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("$    ($$   1  ((' dxd dP Pd'''''dxd<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d,,,,7Border 1dd!#-C << G<  9p`(Arial !+  ""  //   YYY FILED/XNovember14,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk   \\RA'\<  9p`(Courier New  !#d#+  ""  //   YYY FILED/XNovember14,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ! . +  \RA'\      X   \RA'\+ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE!R.0-A1-j|`  `@RSPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANELATNASHVILLE+ (June9,1997Session)  CHRISTOPHERSTEVENBAKER, )      ) Plaintiff/Appellant,   )      ) DAVIDSONCOUNTYCHANCERYVS.      ) NO.953178II      ) MIDDLETENNESSEEACOUSTICS, ) Hon.EllenHobbsLyle,INC.andCNAINSURANCE  ) ChancellorCOMPANY,     )       ) S.Ct.No.01S019702CH00035 Defendants/Appellees.  )FortheAppellant:     FortheAppellees:StevenC.Norris     J.MichaelMorganNashville,Tennessee    Ortale,Kelley,Herbert&        Crawford,LLP       Nashville,Tennessee   +MEMORANDUMOPINION+ MembersofPanel:AdolphoA.Birch,ChiefJustice,SupremeCourtRobertS.Brandt,SeniorJudgeJoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge  AFFIRMED        Brandt,SeniorJudge   7XXdXXd7+ MEMORANDUMOPINION+    ThisworkerscompensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanelfortheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.   XTheplaintiff/appellant,ChristopherStevenBaker,appealsfromthetrialcourtsdecisionholdingthathefailedtoprovethathesustainedaninjurywhileworkingforthedefendant/appellee,MiddleTennesseeAcoustic,Inc.Theoutcomeofthecasehingesprimarilyonadeterminationoftheplaintiffscredibility. Whileourreviewisdenovo,itisaccompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthetrialcourtsfindings.Moreover,whenthetrialcourthasmadeadecisionthathingesuponthecredibilityofthewitnesses,itwillnotbedisturbedonappealunlessthereisintherecordclear,concrete,andconvincingevidencetothecontrary.And,too,considerabledifferenceistobeaccordedthetrialcourtwhereissuesofcredibilityandweightoforaltestimonyareinvolved.Townsendv.State,826S.W.2d434,437(Tenn.1992),AirlineConstruction,Inc.v.Barr,807S.W.2d247,264(Tenn.App.1990). Therecordisfilledwithcontradictoryandconflictingevidenceregardingwhethertheplaintiffinjuredhimselfasheclaims.Theplaintiff,attrial,testifiedthatheinjuredhimselfonFriday,June2,1995.YetheallegesinhiscomplaintthattheinjurywasonJune5,aMonday.RecordsfromNashvillesGeneralHospitalreflectthatheoncegaveJune3asthedateofhisinjuryandlatergaveJune5asthedate.TheplaintifftoldDr.DavidGawitwasJune5. Confusionovertheexactdateofaninjuryisnotunusualandfailureforaworkertorecalltheexactdateorrecallinganincorrectdateisusuallyimmaterialtotheoutcomeofthecase.Buttheplaintiffhimselfemphasizestheexactdate.ItisimportantforhimtoproveithappenedonaFriday. WallaceHarris,owneroftheemployercorporation,testifiedthattheplaintifftoldhimhe,theplaintiff,hurthimselfwhilemoving.This,ofcourse,directlycontradictstheplaintiffstestimony.ButitalsoshedssomelightonwhytheJune2datesurfacedattrail.ByprovingthathehurthimselfonaFriday,theplaintiffprovesthathedidnothurthimselfovertheweekendwhenhemoved. RonnieStroudwasworkingwiththeplaintiffwhentheplaintiffsaysheinjuredhimself.TheplaintifftestifiedhetoldStroudhehurthisbackandthatthetwoofthemfinishedtheworkdaywithStrouddoingtheoverheadworkwiththeplaintiffhandingStroudthematerials.Stroudtestifiedattrialthattheplaintiffnevercomplainedaboutbeinghurtandthathe,Stroud,neverobservedtheplaintiffbeinghurt. Theplaintiffhadapreviousworkrelatedbackinjury.HedeniesthatitwasbotheringhimbeforeJune2orJune5,1995.YethewasscheduledforaSocialSecuritydisabilityexaminationwithDr.GawbeforeJune2orJune5.IfhehadnomanifestationofdisabilitybeforeJune2orJune5,therewouldhavebeennoreasontohaveadisabilityexaminationbyanorthopedicsurgeon. Theplaintiffstrialtestimonyregardinghisconditionisconfusingatbest.Atonepointhedescribedbackpainandspasms.Thenhetestifiedthathisbackwasfine.Thenhetestifiedhehadweaknessandspasmsand alittlepinchednerveeverynowandagain. Allofthesecontradictionsanddiscrepanciesaddup.WhileitispossiblethattheplaintiffhurthimselfatworkonJune2,1995,itisequallypossiblethatthehedidnot.Thetrialcourtwasjustifiedinresolvingthekeycredibilitydisputeagainsttheplaintiff. Thetrialcourtsdecisionisaffirmedattheplaintiffscosts.              __________________________       ++RobertS.Brandt,SeniorJudgeCONCUR:_________________________________AdolphoA.Birch,Jr.,ChiefJustice_________________________________JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge+X1      X    қ22&J.3;+'b|`  `@Jߛ@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@ ATNASHVILLECHRISTOPHERSTEVENBAKER,  (      (̀PlaintiffAppellant,  (DavidsonChancery      (No.953178II̜v.      (      (Hon.EllenHobbsLyle,   h ҜMIDDLETENNESSEEACOUSTICS, (Chancellor̜INC.ANDCNAINSURANCECOMPANY, (      (S.Ct.No.01S019702CH00035̜    Ҝ   X қ   8 ҀDefendantsAppellees.  (AFFIRMED.̀ 8 H.H.H' JUDGMENTORDER Ӝ  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference; Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshouldbedenied;and Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. Costswillbepaidbytheplaintiffandsurety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. ITISSOORDEREDthis14thdayofNovember,1997.       PERCURIAMBirch,J.Notparticipating.̜2X+