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X XHc   _         5Hcr5       INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEEC݌  Ќ    rHc_    5Hcr5SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONPANEL  ATJACKSONXXr >   XXXXXOXXX      &    XXO  August16,2002Sessionu  QԌ  ] Ќ    XX XXXX_  ' i XXSTANLEYMOOREv._PAYLESS_Ԁ_CASHWAYS_,INC.,EtAl.XX    O     DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforShelbyCounty  ' No.CT00211101RitaL._Stotts_,Judge   ___________________________________   No.W200200705SCWCMCVMailedSeptember12,2002;FiledNovember26,2002 o  ____________________________________  U      Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecialWorkers'Compensation W AppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTennesseeCodeAnnotated = 50-6-225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.The # employeeappealsthetrialcourtdismissalofhisclaimsbygrantingsummaryjudgmentinfavor   ofemployer,holdingtheactionwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitations.Wereverseandremand.    0p x (#X0 Tenn.CodeAnn.XX XX 506225(e)AppealasofRight; k JudgmentoftheTrialCourtReversedandRemanded.  Q   E.` hp x (#XEJoeH.WalkerIII,Sp.J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJaniceM.Holder,J,and m JoeC.Loser,Sp.j.joined. S SteveTaylor,Memphis,TN,fortheAppellant,StanleyMoore.  LoriD._Parrish_,Memphis,TN,fortheAppellees,_Payless_Ԁ_Cashways_,Inc.,etal.     XXXXXOXXX      0p x (#X0&     XXXXOMEMORANDUMOPINION c    Ԍ g"  Ќ    XXXXXXXX  E.` hp x (#XE'g"W  XStanleyMooreworkedfor_Payless_Ԁ_Cashways_.Duringthecourseofhisemployment,on 3$" June23,1999,lumberaccidentallyfellonMr.Moore.Hewastransportedtotheemergency %i # roomandtreatedbyDr.Bobo.Hewaspaidtemporarytotalbenefitsuntilreleasedtoreturnto %O!$ workinSeptember,1999.HewasfollowedbyDr.BoboandDr.Chenforreflexsympathetic &5"% dystrophyuntilreleasedFebruary10,2000.Thelastpaymentformedicaltreatmentwasmade '#& March29,2000,fortreatmentreceivedFebruary10,2000.Dr.Bobowasoftheopinionthathe ($' hadnopermanentpartialimpairment. )$(  X XMr.Moorehadobtainedcounselatsomepoint,whonotifiedMr.MooreinApril2000, c+&* thatmedicalrecordsindicatedMr.Moorehadnopermanentpartialimpairment,andtheattorney I,'+ wasclosinghisfile,thatMr.Moorecouldconsultwithanotherattorney. /-(,  X XMr.Moorecontinuedtohaveproblemswithhisleftupperandlowerextremities.He  obtainednewcounselandacomplaintwasfiledApril3,2001. |  X XDr._Rizk_ԀevaluatedtheclaimantandopinedbyletterdatedJune11,2001,thatMr.Moore H hasreflexsympatheticdystrophywhichDr._Rizk_Ԁconsiderstobeapermanentcondition,and . ~ causedbyhisworkrelatedaccident.  d  X XSummaryjudgmentwasgrantedfortheemployeronthegroundthatthesuitisbarredby  0 thestatuteoflimitationsfoundat_T.C.A._Ԁ506203,and224.     X  0p x (#X0I.     E.` hp x (#XE XRule56.04providesthatsummaryjudgmentisappropriatewhere:(1)thereisnogenuine ^  issuewithregardtothematerialfactsrelevanttotheclaimordefensecontainedinthemotion, D  and(2)themovingpartyisentitledtojudgmentasamatteroflawontheundisputedfacts.See *z  Staplesv._CBL_Ԁ&Associates,Inc.,15S.W.3d83,88(Tenn.2000);_Bain_Ԁv.Wells,936S.W.2d ` 618,622(Tenn.1997)."Courtsmustviewtheevidenceinthelightmostfavorabletothe F nonmovingpartyandmustalsodrawallreasonableinferencesinthenonmovingparty'sfavor." , Staples,15S.W.3dat89."Courtsshouldgrantasummaryjudgmentonlywhenboththefacts  andtheinferencestobedrawnfromthefactspermitareasonablepersontoreachonlyone  conclusion."Id.   