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àòòMEMORANDUM€OPINIONóóÌÌÌÌà@ àMEMBERS€OF€PANEL:ÌÌà@ àÌJUSTICE€ADOLPHO€A.€BIRCH,€JR.,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURT€€Ïà@ à€€€€JOHN€K.€BYERS,€SENIOR€JUDGE€€€€€€€Ìà@ àWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€from€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€aÏworkers'€compensation€case€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€inÏaccordance€with€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„225€(e)(3)Ïfor€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€Court€of€findings€ofÏfact€and€conclusions€of€law.ÌÌà@ àòòTHE€CASEÌóóà àThe€middle€aged€appellant€had€a€supervisory€position€as€aÏunit€manager€for€L.M.€Berry€Company.€€She€was€a€long„timeÏcompetent€employee.€€During€1991€she€suffered€from€severalÏserious€health€problems,€including€an€appendectomy€and€theÏsurgical€removal€of€a€kidney.ÌÌà àIn€1992€she€developed€serious€hypertension,€beingÏhospitalized€and€unable€to€work€for€three€weeks.€€ShortlyÍthereafter€the€company€added€an€evening€shift€and€she€wasÏtransferred€to€it€and€given€additional€duties.ÌÌà àA€new€position€as€senior€unit€manager€on€the€evening€shiftÏwas€created€and€the€appellant€hoped€to€be€appointed€to€it.€€At€aÏmeeting€€held€on€June€29,€1992,€it€was€announced€that€theÏposition€was€being€given€to€another€person.€€The€appellantÏcontends€that€this€meeting€brought€about€the€hypertension€andÏdepression€for€which€she€seeks€compensation.ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€meeting€was€a€normal€businessÏmeeting;€that€most€of€the€people€there€were€long€time€associatesÏand€had€warm€relationships€with€each€other;€that€there€was€noÏyelling,€cursing,€or€anything€else€out€of€the€ordinary;€and€thatÏno€one€singled€out€the€appellant€for€any€criticism.ÌÌà àThe€appellant€shortly€thereafter€was€so€stressed€that€sheÏcould€no€longer€work.€€The€trial€court€found€that€this€stress€hadÏbuilt€up€over€a€long€time€from€a€multiplicity€of€causes,€and€didÏnot€qualify€as€a€compensable€injury,€so€her€case€was€dismissed.ÌÌà@ àòòTHE€ISSUESÌóóà àThe€appellant€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€holdingÏthat€she€did€not€suffer€an€injury€by€accident€and/or€anÏoccupational€disease,€and€that€the€court€further€erred€by€denyingÏher€post€trial€motion€for€a€reconsideration€and€alteration€of€theÍcourt's€judgment.ÌÌà@ àòòTHE€APPLICABLE€LAWóóÌà àApplicable€case€law€is€clear€that€"accident"€implies€thatÏthe€injury€must€partake€of€the€unusual,€or€fortuitous.€€òòMeadeÏFiber€Corp.€v.€Stamesóó,€247€S.W.€2d€989€(Tenn.€1923);€òòBenjaminÏShaw€Co.€v.€Musgraveóó,€222€S.W.€2d€22€(Tenn.€1949).€€An€injury€byÏaccident,€per€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Sec.€50„6„102€(a)(5),€does€notÏembrace€every€stress€or€strain€of€daily€living€or€everyÏundesirable€experience€encountered€in€the€workplace.€€òòAlliedÏChemical€Corporation€v.€Wellsóó,€578€S.W.€2d€369€(Tenn.€1979).€€ToÏbe€compensable€there€must€be€shown€a€causal€connection€between€aÏclaimed€injury€and€the€nature€of€the€employment.€€òòMcCann€SteelÏCo.€v.€Carneyóó,€237€S.W.€2d€942€(Tenn.€1951).ÌÌÌà àWhile€a€severe€anxiety€neurosis€occasioned€by€a€loud,€angryÏand€ugly€confrontation€with€her€employer€qualified€as€compensableÏin€the€case€of€òòJones€v.€Hartford€Acc.€&€Ins.€Co.óó,€811€S.W.€2d€518Ï(Tenn.€1991);€the€trial€judge€found€no€such€factual€predicate€inÏthis€case.€€The€same€result€is€reached€when€applying€the€rule€ofÏòòJose€v.€Equifax,€Inc.óó,€556€S.W.€2d€82,€84€(Tenn.€1977)€that€inÏproper€cases€a€mental€stimulus€such€as€fright,€shock€or€evenÏexcessive,€unexpected€anxiety€could€amount€to€an€"accident"Ïsufficient€to€justify€an€award€for€a€resulting€mental€or€nervousÏdisorder.€€The€trial€court€found€no€such€factual€predicate€here.ÌÌà àOur€review€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€upon€the€record€of€the€trial€court,Ïaccompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€of€the€findingsÏbelow,€unless€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€ÏT.C.A.€Sec.€50„6„225€(e)(2)€(1991).€€This€standard€of€reviewÏrequires€this€court€to€weigh€in€depth€the€factual€findings€andÏconclusions€of€the€trial€court.€€òòHumprey€v.€David€Witherspoon,ÏInc.óó,€734€S.W.€2d€315€(Tenn.€1987).ÌÌà@ àòòCONCLUSIONS€AND€JUDGMENTÌóóà àWe€hold€that€the€trial€judge's€findings€of€fact€are€wellÏsupported€and€not€contrary€to€the€weight€of€the€evidence;€andÏthat€the€trial€judge€did€not€err€in€denying€the€Rule€60.02Ïmotion,€asÑ€+ÑÇfraud€was€not€proved.à0 àà àà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌßJ€,;+'b||ª` ç `€@ÿJßà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌÌÌANNE€H.€LAWRENCE,à àà àà à)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€93„1885„IIIÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€Robert€S.€Brandt,ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€€€€€€€ChancellorÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌL.M.€BERRY€COMPANY€andà àà à)à àNo.€€01„S„01„9511„CH„00199ÌITT€HARTFORD€INSURANCE€à àà à)ÌCOMPANY,à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appellees.à à)à àAffirmed.ÌÌÌÌò òòòà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERó óóóÌÌà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€a€motion€for€reviewÍpursuant€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;Ìà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€forÏreview€is€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€factÏand€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decisionÏof€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.Ìà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€the€plaintiff/appellant,€Anne€H.ÏLawrence,€and€her€surety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€ifÏnecessary.Ìà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€25th€day€of€November,€1996.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÓÓÌBirch,€C.J.,€Not€ParticipatingÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€onÏappeal€are€assessed€to€the€Plaintiff.ÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóADOLPHO€A.€BIRCH,€JR.€ÌASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURT€ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóJOHN€K.€BYERS€€€€€€€€ÌSENIOR€JUDGEÌ€Ìà àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÒ 4 ÒÒ Ð ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ „ Ò