company,€and€its€surety,€for€which€execution€mayÏissue€if€necessary.Ìà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€___€day€of€__________,€1997.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÓÓÌReid,€J.,€Not€Participating