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ŒXÓCHARLES€TOLAN,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€€€€BRADLEY€CHANCERYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€XÔ€Ô€¼Ô€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant,€€€€€Ô€ôÔ€Ô€¼Ô€)€€€€€Hon.€Earl€H.€Henley,Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€Ô€Ô€¼Ô€€€€Ô€,Ô€Ô€¼Ô€)€€€€€Chancellor.Ìv.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€XÔ€Ô€¼Ô€€Ô€Ô€Ô€¼Ô€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€ôÔ€Ô€¼Ô€€€€Ô€ôÔ€Ô€¼Ô€€)€€€€€No.€03S01„9603„CH„00027ÌED€BROWN,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€Ô€Ô€¼Ô€Ô€XÔ€Ô€,Ô€Ô€¼Ô€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee.€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÌòòFor€Appellantóó:€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òòFor€Appellee:ÌóóÌWilliam€J.€Brown€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€,Ô€Ô€¼Ô€€€€€€€€D.€Mitchell€BryantÌBrown€&€Miller€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Jenne,€Scott€&€BryantÌCleveland,€Tennessee€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ô€,Ô€Ô€¼Ô€€€€€€€€€Cleveland,€TennesseeÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ 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àBrown€is€the€owner€of€rental€property,€including€the€GuthrieÏMini€Warehouse€in€Cleveland.€€He€is€not€a€builder€or€general€contractor.€€InÏthe€late€spring€of€1994,€he€contracted€with€Kevin€Eason€to€replace€the€roofÏon€the€warehouse.€€Among€those€employed€by€or€on€behalf€of€Eason€to€doÏthe€work€was€Charles€Tolan.€€By€the€terms€of€the€contract,€Brown€paidÏEason€$5,000.00€and€furnished€the€material.€€There€was€no€time€limit€onÏwhen€the€work€was€to€be€completed€and€Brown€exercised€no€control€overÏthe€work€of€Eason's€employee's,€including€Tolan.€€Brown€did€not€provideÍthe€tools€for€the€work,€except€one€ladder.Ìà àà àAt€one€point,€it€became€apparent€that€the€work€was€not€beingÏdone€properly,€which€Brown€pointed€out€to€Eason.€€Eason€corrected€theÏproblem.Ìà àà àOn€July€12,€1993,€Tolan€was€injured€when€he€fell€from€the€roofÏof€the€warehouse.€€He€has€sued€for€workers'€compensation€benefits.Ìà àà àAfter€a€trial€on€the€merits,€the€chancellor€found€that€Eason€andÏsome€other€defendants,€but€not€Brown,€were€liable€to€the€claimant€forÏworkers'€compensation€benefits.€€Appellate€review€is€de€novo€upon€theÏrecord€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness,Ïunless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïsection€50„6„225(e)(2).€€Where€the€trial€judge€has€seen€and€heard€theÏwitnesses,€especially€if€issues€of€credibility€and€weight€to€be€given€oralÏtestimony€are€involved,€considerable€deference€must€be€accorded€thoseÏcircumstances€on€review.€€òòHumphrey€v.€David€Witherspoon,€Inc.óó,€734€ÏS.W.2d€€315€(Tenn.€1987).Ìà àà àPrincipal€„€or€general€„€contractors€are€liable€for€injuries€to€theÏemployees€of€subcontractors€if,€at€the€time€of€the€injury,€the€employee€isÏengaged€upon€the€subject€matter€of€the€general€contract€and€the€injuryÏoccurs€on,€in€or€about€the€premises€under€the€control€of€the€principalÏcontractor.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„113.€€A€business€whichÍundertakes€to€act€as€its€own€general€contractor€and€contracts€directly€withÏsubcontractors€for€various€phases€of€construction€on€its€own€premises€isÏliable€in€workers'€compensation€benefits€for€injuries€to€employee€of€suchÏcontractors.€€òòCarpenter€v.€Hooker€Chemical€and€Plastics€Corp.óó,€€553€ÏS.W.2d€€356€(Tenn.€1977).Ìà àà àThe€undisputed€fact€of€this€case€is€that€Brown€is€not€a€generalÏcontractor€or€a€business€undertaking€to€contract€directly€with€subcontractorsÏfor€various€phases€of€construction€on€its€own€premises.€€Instead,€Brown€isÏan€owner€of€property€that€needed€a€new€roof,€so€he€contracted€with€a€rooferÏto€do€the€work.€€That€is€not€the€type€of€situation€contemplated€by€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€section€50„6„113€and€Brown€is€not€liable€to€Tolan€for€workers'Ïcompensation€benefits.Ìà àà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€accordingly€affirmed.€€CostsÏon€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff„appellant.Ó ¯¡ÓÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ` ‹XÓ_______________________________Ó ÓÌÓ  Ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Joe€C.€Loser,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ŒXÓCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌPenny€J.€White,€Associate€JusticeÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌRoger€E.€Thayer,€JudgeÌÇÑ€&ÑÇà àà àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€AT€KNOXVILLEÌÓÓÌÌÌÌCHARLES€TOLAN,à à€€€€€€€€€€€€€à à€)à àBRADLEY€CHANCERYà àà àà àà àà àà à€à àÏ)€à àà àÌà àPlaintiff„Appellant,à àà à€)à àNo.€94„033Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àNo.€03S01„9603„CH„00027Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àHon.€à àEarl€H.€HenleyÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€)ÌED€BROWN,€€€€à àà àà àà à€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àÌà àDefendant„Appellee.à à€à à€)à àAFFIRMEDÌà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€Ìà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€JUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€includingÏtheÌÌorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workersðð€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€andÏthe€ÌÌPanelððs€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€ÌÌconclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference;ÌÌà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€ÌÌOpinion€of€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌÌà àà àIt€it,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€and€ÌÌconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€ÌÌmade€the€Judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÌà àà àCosts€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff/appellant,€Charles€ÌÌTolan,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€ÌÌ11/05/96ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ€à àà à€€à àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ€à àà à€€œÔ€Ô