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JeffreyLawrence_Cleary_,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellant,CombustionEngineering,Inc., r!  _ABB_ԀCEServices,Inc.,and_ABB_ԀServices,Inc.,d/b/a_ABB_ԀCEPowerProductsManufacturing. ^"! HarryF._Burnette_,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellee,Clifford_Goolesby_. 6$#    MEMORANDUMOPINION #I}XX #XXI} &^!%   #I}XX #XXI}  _TheplaintiffwasinjuredonJuly31,1996.Hewas59yearsofageatthetime.Theplaintiff '6#' returnedtoworkonJanuary2,1997.HewaslaidoffonJune27,1997.Heretiredafterthisand ("$( begantodrawareducedrateofsocialsecuritybenefitsatage62.Thesebenefitscommencedin )%) March1999.#I}XX]#XXI} *%*   ThedefendantcontendsthatweshouldmakeTennesseeCodeAnnotated506207(4)(A)(_i_) ,', applicabletothiscaseandreducetheamountofcompensationtheplaintiffisreceivingbythe n-(- amountofemployerscontributiontotheplaintiffssocialsecurityfund._    Thepertinentpartofthestatuteatthetimeoftheaccidentprovided_  %  1      __:_Ԁ  8  Thiscompensationshallbepaidduringtheperiodofsuchpermanenttotaldisability ` untiltheemployeereachestheageofsixtyfive(65);provided,thatwithrespectto L  disabilitiesresultingfrominjuriesthatoccurafteragesixty(60),regardlessoftheage 8  oftheemployee,permanenttotaldisabilitybenefitsarepayableforaperiodoftwo $ t hundredsixty(260)weeks.Suchcompensationpaymentsshallbereducedbythe  ` amountofanyoldageinsurancebenefitpaymentsattributabletoemployer  L  contributionswhichtheemployeemayreceiveundertheSocialSecurityAct,U.S.C.,  8  title42,chapter7,_subchapter_ԀII,asamended.$      In Tuckerv._Foamex_ ,31S.W.3d241(Tenn.2000)theSupremeCourtdealtwiththe   applicationofbenefitpaymentsvisavissocialsecuritybenefitsinrelationtopermanentpartial   benefitsbeingterminatedatage65foremployeeswhowereinjuredbeforeage60.The_court_Ԁheld   thattheprovisionsofTennesseeCodeAnnotated506207(4)(A)(_i_)didnotapplytoaninjury p occurringwhentheemployeewas59yearsofage.The_court_Ԁruledthattomakethestatute \ applicableinsuchcaseswouldamounttoarewritingofthestatutebythe_court_Ԁandwould H substantiallylimit,withoutclearstatutoryauthority,benefitstomanypartiallydisabledworkers. 4   _Thedefendantargues Tucker isnotcontrollinginthiscasebecauseitdidnotdealwithan  \ offsetofbenefitscommensuratewiththeemployerscontributiontothefund,whentheemployee H commencedtodrawsocialsecuritybenefitsbeforeage65. 4     _Weareoftheopinionthe Tucker casewasdecidedonanissuesocloselyanalogoustothe   issueinthis_____case,i.e.,_Ԁtheapplicationofthestatutetoanemployeewhoisinjuredatage59,thatit  iscontrollinginthiscase._    Weconcludeasdidthecourtin Tucker, itwouldrequireajudicialrewriteofthestatuteto l makeitapplicabletothefactsinthiscase.We,ofcourse,shouldnotandcannotsodo. X    Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.Thecostofthisappealaretaxedtothedefendant. 0"     `     h     ___________________________________ %0!$    `     h     JOHNK.BYERS,SENIORJUDGE &"%   '#& XXXXI}XX@7 7 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @$ATKNOXVILLE     CLIFFORD_GOOLESBY_,Respondentv._ABB_ԀCESERVICES,INC., 6 Applicant#XXI}#I}XX#I}I}#I}I}#I}I}!#I}I}  J   #XXI}K!#I}XX  #XXI}<"#ChanceryCourtofHamiltonCounty " r No.990213FrankBrown,Judge  ^  \"@*AV) ` dE< ` A߈  6     No.E200102435_WC_ԄWCMCV 1  y#AV) ` dE<` A    I}XX@GG( ORDER    #XXI}?$##XXXX!#XXXXI}XX#I}I}$#I}I}#XXI}$##XXXX9%#  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponapplicantsmotionforreviewpursuanttoTenn.Code * Ann.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'  CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffact  andconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference;    Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshould v beDENIED;and b   Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadopted : andaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. &v XXXX#XXXX(#XXXX  InaccordancewithSupremeCourtRule4(D),theCourtrecommendsthattheopinionofthe N SpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanelbepublished.I}XX : #I}I}()#I}I}#XXI})##XXXXV*#  Costswillbepaidby_ABB_ԀCEServices,Inc.,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  8    `     h     PER_CURIAM_ "! 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