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àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌÌÌGEORGE€ELLIOTT,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellant€€€)€€No.€01S01„9710„CV„00222€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ï)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìv.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€MONTGOMERY€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ï)€€ÌCITY€OF€CLARKSVILLE,€€€€€€€€€€)€€HON.€JAMES€E.€WALTON,€JUDGE€€Ì€€€€€€€€Defendant/Appellee€€€€)€€Ìòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌSTACY€A.€TURNER€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€W.€TIMOTHY€HARVEY€€€€€Ì105€South€Third€Street€€€€€€€€€€€€€€121€South€Third€Street€€€ÌClarksville,€Tennessee€37040€€€€€€€€Clarksville,€Tennessee€37040€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àòòMEMORANDUM€OPINIONóóÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àMEMBERS€OF€PANELÌÌà@ àJANICE€M.€HOLDER,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURTÌà@ à€WILLIAM€H.€INMAN,€SENIOR€JUDGEÌà@ àWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SP.€J.ÌÌÓÓÑ7€"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 àThe€appellant€worked€for€the€City€of€Clarksville€as€aÏpoliceman.€€He€sued€his€employer,€claiming€that€he€had€suffered€aÏcompensable€stroke€resulting€in€permanent€impairment,€and€reliedÏupon€the€presumption€created€by€T.C.A.€Section€7„51„201€that€theÏalleged€stroke€was€presumed€to€have€occurred€or€to€be€due€toÏaccidental€injury€suffered€in€the€course€of€employment.ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€found€that€officer€Elliott€was€entitled€toÏthe€rebuttable€presumption€created€by€said€statute,€that€the€CityÏof€Clarksville€presented€sufficient€medical€proof€to€rebut€theÍpresumption€that€Mr.€Elliott's€condition€was€work€related,€andÏthat€Mr.€Elliott€did€not€then€establish€by€a€preponderance€of€theÏevidence€that€he€had€sustained€a€permanent€vocational€disabilityÏas€a€result€of€a€work€related€injury€or€activity.€€The€trialÏcourt€€found€that€the€plaintiff€failed€to€establish€by€aÏpreponderance€of€the€evidence€that€his€condition€is€causallyÏrelated€to€his€job,€and€dismissed€the€suit.ÌÌà àThe€only€material€factual€dispute€in€the€case€is€provided€byÏthe€medical€evidence.€€Dr.€Blaise€Ferraraccio€saw€the€plaintiffÏone€time€for€evaluation€on€referral€from€plaintiff's€treatingÏphysician.€€He€opined€that€the€plaintiff€had€a€stoke€and€retainedÏa€5%€impairment€as€a€result.€€He€testified€that€several€factorsÏcontribute€to€causing€strokes,€and€that€hypertension€is€one€ofÏthem.€€He€did€not€believe€that€Mr.€Elliott's€job€relatedÏactivities€caused€the€stroke.ÌÌà àDr.€Manuel€Robert€Weiss€did€not€examine€the€plaintiff,€butÏreviewed€plaintiff's€medical€records.€€He€opined€that€plaintiffÏhad€not€had€a€stroke€and€did€not€retain€any€permanent€impairment.€ÏHe€further€testified€that€regardless€of€whether€Mr.€Elliott€hadÏsuffered€a€stroke,€or€simply€a€transient€ischemic€attack,€thatÏhis€condition€was€not€caused€by€his€job€activities.ÌÌà àThe€evidence€did€not€establish€a€significant€physical€orÏemotional€event€at€work€related€to€plaintiff's€illness.€ÍPlaintiff€was€sitting€at€his€desk€writing€routine€reports€whenÏhis€hand€and€legs€felt€unusual.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€concluded€and€found€as€fact€that€theÏplaintiff's€condition€was€not€the€result€of€his€job,€andÏdismissed€his€suit.€ÌÌà àWe€review€the€findings€of€fact€of€the€trial€judge€under€aÏpresumption€of€correctness.€€T.C.A.€Section€50„6„225€(c)(2).€€TheÏevidence€in€this€case€does€not€preponderate€against€thisÏpresumption.ÌÌà àThe€presumption€created€by€T.C.A.€Section€7„51„201€must€beÏovercome€by€affirmative€evidence€that€there€was€not€a€substantialÏcausal€connection€between€the€work€of€the€police€officerÏplaintiff€and€the€complained€of€health€problems.€€òòCoffey€v.€CityÏof€Knoxvilleóó,€866€S.W.€2d€516,€519€(Tenn.€1993);€òòPerry€v.€City€ofÏKnoxvilleóó,€826€S.W.€2d€114,115€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€defendant€hasÏpresented€such€evidence,€credited€by€the€trial€judge.€€TheÏpresumption€in€this€case,€as€was€found€by€the€trial€judge,€hadÏbeen€overcome.ÌÌà àIssues€of€notice€and€statute€of€limitations€are€renderedÏmoot.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€onÍappeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant.òòÌóóà àÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJANICE€M.€HOLDER,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóWILLIAM€H.€INMAN,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€Ì€ÌÑ€,ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒòòÔ€¼Ôà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌßJ€%-;+'b|µ&` ç `€@ÿJßÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌGEORGE€ELLIOTT,à àà àà à}à àMONTGOMERY€CIRCUITÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àNo.€C9„790€BelowÌà àPlaintiff/Appellantà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àHon.€James€E.€Walton,Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à}à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}ÌCITY€OF€CLARKSVILLE,à àà à}à àNo.€01S01„9710„CV„00222Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}Ìà àDefendant/Appelleeà à}à àAFFIRMED.ÌÌÌà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌÓ€Óà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entireÏrecord,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel'sÏMemorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€byÏreference.Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€theÏMemorandum€Opinion€of€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€andÏapproved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel'sÏfindings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€andÏaffirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€theÏjudgment€of€the€Court.ÌÓ ` ` šXÓà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€Plaintiff/Appellant€andÍSurety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€on€June€5,€1998.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌóóÌÔ€XÔ