X XThetrialcourtdeniedthemotionforsummaryjudgmentbyorderenteredJuly30,2001, Z stating: ItistheopinionofthisCourtthatDefendantsMotionisnotwellfoundedandshould @ beandisherebydenied.Defendantsfiledforpermissiontoappealorforreconsideration. &v  X XOnMarch5,2002,thetrialcourtenteredanordergrantingrelieffromthepriororder, B grantingsummaryjudgmentinfavorofthedefendantsanddismissingthecomplaint.Thetrial ( courtmadenofindingsoffact,thustheappealcomeswithnopresumptionofcorrectness.   X XThepanelfindsthatsummaryjudgmentwasnotappropriateinthiscase.    p!   X  0p x (#X0&  II. V"!  X  E.` hp x (#XEAcomplaintforworkerscompensationbenefitsmustbefiledwithinoneyearafterthe "$r# accidentresultingininjury,T.C.A.50-6-203;orwithinoneyearaftertheoccurrenceofinjury, %X $ _T.C.A._Ԁ50-6-224.Itiswellsettledthat"therunningofthestatuteoflimitationsissuspended %>!% untilbyreasonablecareanddiligenceitisdiscoverableandapparentthataninjurycompensable &$"& undertheworkmen'scompensationlawshasbeensustained."_Livingston_Ԁv.ShelbyWilliams ' #' Indus.,Inc.,811S.W.2d511(Tenn.1991).Itisthedateonwhichthedisabilitymanifestsitself (#( toapersonofreasonablediligence,notthedateoftheaccidentwhichtriggerstherunningofthe )$) statuteoflimitations.Jonesv.Home_Indem_.Ins.Co.,679S.W.2d445,446(Tenn.1984). l*%* Ordinarily,thelimitationperiodshouldnotbegintorununtilaphysicianpresentsclaimantwitha R+&+ diagnosisofhiscondition._Poore_Ԁv.MagnavoxCo.,666S.W.2d48(Tenn.1984).' V" 8,',  X -n(-  XMr.Mooretestifiedbyaffidavit.Mr.MoorewasadvisedbyDr.Bobothatalthoughhe  hadsustainedaninjuryintheworkrelatedaccident,hehadsustainednopermanentimpairment.   X XAlthoughhehadbeenreleasedinFebruary,2000byDr.Bobo,Mr.Moorewasstill b havingdifficulty.Hecontinuedtosufferwithproblemsfromhisleftupperandlower H extremities,andwaseventuallyseenbyDr._Rizk_ԀinMayandJuneof2001,afterhefiledsuit.Dr. . ~ _Rizk_Ԁdeterminedfromhisexaminationthattheworkrelatedinjurieswerepermanentinnature.  d  X XInMoorev.WalMartStores,Inc.,2001Tenn.LEXIS258(Tenn.WorkersComp.Panel  0 2001),apanelfounditisdisingenuousfortheemployertosuggestthattheclaimantshouldhave    knownthatshehadacompensableinjurywhentheirownpanelphysicianhadreleasedher    withoutrestrictionandassignednopermanentdisability.Thetrialcourtmadeafactualfinding   thatClaimantdidnotdiscover,usingreasonablecareanddiligence,thatshehadapermanent x  compensableinjuryuntilsurgerywasperformedbyDr.CraigonSeptember23,1997.Theaction ^  wasfiledonFebruary6,1998,whichiswellwithinthestatuteoflimitation.Thatis,thestatute D  didnotbegintorununtilthepermanencywasdiscovered. *z   X XAnotherpanelconsideredthisissuein_Higginbotham_Ԁv._Grinnell_ԀCorp.,1997Tenn. F LEXIS398(Tenn.WorkersComp.Panel1997).What,then,constitutesa"probable , compensableinjury,"soastotriggertherunningofthestatuteoflimitations?Wheretheworker  suesforpermanentdisability,itisapparentlythelawthattheworkerisnotchargedwith  knowledgewhichwillbegintherunningofthestatutoryperiod(intheabsenceofobvious  