WPC&  ;BiH 욚~E8w!Ha%9pN)o]Jj9E /ř.9dw]&/jȝ;1^S8_;4ZB|I{BO+#6rE iT eX`%ݍn\,"x7 x] )PۼZ|=S,)&D)lgoGs%( ѽ ^\:>|!N)s~зO_HIQdW@P4oh"@X [T,T~ߑSgp5+˄+H )Un ;V:CQIbUlq?+soUo̥$aˇbؠh=.BnA䥇ن4{mI6sAN_{PY`Z 0ef49ƴ+M'!un.=։ #UN % 0(U:w74;OU,^ 0l 0DN:^ <H mJU@aBwwUNE         B HP LaserJet 4Si,,,,,,0(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,cAZ"Arial RegularuV)3|x,cAZArial ((3$ !      0  (#$  0  E{m) U(9 Z(Times New Roman    $    1    _Ԁ XXXXThemotionintherecorddoesnotshowitwasmarked filedbytheclerk. 88lxXXdXXd8("  Z6Times New Roman Regular d !  _TR[A' LegalX3' Letter A' Legal3'THXXXX 8oXXdd8D 0 P     P $P $  P     X      `   FILED:NOV.9,2000XoXXXԀ#XXXXo#XXXXPXX@ DINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @)DATKNOXVILLE  #XXP# PXX  JERRY_HARBISON_Ԁv._BRAKEBILL_ԀNURSINGHOME#XXP#   @ D ChanceryCourtforKnoxCounty   @)DNo.1403691    P     X FILED:NOVEMBER9,2000   @DD/DA) ` dE}` A߈ ~  @#DNo.E199901413SCWCMCV }  A) ` dE\` A ]   @(D JUDGMENTORDER  L   #XXXX#XoXXX P ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewfiledbytheplaintiffappellant, ,| Jerry_Harbison_,pursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,including h theorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel's T MemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichare @ incorporatedhereinbyreference; ,  P  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltaken  andshouldbedenied;and   P  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw x areadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. d  P  Costswillbepaidbytheplaintiffappellantandhissurety,forwhichexecution <  mayissueifnecessary. (!x   P  ItissoORDERED. #P"  P     X      ` PER_CURIAM_ %!% Barker,J.,notparticipating@DD/D#XXXXo#Ԉ '"'   P     P   P     P     ;.7= D 8oXXdXXd8   @PPDINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @ DSPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL  @ii)DATKNOXVILLE   JERRY_HARBISON_,0 X 0X$X$0$$ ` )`$$  P     X      ` )  KNOXCHANCERY F   P Plaintiff/Appellant X      ` ) , |  P     X      ` )  NO.03S019909CH00103  b v. P     X      ` )  H  P     X      ` )  .  _BRAKEBILL_ԀNURSINGHOME,0    0`$$)  HON.JOHNF.WEAVER  `$`$  P     X      ` )  CHANCELLOR    P Defendant/Appellee     P     X      `   Filed:November9,2000 v  @DD/Dӈ  P FortheAppellant:   X     FortheAppellee:   GlenB.Rutherford   X     J.MichaelHaynes  ЀMedicalArtsBuilding X     617WestMainAvenue n 8thFloor    X     Knoxville,TN379010869 T WestMainAvenue : Knoxville,TN37902 X       p  P     X      P   MEMORANDUMOPINION P% $ MembersofPanel:  )<%) JusticeWilliamM.Barker +'+ SeniorJudgeJohnK.Byers ,', SpecialJudgeHowellN.Peoples -(-  :n5; Ї  AFFIRMED    X   0  0`$$  BYERS,SeniorJudge`$`$  P  Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecial  Workers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewith h TennesseeCodeAnnotated506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtothe 4  SupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.  P  P Reviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialcourtisdenovouponthe    recordofthetrialcourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthe   finding,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn. h  506225(e)(2);Stonev.Cityof_McMinnville_,896S.W.2d548,550(Tenn.1995). 4   P TheapplicationofthisstandardrequiresthisCourttoweighinmoredepth T thefactualfindingsandconclusionsofthetrialcourtsinworkerscompensation   cases.SeeCorcoranv.FosterAuto_GMC_,Inc.,746S.W.2d452,456(Tenn.  1988).   