WPC # VUNa % 0(w@4 1 @ 0JH 0T 0^ 0hD 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0d% U> B) DC AM3U*v~v B D3 0@6 AOv 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ EEEӀz!3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d7Border 1dd-C << G<  9p`(Arial !  !!   YYY FILED!X October1,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.!AppellateCourtClerk PtPt HH@Rd(hh @d Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   BA Op Geneva  BA Op Geneva  d%%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .   \RA'\@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@ SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL@ ATJACKSONFLORINEVANDYKE    ) HENRYCIRCUIT       ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   ) Hon.C.CreedMcGinley,       ) CircuitJudge vs.      )       )PLUMLEYRUBBERCOMPANYand ) NO.02S019604CV00039L ";+'h|`  `LLIBERTYMUTUALINSURANCECO., )       ) Defendants/Appellants.   )ForAppellants:     ForAppellee:CatherineB.Clayton    RickyL.BorenSpragins,Barnett,Cobb&Butler  HillBorenJackson,Tennessee    Jackson,Tennessee@ MEMORANDUMOPINION@ Mailed:@ MembersofPanel:@ JusticeLyleReid@ SpecialJudgeJoeC.Loser,Jr.@ SpecialJudgeBillyJoeWhiteREVERSEDANDREMANDED     White,Judgeӛ ThisworkerscompensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.Inthisappeal,theemployer,PlumleyRubberCompanyandtheinsurancecarrier,LibertyMutual,contendthetrialϜcourterredingrantingjudgmentformedicalexpensestotheemployeeaftertheyhadbeenpaidbytheemployeeshealthplan.Thepanelagreesandreversesthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. Itwasstipulatedthattheemployeestotalmedicalexpensestotaled$22,278.55.ItwasfurtherstipulatedthatthePlaintiffhadpaidpriortotrial$669.29inoutofpocketmedicalexpenses.HerremainingmedicalexpenseswerepaidbyPlumleythroughitsgrouphealthcareplan.Theinsurancecompanypaidtheremainder. ThepartiesfurtherstipulatedthatPlumleysgrouphealthinsuranceplandidnotcontainaspecificsetoffclauseforworkerscompensationbenefits.Plumleyisselfinsuredforgrouphealthbenefits. ThispanelholdsthatunderT.C.A.506204thattheemployerisresponsibleforpaymentofmedicalexpensesandthattheemployeeisnotentitledtoajudgmentagainsttheemployerformedicalbillswhichhavealreadybeenpaid. ThispanelholdsthatthiscaseiscontrolledbyBituminousCasualtyCorp.v.Smith,288S.W.2d,913,916(Tenn.1956). Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisreversedandremandedforappropriateactionunderthisdecision.ThecostsaretaxedtothePlaintiff/Appellee.#Xd#         _____________________________       BillyJoeWhite,SpecialJudgeCONCUR:____________________________LyleReid,Justice____________________________JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge