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àThe€employee€or€claimant,€Joseph€Craig,€was€sixty„eight€yearsÏold€at€the€time€of€the€injury.€€He€has€a€college€degree€in€engineering€but€hasÏnever€been€employed€in€that€field.€€On€March€12,€1995,€while€working€as€aÏsecurity€guard€for€Murray,€he€slipped€and€fell€to€a€linoleum€floor,Ïfracturing€his€left€hip.€€The€employer's€contention€is€that€the€injury€is€notÏcompensable€because€the€proof€does€not€establish€that€there€was€any€slipperyÏsubstance€on€the€floor.Ìà àà àThe€injured€hip€was€surgically€repaired€by€Dr.€Daniel€Phillips,Ïwho€assigned€no€permanent€impairment€or€limitations.€€Another€orthopedicÏsurgeon,€Dr.€John€McInnis,€examined€the€claimant€and€opined€he€wouldÏretain€a€permanent€impairment€of€five€percent€to€the€whole€body€andÍadvised€that€the€claimant€limit€his€activities€to€minimal€squatting€and€walkingÏand€not€more€than€two€or€three€hours€of€standing€per€day.€€The€claimantÏreturned€to€work€on€May€5,€1995€at€his€previous€salary.Ìà àà àThe€trial€court€found€the€injury€to€be€compensable€and€awardedÏpermanent€partial€disability€benefits€based€on€five€percent€to€the€body€as€aÏwhole.€€Appellate€review€is€de€novo€upon€the€record€of€the€trial€court,Ïaccompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€findings€of€fact,€unlessÏthe€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€sectionÏ50„6„225(e)(2).€€Where€the€trial€judge€has€seen€and€heard€the€witnesses,Ïespecially€if€issues€of€credibility€and€weight€to€be€given€oral€testimony€areÏinvolved,€considerable€deference€must€be€accorded€those€circumstances€onÏreview.€€òòMcCaleb€v.€Saturn€Corp.óó,€910€€S.W.2d€€412€(Tenn.€1995).Ìà àà àIn€a€workers'€compensation€case,€the€claimant€is€not€required€toÏestablish€any€degree€of€fault€by€the€employee,€merely€that€the€injury€resultedÏfrom€an€accident€arising€out€of€and€in€the€course€of€employment.€€An€injuryÏarises€out€of€the€employment€when€there€is€apparent€to€the€rational€mind,Ïupon€a€consideration€of€all€the€circumstances,€a€causal€connection€betweenÏthe€conditions€under€which€the€work€is€required€to€be€performed€and€theÏresulting€injury.€€òòFink€v.€Caudleóó,€856€€S.W.2d€€952€(Tenn.€1993).Ìà àà àThe€employer's€contention€that€the€fall€was€idiopathic€is€basedÏentirely€on€the€circumstance€that€no€slippery€substance€was€found€on€theÏfloor€where€the€claimant€fell.€€The€claimant€was€alone€at€the€time€and€wasÏnot€found€for€a€considerable€period€of€time€after€the€accident.€€His€ownÏtestimony€that€he€slipped€and€fell€was€consistent€with€what€he€told€hisÏdoctors€and€found€credible€by€the€trial€judge.€€The€evidence€fails€toÏpreponderate€against€the€trial€judge's€finding€that€the€injury€is€compensable.Ìà àà àIn€determining€the€extent€of€a€claimant's€permanent€vocationalÏdisability,€courts€consider€not€only€anatomical€impairment,€but€also€theÏemployee's€age,€education,€skills,€local€job€opportunities,€duration€ofÏdisability€and€the€claimant's€capacity€for€earning€wages€in€his€disabledÏcondition.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„241(a)(2).€€Where€a€claimantÍreturns€to€work€at€his€previous€salary,€the€maximum€award€is€two€and€one„half€times€his€medical€impairment,€where,€as€here,€the€disability€is€to€theÏbody€as€a€whole.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€section€50„6„241(a)(1).€€The€evidenceÏfails€to€preponderate€against€the€trial€court's€award.Ìà àà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€accordingly€affirmed.€€CostsÏon€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€defendants„appellants.Ó *bÓÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ` ‹XÓ_______________________________Ó ÓÌÓ  Ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Joe€C.€Loser,€Jr.,€Special€JudgeÌÓ  ÓÓ ` ŒXÓCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌAdolpho€A.€Birch,€Jr.,€Chief€JusticeÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌRobert€S.€Brandt,€Senior€JudgeÌÑ€1ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒòòßJ€/2;+'b|_` ç `€@ÿJßà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌJOSEPH€CRAIG,à àà àà àà à}à àDAVIDSON€CHANCERYÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àNo.€95„1363„II€BelowÌà àPlaintiff/Appelleeà àà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àHon.€Walter€C.€Kurtz,€Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à}à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}ÌMURRAY€GUARD,€INC.€andà àà à}à àNo.€01S01„9612„CH„00251ÌFIREMANððS€FUND€INSURANCE€à à}ÌCOMPANY,à àà àà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}Ìà àDefendants/Appellantsà àà à}à àAFFIRMED.ÌÌÌà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌÓ€Óà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€including€theÏorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€theÏPanel's€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusionsÏof€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference.Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€OpinionÏof€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isÏmade€the€judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÓ ` ` šXÓà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€Defendants/Appellants€and€Surety,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€on€September€12,€1997.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌóóÌÌÌ