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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÑ7€˜QXXdædÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÞ ÞÌÌà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àSPECIAL€WORKERS'€COMPENSATION€APPEALS€PANELÌÙ€€ÙßR€NPMA1-j|â` Å `€€@ÿRßÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÌà@ àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌJESSIE€JAMES€JONES,€JR.à àà à€à à)€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€NO.€02S01„9601„CH„00041Ìà àà àPlaintiff„Appellee,à àà àà à)€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€MADISON€CHANCERYÏCOURTÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€NO.€46409ÌCIGNA€INSURANCE€COMPANIESà àà à)€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€HONORABLE€JOE€C.ÏMORRIS,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€JUDGEÌà àà àDefendant„Appellant,à àà à)ÌÌÌÌÌÌòòFOR€APPELLANT:à àà àà àà àà àFOR€APPELLEE:óóò òÌÌó óRobert€O.€Binkley,€Jr.à àà àà àà àPatrick€N.€ParkerÌBradford€Boxà àà àà àà àà àGarrety€&€SandersÌRainey,€Kizer,€Butler,à àà àà àà à65€Stonebridge€BoulevardÌReviere€&€Bellà àà àà àà àà àJackson,€Tennessee€38305Ì105€S.€Highland€Avenueà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌP.€O.€Box€1147ÌJackson€Tennessee€38302„1147ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àà ààHää*pàòòM€E€M€O€R€A€N€D€U€M€€€O€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà@ àÌÌà@ àòòMembers€of€PanelóóÌÌÌà@ àLyle€Reid,€Associate€Justice,€Supreme€CourtÌà@ àF.€Lloyd€Tatum,€Special€JudgeÌà@ àJoe€C.€Loser,€Jr.,€Special€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTatum,€JudgeÌÌÌÌÌòòà@ àò òMEMORANDUM€OPINIONó óóóÌÓÓÌÌà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€CourtÏin€accordance€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€andÏreporting€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€ÌÌà àThe€plaintiff,€Jesse€James€Jones€Jr.,€underwent€compensableÏlumbar€disc€herniation€and€surgery€for€which€he€entered€into€aÏsettlement€agreement€with€his€employer€for€payment€of€permanentÏpartial€disability€benefits€of€40%€to€the€body€as€a€whole€inÏSeptember,€19,€1992.€€On€May€18,€1992,€Plaintiff€was€injured€in€aÏsecond€industrial€accident€and€suffered€a€second€lumbar€discÏherniation€for€which€he€underwent€a€second€laminectomy.€€TheÏplaintiff€recovered€a€judgment€for€the€second€injury€against€CignaÏInsurance€Company€in€which€he€was€awarded€further€workers'Ïcompensation€benefits€based€on€the€finding€that€he€suffered€55%Ïpermanent€partial€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole.ÌÌà àOn€September€20,€1995,€Cigna€filed€a€motion€for€reduction€ofÏaward€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€56„6„231€seeking€a€reduction€ofÍthe€permanent€disability€award€for€the€second€injury.€€The€TrialÏCourt€denied€Cigna's€motion€for€reduction€of€award€and€this€appealÏresults.€€In€its€only€issue,€Cigna€says€that€evidence€preponderatesÏagainst€the€Trial€Court's€denial€of€its€motion€to€terminate€itsÏobligation€for€payment€of€permanent€disability€benefits€as€ofÏNovember€7,€1995.€€ÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð50„6„231€provides:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àAll€amounts€paid€by€employer€and€received€byÏthe€employee€or€the€employee's€dependents,Ïby€lump€sum€payments,€shall€be€final,€but€theÏamount€of€any€award€payable€periodically€forÏmore€than€six€(6)€months€may€be€modified€asÏfollows:Ìà8 àà8 àà à(1)à àAt€any€time€by€agreement€of€theÏparties€and€approval€by€the€court;€orÌà8 àà8 àà à(2)à àIf€the€parties€cannot€agree,€thenÏat€any€time€after€six€(6)€months€from€theÏdate€of€the€award€an€application€may€be€madeÏto€the€courts€by€either€party,€on€the€ground€ofÏincrease€or€decrease€of€incapacity€due€solelyÏto€the€injury.