conditions,suchasamputations)untilheknowsboththeultimatediagnosisandthatthecondition t isprobablypermanent. Z  X XInJonesv.HomeIndemnityInsuranceCo.,651S.W.2d213(Tenn.1983),theplaintiff &v wasinjuredatwork,wastreated,andwasadvisedbyherphysicianthattheinjurywasnot  \ permanent.TheCourtheldthatthestatutebegantorunwhentheplaintiffsconditionwas B diagnosedasapermanentinjury. (  X XInOliverv.State,762S.W.2d562(Tenn.1988),theplaintiffwasnotinformedthathe  hadpermanentdamageasaresultofaworkrelatedaccidentuntilsometwentyyearsafterthe   accident.Awildlifeenforcementofficerfellandbrokehiswristandarmwhileworking.The p!  boardofclaimsapprovedpaymentofhismedicalexpenses.Sometwentyyearslater,hebegan V"! experiencingswellingandpaininhiswrist.InanopinionauthoredbyJustice_Drowota_,theCourt <#" foundthatthestatuteoflimitationswasnottriggereduntilplaintiffwasexaminedbyanother "$r# doctorandlearnedhehadapermanentanatomicalchangeandimpairmentoftheleftupper %X $ extremity.Thestatutedidnotbegintorununtiladoctor,almosttwentyyearsaftertheaccident, %>!% informedPlaintiffhehadapermanentdisabilityasaresultoftheworkrelatedaccident. &$"&  X XThepanelconcludesthattherunningofthestatuteoflimitationsissuspendeduntilby (#( reasonablecareanddiligenceitisdiscoverableandapparentthataninjurycompensableunderthe )$) worker'scompensationlawshasbeensustained.Inthisinstance,thattimeiswhentheclaimant l*%* wasinformedthattheinjuryispermanent,whichwasinJuneof2001,afterthesuitwasfiledin R+&+ Aprilof2001.Thesuitisthereforenotbarredbythestatuteoflimitations. 8,',  X -n(-  XTherefore,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisreversed,andthecaseremanded.   X  XCostsofappealaretaxedtothedefendantsappellees. |  X  B.h` hp x (#XB     p      x  _______________________________  0  X%  % 8JOEH.WALKERIII,SPECIALJUDGE     X    B.` hp x (#hXB  XXHc  `  tHc@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @77%ATJACKSON   #Hct9#X@XHc #HcXX@:#tHc  STANLEYMOOREv._PAYLESS_Ԁ_CASHWAYS_,INC.,#Hct:#X@XHcETAL.#HcXX@;#tHc#Hct;#X@XHc   ;@55 CircuitCourtforShelbyCounty   @"No.CT00211101   @*AV ) ` dEa7 ` A߈ 8   @ No.W200200705SCWCMCVFiledNovember26,2002 -}  AV ) ` dEa` A I   #HcXX@'<#tHc#Hct6>#X@XHc@( ORDER #HcXX@x>#tHc#Hct>#X@XHcԈ >  #HcXX@?#tHc#Hctx?#X@XHc#HcXX@?#tHc#Hct?#X@XHc XXXX@  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponthemotionforreviewfiledby_Payless_Ԁ_Cashways_Ԁand  ZurichAmericanInsuranceGrouppursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.50-6-225(e)(5)(B),theentire  record,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanel,and l thePanelsMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw. R   ItappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandisthereforedenied. n ThePanelsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedbyreference,are T adoptedandaffirmed.ThedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. :   Costsareassessedto_Payless_Ԁ_Cashways_ԀandZurichAmericanInsuranceGroup#X@XX X^@#X9XXX@#X@XXX9D# XXXX@# X X?@#   #   +E# XX ,forwhich  executionmayissueifnecessary.  #X@XX XD#X9XXX@#Q"XX9mE#1 Q"#Q"1 HF#X9XQ"   `     h     PER_CURIAM_ ("x" Holder,J.NotParticipating &("' #X@XXX9F##HcXX@F#