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óóóJustice€œAdolpho›€A.€Birch,€Jr.ÌSenior€Judge€William€H.€InmanÌSpecial€Judge€Roger€E.€ThayerÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDà àà àà àà àà àà àINMAN,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÓÓà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordanceÏwith€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€theÏSupreme€Court€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€alleged€and€testified€that€on€April€7,€1995€he€jumped€fromÏa€truck€bed€approximately€four€feet€to€the€ground,€twisting€his€left€leg€in€theÏprocess.€€Sharp€pain€and€swelling€immediately€occurred€and€he€receivedÏemergency€room€treatment.€œ€Seven›€days€later€Dr.€Robert€œBeasly›,€an€orthopedicÏsurgeon,€performed€a€meniscectomy€for€a€torn€medial€meniscus,€followed€by€aÏleft€patellectomy€and€valgus€œosteomy›€with€metal€plate€emplacement.Ìà àThe€defendant€responded€that€the€plaintiffððs€knee€problem€pre„existedÏthe€alleged€injury,€and€that€the€torn€meniscus€was€of€many€years€duration.Ìà àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€injury€occurred€as€alleged,€and€awardedÏœbenefits€based€on€ð ð40›€percent€impairment€to€the€lower€body;€16€percent€to€theÏbody€as€a€whole,ðð€later€amended€to€a€finding€of€100€œpercent›€leg€impairmentÏwith€benefits€calculated€on€that€basis.€€Both€parties€appealed;€the€plaintiffÍcomplains€of€the€refusal€of€the€trial€judge€to€find€whole€body€disability€withÏresultant€benefits,€and€the€defendant€complains€that€the€finding€of€the€trialÏcourt€is€contrary€to€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence.Ìà àThe€judgment€is€affirmed.Ìà àReview€of€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€is€òòde€novoóó€uponÏthe€record€of€the€trial€court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctnessÏof€the€finding,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€œT.C.A.€ððÏ50„6„225(e)(2).›€€òòStone€v.€City€of€œMcMinnville›,€óó896€S.W.2d€548,€550€(Tenn.Ï1995).€Ìà àAlthough€there€is€evidence€that€the€plaintiffððs€knee€problem€pre„existedÏhis€alleged€injury,€and€that€it€was€not€job„related,€there€is€evidence€accreditedÏby€the€trial€judge€that€the€injury€by€accident€occurred€as€described€by€theÏplaintiff.€€We€cannot€substitute€our€judgment€for€that€of€the€trial€judge,€andÏcannot€find€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€finding€ofÏcompensability.Ìà àThe€treating€surgeon,€Dr.€œBeasly›,€testified€that€the€plaintiff€had€a€ð ð40Ïpercent€disability€to€the€lower€limb,€16€percent€to€the€body€as€a€whole.ðð€€HeÏopined€that€50€percent€of€the€plaintiffððs€knee€problem€was€attributable€to€pre„existing€conditions,€which€the€trial€court€did€not€accept.€€òòSee,€Fink€v.€œCaudle›,Ïóó856€S.W.2d€952€(Tenn.€1993).€€Ìà àThe€plaintiff€was€an€excellent€employee,€according€to€the€proof,€whoÏmade€no€complaints€and€lost€no€time€from€his€work€until€the€injury€on€April€7,Ï1995.€€According€to€the€vocational€testimony,€he€is€now€virtuallyÏunemployable,€has€a€metal€plate€in€his€knee€which€will€require€surgicalÏremoval,€and€suffers€constant€pain.€€He€cannot€walk€without€assistance,€and€isÏseverely€restricted€in€all€physical€activities.€€We€are€unable€to€find€that€the€œtrial›Ïcourtððs€finding€of€100%€œdisability›€to€the€left€leg€is€not€supported€by€theÏevidence.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€òòpro€formaóó€argues€that€the€award€of€benefits€based€on€100Ïpercent€leg€impairment€should€be€should€be€modified€to€90€„€100€percentÏwhole€body€disability,€because€the€trial€court€is€without€discretion€to€ð ðreduceÏthe€plaintiffððs€injury€to€the€scheduled€member€.€.€.€rather€than€to€the€body€as€aÏwhole€pursuant€to€œT.C.A.›€ðð€50„6„207(3)(F)€once€the€Court€finds€as€a€matter€ofÏfact€that€a€œT.C.A.›€ðð€50„6„207(3)(F)€injury€has€occurred€.€.€œ.ðð›Ìà àWe€are€uncertain€of€the€thrust€of€this€argument,€since€the€trial€judge€wasÏfree€to€modify€his€findings€at€any€time€before€judgment€was€entered,€and€evenÏsubsequently€in€accordance€with€the€Rules.€€œThe€attribution€of€disabilityÏresulting€from€an€injury€to€a€scheduled€member€to€the€body€as€a€whole€has,€onÏoccasion,€been€affirmed€by€the€appellate€court€where€the€trial€court€so€foundÏand€the€proof€supported€the€finding,€as€in€òòU.€S.€F.€&€G.€v.€Townsend›,€óó335ÏS.W.2d€830€(Tenn.€1960),€but€we€are€not€able€to€find€from€the€evidence€in€theÍcase€at€hand€that€the€trial€judge€should€have€extrapolated€the€knee€injury€toÏwhole€body€disability.Ìà àThe€judgment€is€affirmed,€with€the€costs€assessed€to€the€Jackie€EvansÏTrucking€Company.Ìà àÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌœAdolpho›€A.€Birch,€Jr.,€JusticeÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌRoger€E.€Thayer,€Special€JudgeÌà àà àà àÌ€œÇÒ  ÒÒ H ÒÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€IN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà à€à à€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àAT€KNOXVILLEà àà àÌÌÌÌÒ Ê ÒÒ H Òà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÒ S ÒÒ H Òà àà àJIMMY€ELLIOTT,à àà àà à)€€€€BRADLEY€CIRCUITà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àà àà à€€€Ïà à€à àà à€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellantà àà àà à)€€€€€No.€V„96„610Ì€€€à à€€€à à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à€)€€€à àà àà àà à€à àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€Ï)€€€€Hon€Carroll€L.€Ross.à àà àÌJACKIE€EVANS€TRUCKING,€INC.,à à€)€€€€Judgeà àà à€€€€€à àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€Ï)€€€€€€No.€03S01„9709„CV„00108Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à€)à àà àÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà à€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àÌà àà àà àà à€€€Ìà àà àà àà à€€€€JUDGMENT€ORDERÌà àà àà àÌà à€€€€€€€€€€€ÓfæÓÓ ø ÓÓ` Ü…X ì–XÓThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,€includingÏthe€order€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workersðð€Compensation€Panel,€and€theÏPanelððs€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€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isÏmade€the€Judgment€of€the€Court.€€à àà àÌÒ  ÒÒ H Òà à€€€€€Costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€Jackie€Evans€Trucking,€Inc.€and€RobertÏJ.€Uhorchuk,€surety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌ06/02/98Ì€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÙ€Ù<<€Conversion€error€>>à àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€forÏreview€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann€.ðð€50„6„225€(e)€(5)€(B),€the€entireÏrecord,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€the€Special€WorkersððÏCompensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panelððs€Memorandum€OpinionÏsetting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€areÏincorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€isÏnot€well€taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€fact€andÏconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€PanelÏis€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.Ìà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€the€plaintiff„appellant€and€sureties,€forÏwhich€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ìà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€____€day€of€June,€1997.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÌAnderson,€J.€„€Not€ParticipatingÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌal€to€the€Special€Workerðð€Compensation€Panel,€and€the€PanelððsÏMemorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ìà àÌà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€Memorandum€Opinion€ofÏthe€Panel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panelððs€findings€of€act€and€conclusionsÏof€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€theÏJudgment€of€the€Court.ÌÌà àCosts€on€appeal€are€taxed€€to€the€plaintiff„appellant,€Vernon€Harris€andÌGilbert€and€Faulkner.€surety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€ÌÌ06/03//97à àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌà àœÔ€0Ô›