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à€€€€JOHN€K.€BYERS,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€€€€€€Ìà@ àWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓÑ7€¢XXdÈXXdÈ7Ñà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€CourtÏin€accordance€with€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„225Ï(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€Court€of€findingsÏof€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.ÌÌà@ àòòTHE€CASEÌóóà àJames€W.€Smith,€the€plaintiff/appellee,€age€60,€was€a€35Ïyears€loyal€and€totally€satisfactory€employee€of€theÏdefendant/appellant€concrete€marketing€company.€€His€job€wasÏoperating€and€maintaining€a€truck€used€for€mixing€and€deliveringÏconcrete,€as€well€as€doing€mechanic€and€other€maintenance€shopÏwork.ÌÌà àOn€February€14,€1994,€he€injured€his€back€in€the€course€andÏscope€of€his€employment.€€Two€physicians€who€treated€his€injuryÍopined€that€he€sustained€a€5%€permanent€anatomical€impairment.€€AÏthird€physician,€after€conducting€an€examination€of€the€employee,Ïfound€no€permanent€anatomical€impairment.ÌÌà àDr.€Robert€Weiss,€an€attending€physician,€placed€workÏrestrictions€of€no€heavy€lifting€of€more€than€40€pounds€and€noÏrepetitive€lifting€of€30€pounds€or€more,€no€repetitive€bendingÏand€stooping,€and€no€extended€maintenance€of€a€single€posture.€ÏIt€was€testified€that€the€plaintiff€would€not€be€able€to€do€hisÏprevious€job.€ÌÌà àThe€trial€judge€determined€that€the€plaintiff€was€100%Ïpermanently€disabled€to€work€and€entered€judgment€accordingly.ÌÌà àà àà@ àòòTHE€ISSUEÌóóà àThe€sole€issue€is€whether€or€not€the€trial€judge€erred€inÏawarding€100%€vocational€disability€when€the€expert€medicalÏevidence€was€that€the€plaintiff's€anatomical€impairment€was€5%.€€ÌÌTennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„242€requires€that€the€trialÏjudge€make€specific€findings,€supported€by€clear€and€convincingÏevidence,€that€at€least€three€of€the€four€criteria€set€outÏtherein€are€proved€before€the€award€can€exceed€6€times€the€5%Ïanatomical€impairment€testified€to€by€the€medical€experts.€€TheÏemployer€concedes€that€the€first€two€criteria€are€proved;€thatÏis,€the€employee€lacked€a€high€school€diploma€and€cannot€read€orÍwrite€on€an€eighth€grade€level;€and€he€is€55€years€old€or€older.ÌÌà àThe€issue€is€whether€or€not€there€is€clear€and€convincingÏevidence€that€James€W.€Smith€either€had€no€reasonablyÏtransferable€job€skills€from€prior€vocational€background€andÏtraining,€or€that€he€has€no€reasonable€employment€opportunitiesÏavailable€locally€considering€his€permanent€medical€condition.ÌÌà@ àòòSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWÌóóà àOur€review€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€upon€the€record,€accompanied€by€aÏpresumption€of€the€correctness€of€the€judgment€unless€theÏevidence€otherwise€preponderates.€€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€50„6„225€(e).ÌÌà@ àòòFINDINGS€OF€TRIAL€JUDGEÌà àóóThe€trial€judge€specifically€held,€òòinteróó€òòaliaóó:ÌÓÓÌà8 àà8 àDoes€he€have€any€transferable€job€skills€toÏother€jobs?€*€*€*€The€answer's€no.ÌÌÌà@ à*€*€*€*€*€ÌÌÌà8 àà8 àI€think€the€clear€and€convincing€evidence€inÏthis€case€is€that€if€he€had€to€go€to€work€40Ïhours€a€week€to€receive€his€pay€week€afterÏweek€he€couldn't€do€it,€not€based€on€whatÏI've€seen€and€what€I've€read.€€I€don't€thinkÏhe€could€do€it.ÌÌÌà@ à*€*€*€*€*ÌÌÌà8 àà8 àAnd€I€don't€know€of€any€other€job€he€could€doÏin€this€community,€because€there€aren't€[sic]Ïany€proof€of€them.ÌÌÓÓÌà@ àòòCONCLUSIONÌóóà àThe€evidence€well€supports€the€factual€findings€and€judgmentÏof€the€trial€court.€€We€affirm€the€judgment,€and€remand€the€caseÏfor€its€enforcement.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€theÏappellants.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóADOLPHO€A.€BIRCH,€JR.,ÌCHIEF€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJOHN€K.€BYERS,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€€€Ì€Ìà àÌÌÌÑ€,ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒòòÔ€¼Ôà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌßJ€%-;+'b|Óÿ5` ç `€@ÿJßÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌJAMES€W.€SMITH,à àà àà à}à àWILSON€CRIMINALÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àNo.€94„558€BelowÌà àPlaintiff/Appelleeà àà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àHon.€James€O.€Bond,Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à}à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}ÌWILSON€COUNTY€CONCRETE€CO.,}à àNo.€01S01„9604„CR„00073ÌINC.€and€AETNA€CASUALTY€&à à}ÌSURETY€CO.,à àà àà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}Ìà àDefendants/Appelleesà àà à}à àAFFIRMED.ÌÌÌà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌÓ€Óà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entireÏrecord,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel'sÏMemorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€byÏreference.Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€theÏMemorandum€Opinion€of€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€andÏapproved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel'sÏfindings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€andÏaffirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€theÏjudgment€of€the€Court.ÌÓ ` ` šXÓà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€Defendants/Appellants€andÏSurety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€on€February€21,€1997.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMóóÔ€XÔ