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óÌE.€Riley€Anderson,€JusticeÌJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌRoger€E.€Thayer,€Special€JudgeÌÓ  ÓÌò òÌAFFIRMEDà àà àà àà àà àà àBYERS,€Senior€JudgeÌÓÓó óà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordanceÏwith€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€theÏSupreme€Court€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€Ìà àThe€trial€court€found€the€plaintiff€had€sustained€a€60%€permanentÏpartial€disability€as€a€result€of€an€industrial€injury.Ìà àThe€defendant€raises€these€issues€on€appeal:ÌÓÓÌà8 àI.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€awarding€temporary€totalÏdisability€benefits€from€the€alleged€date€of€the€injury€untilÏFebruary€1,€1996,€the€day€of€trial,€when€a€licensed€physicianÏtestified€the€employee€reached€maximum€medical€improvementÏand€expressed€an€opinion€regarding€permanent€impairment€onÏDecember€1,€1994?ÌÌà8 àII.à àWhen€the€local€rules€of€court€specifically€do€not€requireÏthe€listing€of€impeachment€evidence€on€a€witness€and€exhibit€list,Ïdid€the€trial€court€commit€error€by€excluding€impeachingÏevidence€and€testimony€because€it€was€not€disclosed€on€theÍDefendantððs€witness€and€exhibit€list?ÌÓÓÌà àThe€plaintiff€testified€he€received€a€back€injury€on€July€25,€1994€whileÏusing€a€jack€hammer€while€working€for€the€defendant.€€The€plaintiff€and€hisÏwife€were€the€only€witnesses€who€testified€at€trial€on€his€behalf.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€offered€the€deposition€of€Dr.€Sheng€Tchou€and€of€NormanÏE.€Hankins,€Ph.D.,€a€specialist€in€vocational€disability.€€Dr.€Tchou€found€theÏplaintiff€had€sustained€a€œ27%›€permanent€impairment€as€a€result€of€the€injuryÏhe€received€on€July€25,€1994.€€Dr.€Hankins€found€the€plaintiff€was€disabledÏfrom€performing€71%€of€the€jobs€available€to€him.Ìà àDr.€Mark€McQuainððs€deposition€was€introduced€by€the€defendant.€€Dr.ÏMcQuain€found€the€plaintiff€had€sustained€a€five€percent€permanent€medicalÏimpairment€to€his€lower€back€from€the€sprain.€€Dr.€McQuain€further€foundÏthe€plaintiff€suffers€an€additional€impairment€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€€HeÏtranslated€this€to€a€œ16%›€whole€body€impairment€as€a€result€of€both€the€injuryÏand€injuries€to€the€plaintiffððs€upper€extremities.€€However,€the€plaintiff€didÏnot€make€a€claim€for€benefits€for€the€arm€injuries.Ìà àIn€addition€to€Dr.€McQuain,€the€defendant€called€four€witnesses€whoÏcontradicted€the€plaintiffððs€claim€he€was€injured€while€operating€a€jackÍhammer€at€work.€€The€trial€judge,€whose€role€it€was,€accredited€the€testimonyÏof€the€plaintiff€and€found€he€sustained€a€work„related€injury.Ìà àThe€trial€judge€allowed€recovery€of€temporary€total€disability€benefitsÏfrom€the€date€of€the€injury,€July€25,€1994,€until€the€date€of€trial,€February€1,Ï1996.Ìà àTemporary€total€disability€is€payable€from€the€date€of€injury€until€theÏinjured€employee€returns€to€work€or€reaches€maximum€medical€improvement.€ÏòòPrince€v.€Sentry€Ins.€Co.óó,€908€S.W.2d€937,€939€(Tenn.€1995).€€Dr.€TchouÏtestified€the€plaintiff€reached€maximum€medical€improvement€on€DecemberÏ1,€1994.€€The€trial€judge€was€in€error€in€allowing€temporary€total€disabilityÏbenefits€beyond€that€date.€€We€therefore€modify€that€portion€of€the€judgmentÏwhich€fixes€the€temporary€total€disability€benefits€due€from€July€25,€1994Ïuntil€February€1,€1996€and€fix€the€payment€of€temporary€total€disabilityÏbenefits€to€be€from€July€25,€1994€until€December€1,€œ1994.›Ìà àThe€defendant€asks€us€to€hold€that€the€trial€court€was€in€error€for€notÏallowing€it€to€introduce€a€video€tape€which€shows€the€plaintiff€engaged€inÏactivity€which,€they€assert,€is€in€contradiction€of€the€plaintiffððs€claim€of€injury.Ìà àThe€defendant€does€not€contest€in€this€appeal€the€fact€that€the€plaintiffÍwas€injured€as€a€result€of€a€work„related€accident.€€The€most€the€defendantÏasks€is€for€a€new€trial€so€that€the€trial€judge€would€consider€this€evidence.€ÏThe€least€that€the€defendant€asks€is€that€we€reduce€the€award€on€the€basis€ofÏthe€video€tape.Ìà àThe€medical€evidence€shows€the€plaintiff€sustained€a€permanentÏmedical€impairment€between€5%€and€œ27%.›€€The€plaintiff€did€not€return€toÏwork€for€the€defendant,€and€there€is€no€showing€that€the€six€times€multiplierÏshould€not€apply€in€this€case.€€Based€on€this,€the€trial€judge€could€haveÏawarded€an€amount€of€recovery€for€vocational€disability€in€the€lower€range€ofÏ30%€to€a€maximum€of€100%.€€Considering€this€and€the€evidence€in€theÏrecord,€we€see€no€need€to€delve€into€whether€the€ruling€of€the€trial€judge€inÏexcluding€this€evidence€because€the€defendant€failed€to€disclose€it€prior€toÏtrial€as€required€by€a€local€rule€of€court€is€erroneous€or€not.€€At€most,€theÏerror,€if€any,€was€clearly€œharmless.€€Furthermore,€it€appears€to€us€that€theÏdefendantððs€assertion€that€the€evidence€is€admissible€under€the€theory€that€itÏit€is€rebuttal€or€impeachment€evidence€is€not€well„taken.€€òòSee€Pettus€v.€Hurstóó,Ï882€S.W.2d€783€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1993).›Ìà àThe€cost€of€the€appeal€is€taxed€to€the€defendant.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïœà àà àà àà àà àà àóóJohn›€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌE.€Riley€Anderson,€JusticeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌRoger€E.€Thayer,€Special€Judgeœà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àÔ€Ôà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€Ô€ÔKNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌCARL€STEWART,à àà àà àà à)à àWASHINGTON€CHANCERYÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€30037€BelowÌà àAppellee,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€€Gerald€Johnson,Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àChancellorÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€à àNo.€€03S01„9606„CH„00066ÌCITY€OF€JOHNSON€CITY,€TN.,à à)à àÌÑ  Ñ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à@ àò òÌà àAppellant.à àà àà àà à)ÌÌÌó óÌà@ àòòJUDGMENT€ORDERóóÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€pursuantÏto€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€theÏorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€andÏthe€Panel's€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€reviewÏis€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌà àà 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.€€ò òÌó óà àà àCosts€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant.Ìà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€____€day€of€______,€1997.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌAnderson,€J.€€„€Not€participating.Ô€ÔÌ