l  P  Thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgment 8 anddismissedtheplaintiffscauseofactionbyreasonofthestatuteoflimitations: T TennesseeCodeAnnotated506203.    P Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.    P   FACTS  4$#  P InJanuary1993,thedecedent,thelatewifeoftheplaintiff,wasallegedly '(#' injuredduringthecourseandscopeofheremploymentwiththedefendant.Later )$) thatyearaworkerscompensationactionwasfiledandwasthencontinued p+&+ severaltimes.InMarch1996,theplaintiffswifewaskilledinanautoaccident; <-(- thesuitagainstthedefendant,heremployer,waspendingatthattime. /X*/  P Shortlyafterthedecedentsdeath,herdaughter(theplaintiffsstep 0$,1 daughter)qualifiedasadministratorofthedecedentsestate. 2-3  P OnMay2,1997,theplaintifffiledasuggestionofdeathandmotionfor l4/5 substitutionintheworkerscompensationsuit.  #  1      ׀Therecordcontainsnoorder 8617 makingthesubstitution.   P InDecember1996,awrongfuldeathclaimwasfiledbythedecedents | heirsandsettled,afterwhichtimetheadministratordaughterlefttownandfailed H topursuetheworkerscompensationclaim.Severaltimesbeforethe  d administratordaughterleft,theattorneyrepresentingherandtheplaintiffs  0 attorneydiscussedtheworkerscompensationaction,butnoactionwastaken.     P OnOctober10,1997,thedefendantfiledamotiontodismisstheworkers x  compensationaction,andthemotionwasgrantedwithoutprejudiceonDecember D  4,1997. `  P OnFebruary9,1998,theplaintifffiledamotiontoremovethedaughteras , administratorandappointhiminherplace.TheplaintiffwassoappointedonApril  9,1998.Afterbeingappointedadministrator,theplaintifffiledthecomplaintat t _issueinthisappealinOctoberof1998;itwasdismissedonamotionforsummary @ judgmentonJune14,1999.  \  @*DDISCUSSION    P Theplaintiffclaimsthechancellorerredingrantingthemotionforsummary H#" judgmentfiledbythedefendant.Theplaintiffsargumentseemstofocusonthe %d $ factthathefollowedthemandateofRule25forsubstitutingparties.However,the &0"& plaintifffailedtoanswerthemotionforsummaryjudgmentorotherwisepresent (#( anyshowingofcompliancewiththemandatesofRule25. x*%*  P Thedefendantfiledamotionforsummaryjudgmentbaseduponthestatute D,', oflimitationstowhichthedefendantfailedtorespond.TennesseeCode .`). Annotated506203limitsthefilingoftheactionto withinoneyearofthedate /,+0 ofthelastauthorizedtreatmentorthetimetheemployershallceasemakingsuch 1,2 payments....Thedefendantfiledsupportingaffidavitsshowingthatthelast t3.4 dateforfilingthecomplaintwithinthestatuteoflimitationswasFebruary4,1995. @506  P Amotionforsummaryjudgmentgoestothemeritsofthelitigationandone  7\28 facedwithsuchamotionmayneitherignoreitnortreatitlightly.Ferguson_v. 8(4: _Tomerlin_,656S.W.2d378(Tenn.Ct.App.1983).Theplaintifffilednoresponse  tothemotionforsummaryjudgment,andnothingappearsinthepleadingsthat  wouldjustifyextensionofthestatuteoflimitations.Therecordshowsonitsface L thatthestatuteoflimitationshadrun.Theevidencedoesnotpreponderate  h againstthechancellorsrulinginfavorofthedefendantonthemotionforsummary  4 judgment.    XXXX P Forthereasonsstatedherein,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. |  Thecostsoftheappealaretaxedtotheplaintiff.#XXX XÈ/# H  . d  P     X   ______________________________ 0  P     X   JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudge  CONCUR: x ̀ *z WilliamM.Barker,Justice ` ̀   HowellN.Peoples,SpecialJudge t!   P