WPC 8œqx4 # XXXX药#XXX X FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: $t  StuartF.James   h     PhillipA._Fleissner_ F Manuel&James,_PLLC_ h     DavidC.Nagle , Suite702,JamesBuilding h     800VineStreet  735BroadStreet   h     Chattanooga,TN37403   Chattanooga,TN37402   MEMORANDUMOPINION  (8$(  MembersofPanel: * &*  JusticeFrankF._Drowota_,III ,', SeniorJudgeJohnK.ByersSpecialJudgeRogerE.Thayer  ` AFFIRMED# XXXX:#XXX X    h      p BYERS,SeniorJudge ;(7= _ԇ   OPINION      ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.Code T Ann.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffact  p andconclusionsoflaw.  < # X:XXX:w #X:XX X: ` TheplaintifffiledanactionundertheWorkersCompensationActtorecoverfor    injuriesheallegedlysufferedwhileemployedbythedefendant.    ` ThedefendantfiledaMotionforSummaryJudgmentaverringandshowingby P  properpleadingsthatitwasacommoncarrieroperatingunderacertificateof l convenienceandthattheplaintiffwasaleasedoperatororowneroperator. 8  ` Thetrialjudgefoundtheplaintiffwasaleasedoperatororowneroperatorand  thatthedefendantwasoperatingunderacertificateofconvenience.   ` Tenn.CodeAnn.506106,inthosepartsapplicabletothiscase,provides: no L commoncarrierbymotorvehicleoperatingpursuanttoacertificateofpublic h convenienceandnecessityshallbedeemedtheemployerofaleasedoperatoror 4 owneroperatorofamotorvehicleorvehiclesunderacontracttosuchacommon  carrier. |!   ` Baseduponthisrecord,wefindtheevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthe H#" judgmentofthetrialjudge.Costsofthisappealaretaxedtotheplaintiff. %d $  `     h      p _____________________________ (#(  `     h      p JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudge )$) CONCUR: *-z(- ________________________________ 0,1 FrankF._Drowota_,III,Justice 1,2 ________________________________ @506 RogerE.Thayer,SpecialJudge# X:XXX:# &6v17  `   7\28  95; ЇhXHX:XX X:@MMDINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  _lY_6&"h 8 `Eh"tt0:|l_ %%@  "ATKNOXVILLE |  `  TONYMORRIS,  0 h     ) p HamiltonChancery 0hh%  `     h     ) p No.970269     %% ` PlaintiffAppellant, h     )     `     h     )   v. `     h     ) p Hon.R._Vann_ԀOwens,Judge x   `     h     ) p  ^  MALONEFREIGHTLINE,INC.,  ) p NO.03S019808CH00097 (#  D  Ѐ `     h     ) p  *z   ` DefendantAppellee,    ) p Affirmed ` 5a4XX: @(D#X:X45a#JUDGMENTORDER  ^  `  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.Code  Ann.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecial o Workers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsetting ; forthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; W  `  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwell "" takenandshouldbedenied;and k$$  `  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsof (S#( lawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentofthe )%* Court. +&,  `  Costsaretaxedtotheplaintiffappellantandhissurety,forwhichexecution 3/*0 mayissueifnecessary. 0O,2  `  ITISSOORDERED. 4/6  `     h      p PER_CURIAM_ /83: Drowota,J.,NotParticipating ;7> # X:XXX:#