€€In€such€cases,€the€sameÏprocedure€shall€be€followed€as€in€ðð€50„6„225Ïin€case€of€a€disputed€claim€for€compensation.ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€defendant€relies€primarily€upon€the€testimony€of€a€privateÍinvestigator€who€made€video€tapes€showing€the€plaintiff€whileÏworking€as€a€carpenter€in€constructing€houses€and€also€showing€himÏat€or€near€his€residence.€€The€defendant€also€relies€upon€theÏdeposition€of€Dr.€Lowell€Stonecipher€who€performed€bothÏlaminectomies€upon€the€plaintiff.€€ÌÌà àMr.€B.K.€Vanhorn,€the€private€investigator,€testified€that€heÏobserved€plaintiff€on€three€separate€days€in€June€and€September€ofÏ1995.€€He€testified€that€he€observed€the€plaintiff€lifting,€bending,Ïclimbing,€kneeling,€stooping,€reaching,€pushing,€pulling,€liftingÏscaffolding,€walk€boards,€lifting€power€tools,€and€ladders.€€TheÏwitness€testified€that€he€observed€the€plaintiff€climb€on€top€ofÏrafters,€secure€boards€and€building€materials€on€to€the€top€of€theÏhouse€under€construction.€€The€witness€saw€the€plaintiff€assist€inÏlifting€and€removing€a€golf€cart€from€a€small€trailer€and€move€aÏlarge€broken€tree€trunk.ÌÌà àThe€witness€took€a€total€of€eight€hours€of€video€footage€of€hisÏtwenty„five€to€thirty€hours€of€observation.€€Of€this€eight€hours€ofÍvideo,€the€witness€edited€the€tapes€to€approximately€one€hour€andÏthis€one€hour€of€taping€was€introduced€in€evidence.€€We€haveÏobserved€this€tape€which€represents€only€about€1/24€or€1/30€of€theÏwitnesses€observation.€€Much€of€the€activity€of€the€plaintiff€does€notÏappear€to€be€strenuous.€€The€activity€that€was€strenuous€wasÏcontinued€for€a€few€minutes€at€a€time€and€was€not€continuous€orÏrepetitive.€€ÌÌà àDr.€Lowell€Stonecipher€gave€a€deposition€on€March€15,€1993,Ïfor€use€in€the€trial€of€this€case€and€gave€another€deposition€onÏOctober€27,€1995,€for€use€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€reductionÏof€the€award.€€In€the€1993€deposition€the€doctor€testified€that€heÏperformed€both€surgeries€on€the€plaintiff.€€He€testified€in€1993€thatÏthe€plaintiff€could€do€finishing€work€or€act€as€a€working€supervisorÏbut€he€would€not€recommend€that€the€plaintiff€put€up€rafters€or€be€aÏroofer€or€pour€concrete.€€He€was€released€with€instructions€do€noÏrepeated€bending€or€stooping€and€placed€a€lifting€limit€of€fiftyÏpounds€on€the€plaintiff.€€All€of€these€restrictions€were€temporaryÏand€after€six€to€twelve€months,€the€plaintiff€was€instructed€by€theÍdoctor€that€he€could€do€whatever€he€liked,€if€he€could€keep€hisÏactivity€within€his€tolerance.€€ÌÌà àDr.€Stonecipher€testified€that€after€viewing€the€aboveÏmentioned€tapes€he€was€of€the€opinion€that€the€plaintiff€couldÏperform€any€type€of€carpenter€work.€€However,€he€testified€that€heÏsaw€plaintiff€two€times€in€1995.€€On€May€9,€1995,€the€plaintiff€cameÏto€him€with€the€same€symptoms€that€he€previously€had€with€his€backÏand€right€leg.€€He€was€complaining€of€decreased€sensation€from€hisÏknee€distally.€€The€doctor€at€that€time€felt€that€he€was€havingÏsignificant€problems€but€did€not€think€that€he€had€a€"recurrent€disc",Ïalthough€at€one€time€he€did€suspect€a€small€herniated€disc.