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àòòMEMORANDUM€OPINIONóóÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àMEMBERS€OF€PANELÌÌà@ àLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURTÌà@ à€JOSEPH€C.€LOSER,€JR.,€RETIRED€JUDGE€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€WILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SP.€J.ÌÌÓÓÑ7€Ò*XXdÈXXdÈ7Ñà àThis€appeal€in€a€workers'€compensation€case€has€beenÏreferred€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€ofÏthe€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€with€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€50„6„225€(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€SupremeÏCourt€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.Ìà@ àÌà àThis€case€is€before€us€on€an€interlocutory€appeal.€€KevinÏCurtis,€then€a€deputy€sheriff€for€Grundy€County€and€a€part„timeÏfireman€for€the€city€of€Tracy€City,€accidentally€shot€himself€inÏthe€left€hand€while€cleaning€his€pistol.€€He€sued€both€the€GrundyÏCounty€Sheriff's€Department€and€Tracy€City€for€worker'sÏcompensation€benefits€on€the€theory€that€he€was€injured€whileÏcontemporaneously€working€for€both.€€Each€defendant€moved€forÏsummary€judgment,€which€relief€was€denied€Tracy€City€but€grantedÏto€the€Grundy€County€Sheriff's€Department.€€A€discretionaryÏappeal€from€the€dismissal€of€the€Grundy€County€Sheriff'sÍDepartment€was€granted.ÌÌà àThe€sole€issue€is€whether€or€not€there€exists€a€materialÏissue€of€fact€on€the€question€of€whether€Mr.€Curtis€was€injuredÏin€the€course€and€scope€of€his€employment€with€the€Grundy€CountyÏSheriff's€Department.€€The€ruling€of€the€trial€judge€wasÏpredicated€factually€solely€upon€the€contents€of€the€depositionÏof€the€plaintiff,€Mr.€Curtis.€€Accepting€that€testimony€as€fact,Ïin€the€absence€of€any€other€testimony€and/or€affidavitsÏconcerning€the€controlling€issue,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÏchancellor€that€the€subject€injury€did€not€occur€in€the€courseÏand€scope€of€the€plaintiff's€employment€by€the€Grundy€CountyÏSheriff's€Department.ÌÌà àMr.€Curtis€had€a€full„time€position€as€a€deputy€sheriff.€€AtÏthe€pertinent€time€his€defined€duty€hours€were€from€6:00€p.m.Ïuntil€6:00€a.m.€€€He€ended€his€last€pre„accident€shift€at€6:00Ïa.m.€on€September€14,€1994,€which€was€a€Wednesday.€€The€followingÏday€was€his€scheduled€day€off.€€He€was€actually€not€to€report€toÏwork€until€the€following€Sunday.€€Plaintiff€contends€that€when€heÏwas€not€on€duty€that€he€was€subject€to€being€called€to€duty.ÌÌà àFor€about€two€months€prior€to€September€15,€1994,€the€dateÏof€this€accidental€injury,€Mr.€Curtis€was€also€enrolled€as€aÏfirefighter€with€the€Tracy€City€Volunteer€Fire€Department,€whichÏorganization€provided€him€with€a€pager.€€At€about€11:15€p.m.€onÍSeptember€15€he€was€paged€to€report€for€firefighter€duty€to€theÏfire€hall€in€the€Tracy€City€municipal€building.€€Upon€reportingÏhe€was€told€that€there€was€a€structure€fire€in€the€neighboringÏcommunity€of€Monteagle,€and€his€group€was€standing€by€to€respondÏshould€there€be€another€fire€there.€€The€fire€chief€and€aboutÏeight€firefighters€were€present.€€The€fire€chief€was€cleaning€hisÏhandgun.€€The€plaintiff€did€likewise.€€After€finishing€and€re„loading,€the€pistol€was€fired€accidentally€and€the€bulletÏpenetrated€the€plaintiff's€left€hand.ÌÌà àTo€be€compensable€an€injury€must€both€arise€out€of€and€be€inÏthe€course€of€the€injured€employee's€employment.€€òòThornton€v.€RCAÏService€Co.óó,€221€S.W.€2d€954€(Tenn.€1949).€€The€phrase€"in€theÏcourse€of"€refers€to€time,€place€and€circumstances;€and€"arisingÏout€of"€refers€to€cause€or€origin.€€òòBrimhall€v.€Home€InsuranceÏCo.óó,€694€S.W.€2d€931€(Tenn.€1985);€òòOrman€v.€Williams€Sonoma,ÏInc.óó,€803€S.W.€2d€672€(Tenn.€1991).ÌÌà àThis€injury€occurred€while€the€plaintiff€was€off€duty€as€aÏdeputy€sheriff.€€He€decided€to€clean€his€handgun€because€the€fireÏchief€was€cleaning€his.€€There€was€no€testimony€that€his€lawÏenforcement€duties€required€him€to€clean€his€personally€ownedÏhandgun€on€this€occasion.ÌÌà àBeing€subject€to€a€call€to€duty€does€not€equate€to€being€onÏduty,€in€the€absence€of€such€a€call.€€Plaintiff's€testimony€doesÍnot€establish€that€his€injury€arose€in€the€course€of€hisÏemployment€as€a€deputy€sheriff.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€onÏappeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant.€€€€ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJOE€C.€LOSER,€SPECIAL€JUDGE€€ÌÑ€0ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ ` ÑÌà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌßJ€-1;+'b|«0` ç `€@ÿJßÌÓ  ÓAT€NASHVILLEÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌKEVIN€CURTIS€€€€€€€€€€€à àà à€€€€à à)€Grundy€Chancery€No.€4499Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellantà àà à€€€€€)€Hon.€Jeffrey€F.€Stewart,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€)€€€ChancellorÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€)€Supreme€Court€No.ÌGRUNDY€COUNTY€SHERIFFððS€DEPARTMENT,)€€€01„S„01„9607„CH„00131Ìet€al.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€)à àÌà àDefendants/Appelleesà à€€€€€)€AFFIRMED.Ìà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€ÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòJUDGMENT€ORDERóóÌÓ€ÓÌà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€reviewÏpursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entireÏrecord,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'ÏCompensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€Memorandum€OpinionÏsetting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€whichÏare€incorporated€herein€by€reference;ÌÌà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€forÏreview€is€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€ofÏfact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€theÏdecision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÌà àà àCost€will€be€paid€by€appellant,€for€which€execution€mayÏissue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓÌà àà àIt€is€so€ordered€this€24th€day€of€June,€1998.ÌÓÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÌÌReid,€S.J.,€not€participatingÌ