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àLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURTÌà@ à€JOSEPH€C.€LOSER,€JR.,€RETIRED€JUDGE€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€WILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SP.€J.ÌÌÓÓÑ7€R4XXdÈXXdÈ7Ñà àThis€appeal€in€a€workers'€compensation€case€has€beenÏreferred€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€ofÏthe€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€with€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€50„6„225€(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€SupremeÏCourt€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.Ìà@ àÌà àLumbermen's€Mutual€Insurance€Company,€the€workers'Ïcompensation€insurance€carrier€for€a€company€named€Rock€TennÏCompany,€filed€this€petition€against€Louis€J.€Moteleone,€a€formerÏemployee€of€Rock€Tenn€Company,€seeking€an€adjudication€ofÏMoteleone's€rights€growing€out€of€an€alleged€back€injury€claimedÏto€have€happened€in€the€course€and€scope€of€Moteleone'sÏemployment€by€Rock€Tenn€Company€on€or€about€May€30,€1994.ÌÌà àAfter€a€full€hearing€the€trial€judge€held€that€noÏcompensable€back€injury€occurred€on€May€30,€1994;€and,€even€if€itÏdid,€no€proper€notice€as€required€by€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÍSection€50„6„201€was€timely€given.€€Consequently,€the€court€heldÏthat€Mr.€Moteleone€was€entitled€to€no€compensation.€€As€a€matterÏof€fact,€all€medical€expenses€arising€from€the€employee's€backÏproblems,€including€surgery,€were€paid€by€the€insurance€carrier.€ÏThis€occurred€because€this€employee€had€suffered€a€compensableÏback€injury€in€1992,€and€a€part€of€his€court„approved€settlementÏwas€lifetime€medical€care.ÌÌà àThe€employer€and€the€insurance€carrier€presented€a€total€ofÏthree€convincing€witnesses€who€testified€that€Mr.€MoteleoneÏcomplained€of€back€pain€that€he€attributed€to€kidney€reaction€toÏlarge€doses€of€motrin€that€his€physician„surgeon,€Dr.€George€H.ÏLien,€had€suggested€that€he€take.€€Dr.€Lien€had€previouslyÏperformed€back€surgery€after€his€1992€injury,€and€was€approved€toÏrender€lifetime€care.€€When€the€employee€went€back€to€Dr.€Lien€heÏdid€not€report€an€injury€while€lifting€boxes,€as€he€now€claims,Ïbut€the€doctor's€records€indicate€that€he€reported€a€gradualÏonset€of€increased€back€pain.€€It€developed€that€Dr.€Lien€had€toÏdo€another€surgical€operation€upon€Mr.€Moteleone's€back,€and€hisÏoriginal€permanent€partial€disability€of€8%€€was€increased€by€anÏadditional€4%.€€However,€the€original€injury€had€been€settled€forÏa€lump€sum.ÌÌà àAt€trial€Mr.€Moteleone€testified€that€he€received€a€newÏinjury€on€May€30,€1994,€when€he€was€lifting€boxes;€and€that€heÏimmediately€reported€that€fact.€€Both€the€occurrence€of€a€newÍinjury€and€the€reporting€thereof€were€sharply€disputed.€€TheÏtrial€court€held€that€the€employee€failed€to€carry€his€burden€ofÏproof€on€both€issues.€€Certainly€the€credible€evidence€does€notÏpreponderate€against€those€findings.€€Per€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotation€Section€50„6„225€(e)(2),€we€affirm.€€Costs€on€appealÏare€assessed€to€the€appellant.ÌÌà àÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJOE€C.€LOSER,€JR.,€SPECIAL€JUDGE€€Ì€Ìà àÌÑ€.ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ X ÑÔ€,Ô›œßJ€+/;+'b|?` ç `€@ÿJß›à@ àà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌÌLUMBERMENððS€MUTUAL€à àà à)€à àDavidson€CircuitÌINSURANCE€COMPANY,à àà àà à)à àNo.€€94C„3083à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€Thomas€W.€Brothers,€JudgeÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌLOUIS€J.€MOTELEONE,€à àà àà à)à àNO.€01S01„9704„CV„00081Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.€à àà à)à àAffirmedÌÔ€,&ÔÌÌÌà@ àòòÔ€,XÔò òJUDGMENT€ORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€pursuant€to€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€MemorandumÏOpinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporatedÏherein€by€reference;ÌÌà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€is€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€ofÏthe€Court.ÌÌà àà àCosts€are€taxed€to€the€defendant„appellant€and€his€surety,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌà àà àIt€is€so€ordered€this€œ21st›€day€of€May,€1998.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌReid,€Sp.J.,€Not€ParticipatingÔ€ÔÓÓœ