€€ScarÏtissue€was€present€and€the€plaintiff€had€decreased€sensation€in€theÏL5„S1€nerve€root,€which€had€been€present€"all€of€the€time."ÌÌà àIn€the€1993€deposition,€Dr.€Stonecipher€rated€the€plaintiff'sÏimpairment€at€13%€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€€He€testified€in€his€1995Ïdeposition€that€his€opinion€had€not€changed;€that€the€plaintiffÏcontinued€to€have€13%€impairment€to€the€body€as€a€whole.ÌÌÌà àThe€plaintiff€testified€that€at€the€time€of€his€injury€in€MarchÏof€1992€he€was€working€at€Hoyt€Hayes€Construction€Company.€€AfterÏthe€second€injury,€he€discontinued€working€there€because€the€workÏwas€too€heavy€for€him€to€do.€€After€being€out€of€work€for€someÏnumber€of€months€he€worked€for€John€McBride€doing€residentialÏconstruction,€but€had€difficulty.ÌÌà àHe€began€working€for€Eddie€Ellis€Construction€Company,€thatÏwas€owned€by€a€friend€of€his.€€Mr.€Ellis€permitted€him€to€only€workÏ25€to€35€hours€per€week€and€permitted€him€to€do€lighter€work.€€TheÏplaintiff€testified€that€Mr.€Ellis€would€permit€him€to€have€days€offÏwhen€he€was€having€difficulty€with€his€back€and€leg.€€ÌÌà àThe€plaintiff€testified€that€he€still€had€back€pain€but€it€wasÏnot€as€bad€as€when€he€first€resumed€work€after€his€second€surgery.€ÏHe€testified€that€he€has€numbness€in€his€leg€"all€of€the€time."€€WhileÏhe€continues€to€have€stiffness€and€pain,€he€has€learned€to€deal€withÍit€better.€€He€admitted€that€the€video€tapes€depicted€him€and€heÏtestified€that€he€played€golf€from€15€to€20€times€during€the€summerÏof€1995.€€He€is€unable€to€do€anything€after€getting€off€from€work.€ÏHis€wife€testified€that€he€"does€nothing€but€work."€€He€is€irritableÏwhen€he€comes€home€and€does€nothing.ÌÌà àHis€W„2€form€for€the€year€1994,€the€year€before€trial,Ïindicated€that€he€had€income€of€$12,117.00€which€representÏapproximately€1,219€hours€at€$9.50€an€hour.€€Had€he€worked€40€hoursÏa€week€for€50€weeks€he€would€have€been€paid€for€2,000€hours€work.€ÏThe€hours€that€he€worked€was€781€hours€less€than€a€person€workingÏ40€hours€a€week€for€50€weeks.ÌÌà àAppellate€review€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€of€the€Trial€Court,Ïaccompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€findings€of€fact,Ïunless€this€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(2).€€This€tribunal€is€required€to€conduct€anÏindependent€examination€of€the€evidence€to€determine€where€theÏpreponderance€of€the€evidence€lies.€€òòWingert€vs.€Government€ofÍSumner€Countyóó,€908€S.W.€2d€921€(Tenn.€1995).ÌÌà àWhere€the€trial€judge€has€seen€and€heard€witnesses,€especiallyÏif€issues€and€weight€to€be€given€oral€testimony€are€involved,€onÏreview€considerable€deference€must€still€be€accorded€to€thoseÏcircumstances.€€òòTownsend€vs.€Stateóó,€826€S.€W.€2d€434€(Tenn.€1992).€ÏHowever,€this€tribunal€is€as€well€situated€to€gauge€the€weight,Ïworth€and€significance€of€deposition€testimony€as€the€trial€judge.€ÏòòSeiber€vs.€Greenbriar€Industries,€Inc.óó,€906€S.W.€2d€444€(Tenn.€1955).€ÏThe€medical€proof€in€this€case€was€by€deposition.€€The€otherÏevidence€was€by€oral€testimony.ÌÌà àA€final€decree€of€judgment€in€a€worker's€compensation€case€isÏfinal,€as€in€any€other€case,€unless€the€party€seeking€to€reopen€theÏcase€can€prove€a€situation€bringing€the€case€within€the€terms€ofÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„231.€€òòGeneral€Sharers€Products€Corp.€vs.ÏReeseóó,€245€S.W.€2d€783€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1951)€€In€order€to€do€this,€theÏparty€seeking€a€modification€of€the€original€award€must€show€anÏincrease€or€decrease€of€incapacity€since€the€final€judgment,€dueÍsolely€to€the€original€injury.