WPCL  r7ew]is 8Dxxr6Ղ{X9YqQcy3KʪIҖ-\FN!1BA4'.SwCt8%цr E } b'xVQJTXZ|v+ O3}, D Pp.,&F:cK= [Eq'piZ$dy]T(nLG .**_{}۪~R֐Q0EJ)>+Is;q{~_1wkT%<ZKw={f6ocrmOҩ na+I#?< =Uqrr)|rm{*޵q 4i`f#[HW;GgC%զ/dE@)t($%%^'S=76v-73^.MKZ_wC;١E[W#UN % 0:w U8 ^ M 4Y m | m~  N U@ UN E- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B/ HP LaserJet 4Si,,,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,<4 9Z+ Courier New (L K(xWpdocs3|xU (9 Z(Times New Roman ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular d !USUS.,  _TRY,3' LetterX3' Letter 3' Letter3'TXXXX@0 0  INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @ SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL  @ KNOXVILLE,JANUARY2000SESSION  x SCOTTY_BAILES_ԀBUILDER,0 h 0h(#h(#  )BLOUNTCHANCERY .(#(#    `     h     )     Plaintiff/Appellee,0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#) (#(#    `     h     ) `      `     h     )Hon._Telford_ԀE._Forgety_,Jr. 6   vs.   `     h     )Chancellor  \     `     h     ) 2     `     h     )   ALLENH.DAVIS,0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#) (#(#    `     h     ) d    Defendant/Appellant0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#)No.03S019904CH00046: (#(#    `     h     )0 p `p(#p(# @* FortheAppellant:    h      FortheAppellee:  h RonaldJ._Zuker_0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#J.EricHarrison"r(#(# Vaughanand_Zuker_   h     _Wimberly_,Lawson&_Seale_ H 112_Durwood_ԀDrive   h     550MainAvenue  Knoxville,TN37922   h     Knoxville,TN37901  @  MEMORANDUMOPINION  "    `  Mailed:April11,2000     x       `    FILED:_July,13_Ԁ2000  ! @" MembersofPanel:  8"# @ WilliamM.Barker,Justice #B% @0 0 HoustonM.Goddard,SpecialJudge $ & @l l HowellN.Peoples,SpecialJudge % ' AFFIRMED.0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#_GODDARD_,SpecialJudge*%-p(#p(#    -J)1 _  Thisworkerscompensationappealhasbeenreferredtothe  SpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourt \ inaccordancewithTennesseeCodeAnnotated506225(e)(1)for X hearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffact   andconclusionsoflaw. `    TheissuebeforeusiswhetherthePlaintiff,ScottyBailes  \  doingbusinessasScottyBailesBuilder,andDefendant,Allen   Davis,agreedforMr.Davistohaveworkerscompensation d  coverageduringtheroofingjobinquestion.Wethinktheydid `  notandthusaffirm.     InNovember1996,Mr.Davis,asubcontractor,heardthatMr. h Bailes,ageneralcontractor,neededaroofer.Aftermeeting d withMr.Bailes,Mr.Davispreparedaproposal,andtheparties  metonNovember13,1996,althoughwhatoccurredatthismeeting l isdisputedbytheparties. h   Mr.Daviscontendsthathe,alongwithtwoothermen,met  withMr.Bailes,butMr.Davisassertsthathewasneveraskedto p  signaformindicatingthathedidnotdesireworkers !l" compensationcoverageuntilafterhisinjury.However,Mr. "$ BailesarguesthatMr.Davis,asubcontractor,metwithhimand t$& hisassistant,andMr.Davisverballydeclinedworkers  &p!( compensationcoverageforhimself,althoughMr.Bailesexplained '#* thathewasrequiredtoobtainworkerscompensationcoveragefor x)$, Mr.Davissemployees.Mr.Bailesinsiststhatherepeatedly $+t&. attemptedtoobtainfromMr.Davistheproperpaperwork , (0 indicatingthatMr.Davisdidnotdesireworkerscompensation  coverage,buteachtimeMr.Davisofferedsomeexcuseforwhyhe \ hadnotreturnedthepaperworktoMr.Bailes. X   OnJanuary19,1997Mr.Daviswasinjuredwhenheslipped   andfellofftheroofofthehousehewasroofingforMr.Bailes, `  andnowarguesthatMr.Bailesisliabletohimforbenefits  \  undertheTennesseeWorkersCompensationLaw.     Appellatereviewis denovoupontherecordofthetrial d  court,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthe `  finding,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.   Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2). h   UnderTennesseeCodeAnnotated506113(a),aprincipal d contractorisliableinworkerscompensationbenefitstothe  employeesoftheirsubcontractorsiftheemployeeatthetimeof l theinjuryisunderthecontrolandmanagementoftheprincipal h contractor.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.506113(a).However,  TennesseeCodeAnnotated506113(e)providesthata p  subcontractormayelecttobecoveredunderworkers_compensation !l" insurancebyfilingtheappropriatewrittennotice. "$   Afterreviewingtherecord,weconcludethattheevidence t$& clearlyindicatesthatMr.Daviselectednottohaveworkers  &p!( compensationcoverage.AccordingMr._Bailes_Ԁandhisassistant, '#* Mr.Davisexpresslyrejectedworkerscompensationcoverage,and x)$, Mr._Bailes_Ԁrepeatedlyattemptedtoobtaintheproperpaperwork $+t&. indicatingMr.Davissrejectionofworkerscompensation , (0 coverage.    Therefore,weconcludethattheevidencedoesnot \ preponderateagainsttheTrialCourtsdenialofworkers X compensationcoverage.     ThejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmed.Costsof `  appealaretaxedtoMr.Davis.  \     `       `     h   _________________________________ d     `     h   HoustonM.Goddard,SpecialJudge :  CONCUR:   ________________________________ d WilliamM.Barker,Justice : ________________________________ B HowellN.Peoples,SpecialJudge  h XXXXԀ#XXXX"#XXXXXX@7 7 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @$ATKNOXVILLE  #XXQ## XX  SCOTTY_BAILES_ԀBUILDERv.ALLENH.DAVIS#XX$#    3$@   ChanceryCourtfor_Blount_ԀCounty  ( @%%%No.97017   @*AV() ` dE< ` A߈    @No.E199901461SCWCMCV      `     h Filed:July13,2000   AV() ` dE<v` A w   #XXXX2##XXXX̀#XXXX'#XXXX@..# JUDGMENTORDER  b    #XXXXH'#XXXX  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewbyAllenH.DavispursuanttoTenn. R CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecial > Workers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthits *z findingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; f   Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshould > bedenied;and *   Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadopted  andaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt.    CostsaretaxedtoAllenH.Davisandhissurety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. v    ` ItissoORDERED. N  '   `     h     PER_CURIAM_ #b"  Barker,J.,NotParticipating %&!%   #XXXX'#