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A. / T/ 0 KNOXVILLE  4  8DӜ3 3 4 4 3 3 : : 3 3  $$CHRISTOPHERSCOTTSLACK,  ) p MONROECIRCUIT    `     h     ) p  4  ` Plaintiff/Appellant    ) p NO.03S019801CV00011 J  `     h     ) p  ` v. `     h     ) p  &v  `     h     ) p  < МG.UB.MKCONSTRUCTORSand  ) p HON.JOHNB.HAGLER, R ARGONAUTINSURANCE    ) p JUDGE h COMPANY,   h     ) ~  `     h     ) ` Defendants/Appellees    )   `     h     ) FortheAppellant: h     FortheAppellee: #h  LarryB.Nolen,P.C. h     KristiD.McKinney D%  106WashingtonAvenueNE    Kennerly,Montgomery&Finley,P.C. Z&! Athens,TN37303   h     4thFloor,NationsBankCenter p'"   `     h     P.O.Box442 `     h     Knoxville,TN37901     ,k  |MEMORANDUMOPINION# |  ,k # L2-* MembersofPanel: JusticeAdolphoA.Birch,Jr. 51- SeniorJudgeWilliamH.InmanSpecialJudgeJoeC.Loser,Jr.  &;v62 ЇAFFIRMED   h      p INMAN,SeniorJudge  H   ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw. ` TheplaintiffallegedthatheinjuredhislowbackwhileliftingonFebruary14,1996inajobrelatedaccident.AfterreceivingthetestimonybydepositionofDr.DavidHague,thetrialjudgefoundthattheplaintiffsbackproblemswerecongenitalandnotattributabletohisemployment.Thecomplaintwasdismissedandtheplaintiffappeals. ` Ourreviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialcourtisdenovoupon h therecordofthetrialcourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefinding,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2);Stonev.CityofMcMinnville,896S.W.2d548,550  < (Tenn.1995). ` Therestatedissueiswhetherthepreponderanceoftheevidencesupportsthefindingthattheworkrelatedaccidentdidnotaccelerateorotherwisechangethepreexistingspondylolisthesis. ` Dr.HaguetestifiedthatanMRIscanrevealedacongenitalgradeonespondylolisthesiswithbilateralparsdefectswhichhetreatedwithepiduralblocksandabrace.He presumedthatthediscprotrusionwithnerverootcompressionwasduetotheworkinjury,butwasunabletoconfirmthispresumptionclinically.Thediagnosisofspondylolisthesiswasinitiallymadein1985whentheplaintiffwastreatedforinjuriessustainedinanautomobileaccident.Heopinedthattheplaintiffhadanunoperatedgradeone 8 40 spondylolisthesiswithmedicallydocumentedinjuryandmedicallydocumentedpainandmusclespasmthatwouldgivehimasevenpercentimpairmenttothebodyasawhole.Dr.Haguetestifiedthatthebulgingdiscwasnotjobrelated,andthatthepreexistingspondylolisthesiswasmerelyrenderedsymptomaticbytheFebruary14,1996accident,withnopermanentanatomicalchangesintheunderlyingcondition. ` Permanencyandcausationofaninjurymustbeestablishedbyexpertmedicaltestimony.Tindallv.WaringParkAssn.,725S.W.2d935(Tenn. 4 1987).Weareaswellabletojudgedepositionaltestimonyasthetrialjudge, ` Cooperv.INA,884S.W.2d446,451(Tenn.1994);Landersv.FiremansFund < Ins.Co.,775S.W.2d355,356(Tenn.1989),andhavingdoneso,weareunable h tofindthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthefindingofthetrialjudgethatthemedicalprooffailedtodemonstratejobrelatedcausationofplaintiffsbackproblem. ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedatthecostsoftheappellant. ` Z  |    h      p _____________________________ p'"   `     h      p WilliamH.Inman,SeniorJudge# | Zy# (#! CONCUR: ` Z  |_______________________________AdolphoA.Birch,Jr.,Justice# | Z# .6*'  ` Z  |_______________________________JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge# | Zu#   <4/, ` TR[A'Legal Manual[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT@5 5 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE `  @(ATKNOXVILLEM M CHRISTOPHERSCOTTSLACK,@.)  MONROECIRCUITNO.10,056  X @.) PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT,@.)  @.)  HON.JOHNB.HAGLER,JUDGE  v.@.)  @.)G.UB.MKCONSTRUCTORSAND@.)  S.CT.NO.03S019801CV00011 <  ARGONAUTINSURANCECOMPANY,@.) R  @.)G < l*6&"h 8 `E<tt06tl< G J G l*6&"h 8 `E<tt06tlG J J l*6&"h 8 `E<tt06t~l ttT$T$J  DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES.@SS'z) 8 N 񀀀N AFFIRMED ~  ; ; I  I @ZZ#z JUDGMENT  `  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreview T$T$ttP  XX |P pursuanttoTenn.O  X)X XO CodeO # XX X)C$#O Ann.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderof f  referraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshouldbedenied;and Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. CostswillbepaidbyAppellant,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. ITISSOORDERED.  0      8     PERCURIAMBIRCH,J.NOTPARTICIPATING 8  8// Ї