€€The€statute€does€not€authorize€aÏretrial€of€the€case€on€the€same€evidence€that€was€presented€in€theÏoriginal€trial;€there€must€be€a€substantial€change€in€the€employee'sÏdisability€resulting€from€the€original€injury.€€òòHartford€Hosiery€MillsÏvs.€Jerniganóó,€149€Tenn.€241,€259€S.W.€546€(1924);€òòCrane€EnamelwareÏCo.€vs€Datsonóó,€159€Tenn.€561,€205€S.€W.€2d€1049€(1929).€€The€statuteÏdoes€not€authorize€the€reopening€of€the€case€to€correct€errors€orÏmistakes€in€the€original€trial.€€òòR.J.€Reynolds€Tobacco€Co.€v.€Rollinsóó,Ï315€S.W.€2d€1€(Tenn.€1958).ÌÌÌà àThe€argument€and€record€in€this€case€is€centered€primarily€onÏthe€issue€of€whether€the€employee€is€capable€of€doing€full„timeÏcarpenter€work.€€It€is€well€settled€that€this€is€not€determinative€inÏworker's€compensation€cases.€€The€question€for€the€court€is€"whetherÏthe€employee's€earning€capacity€in€relation€to€the€open€labor€marketÏhas€been€diminished€by€the€residual€impairment€caused€by€a€workÏrelated€injury€and€not€whether€he€is€able€to€return€and€perform€theÏjob€he€held€at€the€time€of€injury."€€òòClark€v.€National€Union€Fire€Ins.ÍCo.óó,€774€S.W.€2d€586€(Tenn.€1989).ÌÌà àThe€employer€has€not€established€that€the€earning€capacity€ofÏthe€plaintiff€in€the€open€labor€market€has€been€materially€changed.€ÏDr.€Stonecipher€adhered€to€his€original€opinion€that€the€plaintiffÏstill€has€a€13%€impairment€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€€The€plaintiff€isÏunable€to€work€full€time€and€his€present€employer€is€tolerant€withÏhim€about€the€type€of€work€he€does.€€The€work€that€plaintiff€hadÏwhen€injured€is€too€heavy€for€him.€€He€continues€to€have€back€painÏand€leg€numbness.€€The€evidence€does€not€preponderate€against€theÏjudgment€of€the€Trial€Court.ÌÌà àIt€results€that€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€ÏCosts€are€adjudged€against€the€defendant/employer.ÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àF.€LLOYD€TATUM,€SpecialÏJudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌLYLE€REID,€Justice,€Supreme€CourtÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌJOE€C.€LOSER,€JR.€Special€JudgeÌÌÑ€QÑÇÑ ` ÑÔ€OÔà@ àÔ€O¼ÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÔ€OXÔÌÌÌÓ#` p…XÈôÐ X#ÓJESSIE€JAMES€JONES,€JR.,à à)à àMADISON€CHANCERYÌÓ#` p` ÈôÐ X#Óà à)à àNO.€46409ÌÓ ` p` ¸ Èx‘X Óà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à à)à àÌÓ&` p` ¸ ÈôLÐ X&Óà àà à)à àHon.€Joe€C.€Morris,Ìvs.à àà à)à àJudgeÌà àà à)ÌßJ€NR;+'b|FÕ` Å `€@ÿJßCIGNA€INSURANCE€COMPANIES,à à)à àNO.02S01„9601„CH„00041Ìà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à à)à àAFFIRMED.ÌÌÌÌà@ àÔ€O¼ÔJUDGMENT€ORDERÔ€OXÔÌÌÓÓÌÓ` p`  ’XÓà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€including€theÏorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€theÏPanel's€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusionsÏof€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference.Ìà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€OpinionÏof€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isÏmade€the€judgment€of€the€Court.Ìà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€Appellant,€and€surety,€for€which€executionÏmay€issue€if€necessary.Ìà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€10th€day€of€February,€1997Ì.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌ(Reid,€J.,€not€participating)ÌÌÌÌÔ€Ô