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HTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TXXXX8#XXdd8  _[[[[[[X     _Ԁ   >  @@  INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @@B B SPECIALWORKERS'COMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL[[l*6&"h 8 `Ex"tt0:l[[[u*?/+j: `@Ex"tt0:u[@@AT[[KNOXVILLE [[  [[KENNETHKERR,JR.,[[ h     )    `     h     ) p     ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     ) p [[JEFFERSON[[CIRCUIT  (#     `     h     ) p  l  v. `     h     ) p NO.[[03S019803CV00032[[ R   `     h     ) p  8x [[MUNICIPALCORPORATIONOF[[  ) p HON.[[REXHENRYOGLE,[[ ^ [[JEFFERSONCITY,[[ h     ) p [[JUDGE D  `     h     )[[ ` Defendant/Appellant    )   FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: F [[ JohnT._Batson_,Jr.   h     A.BenjaminStrand,Jr.  NathanD._Rowell_   h     JohnnieD._Sellars_  Watson,Hollow&Reeves h     Strandand_Goddard_    P.O.Box131   h     P.O.Box219 !! Knoxville,TN37901 [[ h [[     _Dandridge_,TN37725 [[ v""    MEMORANDUMOPINION  )%*  MembersofPanel: +',  Justice[[FrankF._Drowota_,III [[ h-).  SeniorJudgeJohnK.Byers N.*/ SeniorJudge[[WilliamH._Inman_[[ %  [[REVERSED[[    h      p     BYERS,SeniorJudge =9@ _ԇ   OPINION      ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw. ` Reviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialcourtisdenovouponthe    recordofthetrialcourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefindings,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2);Stonev.CityofMcMinnville,896S.W.2d548,550(Tenn.1995). 0p TheapplicationofthisstandardrequiresthisCourttoweighinmoredepththefactualfindingsandconclusionsofthetrialcourtinaworkerscompensationcase.See   Corcoranv.FosterAutoGMC,Inc.,746S.W.2d452,456(Tenn.1988).   ` The[[trialjudgeenteredajudgmentinfavoroftheplaintiffandfixedhisrecoveryat25percentpermanentpartialdisabilitytothebodyasawhole. ` Thedefendantsaystheevidencepreponderatesagainstthejudgment.Weagreewiththedefendantandreversethejudgmentanddismissthiscase. ` OnJuly11,1994,theplaintiffwasinvolvedinanautomobileaccidentwhileinthecourseofhisemploymentwiththedefendant. ` TheplaintiffwastreatedbyDr.Archer[W.[Bishop,Jr.,anorthopedicsurgeon[,[whosereportwassubmittedasmedicalevidenceinthecase.Dr.Bishopsreport,inessence,showsthattheplaintiffhadsomedegenerativediscdiseaseandthathehadsometemporarysymptomsasaresultoftheaccidentbutnopermanenteffectstherefrom.Dr.Bishopfoundtheplaintiffhad[[[a[five[[percentmedicalimpairmentasaresultofthedegenerativediscdiseasebutnoimpairmentasaresultoftheaccident. ` Theplaintifftestifiedconcerningpainanddifficultieswhichhewashaving.ThisiscalledgreatlyintoquestionbyDr.Bishopsfindingsconcerningpain:` Hestatesthatheishavingseverepaininhisback.Heevendescribedpaininhishair,inhisneckandinhisskin.Heseemstohavecomplaintsthatoutweighhisfindings.` BP[ ` [Becauseofthecomplaintsofpain,Dr.BishophadanMRIdoneontheplaintiff.Thisshowednosupportfortheplaintiffscomplaintsofpain. ` TheplaintiffsoughttheopinionofDr.WadeH.Penny,III,anorthopedicsurgeon.Dr.Pennysreportisnotenlightening.Itissomewhatvagueastothe ;7> conclusionreachedanddoesnotassignanydisabilitytotheplaintiffasaresultoftheaccident. ` Wefindtheevidencepreponderatesagainstthefinding[s[ofthetrialjudgeandwereversethejudgmentanddismissthiscase.[[ ` Thecostofthisappealistaxedtothe[[plaintiff.[[   0  `     h     _____________________________ `     h     JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudgeCONCUR:________________________________[[FrankF.Drowota,III,[[Justice________________________________[[WilliamH.Inman,[[SeniorJudge[_ԹH`  "( TR[A'Legal Red[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE `  @  (ATKNOXVILLEKENNETHKERR,JR.,@.)  JEFFERSONCOUNTY  ~ @.)  NO.14,026 d  Plaintiff/Appellee@.) J @.)  HON.REXHENRYOGLE 0 v.@.)  JUDGE v  @.)MUNICIPALCORPORATIONOF@.)  S.CT.NO.03S019803CV00032 B  l*6&"h 8 `E<*ntt0t(8l ttT$T$JEFFERSONCITY,@zz'z0 8 08t8T$)( tT$ @zz'z0 8 08t8T$) tT$  Defendant/Appellant@zz'z0 8 08t8T$)0tT$ tT$ @#z JUDGMENT  ,  T$T$tt ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshouldbedenied;and Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. Costswillbepaidbytheappellee,KennethKerr,Jr.,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. Itissoordered.   0      8     PER_CURIAM__DROWOTA_,J.NOTPARTICIPATING  ;17 _` TRY03'Letterhead[A'Legal Red 3' Letter A' LegalT p@&&#APRIL26,1999  p @# VIAEMAILONLY  "   TO: 0  0` (#(#CAROLYNWILLIAMS,DEPUTYCLERK,KNOXVILLEp` (#` (#  FROM: 0 ` WILLIAMM.BARKER,JUSTICEB ` (#` (#  RE: 0  0` (#(#KENNETHKERR,JR.V.MUNICIPALCORPORATIONOFd ` (#` (#    ` JEFFERSONCITYJEFFERSONCOUNTY P     ` NO.03S019803CV00032 6  MOTIONFORREVIEW:   h      p DENIED J DISPOSITIONOFRECORD:0 h 0h(#h(#  0p(#(#RETURNEDVIAUPS    [