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Nashville,TN372023890   MEMORANDUMOPINION 0,) MembersofPanel: JusticeFrankF.Drowota,III 5P0- SeniorJudgeWilliamH.InmanSpecialJudgeJoeC.Loser,Jr.  ̜AFFIRMED   h      p INMAN,SeniorJudge `;63O Ї @33MEMORANDUMOPINION   #  o)# ` Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecial . Workers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw. ` TheChancellorfoundthattheplaintiffsustainedaninjurytoherleftfootwhichresultedina30percentvocationalimpairment.Thisfindingischallengedonappeal.    Reviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialcourtis 6 denovoupontherecordofthetrialcourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthe b correctnessofthefinding,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2).Stonev.CityofMcMinnville, j 896S.W.2d548,550(Tenn.1995).#    #Y   Ԁ#   Y#  o)   ` Theplaintiffis59yearsold.Shefinishedthe11thgradeandhasextensive 2 industrialtraining.ShewasemployedbyLanierClothes,atextilemanufacturerinFranklinCounty,for22years.Herdutiesrequiredasubstantialamountofwalking.InApril1995,shedevelopedaproblemwithherleftfoot,causedbyacalcanealspur.Herattendingphysician,Dr.RichardBagby,prescribedcustommoldedinsertsforhershoes,withantiinflammatorymedication.Thefootwarewasmodifiedfromtimetotime. ` ShenevermissedworkatLanier,whichcloseditsfactoryinOctober,1995.Abouttenweekslater,theplaintiffwasemployedbyWalMart,whereshefunctionssatisfactorilysolongassheutilizestheorthoticinserts. ` Dr.Bagbyassessedherimpairmentatfivepercenttoherleftfoot.Heimposednorestrictionsbutthoughtshecouldexperiencesomedifficultyifshestoodonhardsurfacesallday. b941  ` Theemployerarguesthattheplaintiffisemployedfulltime,thatsheperformsherworksatisfactorily,andhasnocomplaintssolongasshewearstheorthoticinserts.Forthesereasonstheemployersaysthereisnojustificationforafindingof30percentvocationalimpairmenttoherfoot. ` TheChancellortookintoaccounttheplaintiffseducation,backgroundandworkhistory,findingthatwithouttheorthoticinsertsshecouldnotworkwithoutpain,orperhapscouldnotworkatall.Wecannotfindthattheevidencepreponderatesagainstthesefindings.See,Corcoranv.FosterAutoGMC,Inc.,  746S.W.2d452(Tenn.1988).Thejudgmentisaffirmedatthecostofthe  appellantandthecaseisremanded.#  o)#o)   `     h     _____________________________ `  `     h     WilliamH.Inman,SeniorJudge#  o)X#o)    p CONCUR: ` #  o)z#o)  _______________________________FrankF.Drowota,III,Justice#  o)#o)   #  ` #  o)j#o)  _______________________________JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudge#  o)#o)       p  ( $"  `     h      `     h     #  o)R#y  *@&$ yzzzH    zzzzzzzt )>.*jxX` `@E[` 8ttxP X tz@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  zz@)ATNASHVILLEzr )<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP  rzLINDABUTLER h     } p FRANKLINCHANCERY 4   `     h     } p No.Below14,815 J   ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     } `   `     h     } p Hon.JEFFREYF.STEWART v  vs. `     h     } p Chancellor    `     h     } `     h     } p No.01S019709CH00192   LUMBERMENSMUTUAL}CASUALTYINSURANCECO.    } 4  `     h     } ` Defendant/Appellant    } p AFFIRMED x  ` @(JUDGMENTORDER `  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference. `  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthattheMemorandumOpinionofthePanelshouldbeacceptedandapproved;and `  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. XX `  CostswillbepaidbyDefendant/AppellantandSurety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. `  ITISSOORDEREDon"*US , US , *ԀOctober26,1998. `     h      p PERCURIAM#    #z