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àThe€plaintiff/appellee,€Carol€Potkan,€sustained€workÏprecipitated€bilateral€carpal€tunnel€syndrome€doing€assembly€lineÏwork€for€the€defendant/appellant,€Saturn€Corporation.€€SheÏunderwent€a€surgical€release€on€the€right,€but€declinedÏrecommended€surgery€on€the€left.€€The€surgery€was€performed€onÏFebruary€20,€1992.€€She€returned€to€her€prior€job€the€followingÏApril,€but€was€unable€after€two€months€to€perform€those€dutiesÏbecause€of€pain€in€her€arms.€€She€worked€for€the€next€three€yearsÏon€light€duty€work€at€Saturn,€experiencing€a€minimum€of€pain.ÌÌà àAs€a€matter€of€the€collective€bargaining€agreement€betweenÏlabor€and€management€at€Saturn,€production€technicians€such€asÏthe€plaintiff€had€been€are€required€to€rotate€tasks€beingÏperformed€by€their€work€group,€and€to€have€the€ability€to€performÏevery€task€assigned.€€The€plaintiff€was€restricted€from€using€airÏguns,€so€is€not€qualified€to€work€in€such€a€group.€€She€was,Ïafter€three€years€of€light€work,€placed€on€total€disability,Ïwhich€provides€an€ongoing€benefit€until€she€reaches€regularÏretirement€age.€€She€is€subject€to€being€recalled€if€a€job€opensÏup€that€she€can€do.€€She€loses€her€disability€benefits€if€sheÏgets€a€job€anywhere,€and€she€admits€that€she€had€not€tried€to€doÏso.€ÌÌà àThere€is€credible€expert€medical€proof€that€she€retains€aÏ10%€anatomical€impairment€to€her€right€arm€and€a€5%€anatomicalÏimpairment€to€her€left€arm.€€The€trial€judge€found€her€to€have€anÏ80%€industrial€or€vocational€disability€to€each€arm,€and€orderedÏthe€resultant€compensation€of€$94,080.00€paid€in€a€lump€sum.€€TheÏemployer€appeals€and€contends€that€the€award€is€excessive€andÏthat€lump€sum€payment€is€not€supported€by€the€record.Ìà àOur€review€of€factual€issues€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€upon€the€trial€courtÏrecord.€€Except€as€to€medical€testimony€presented€solely€byÏdeposition,€there€is€a€presumption€of€correctness€regarding€theÏfindings€of€fact€of€the€trial€judge.€€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€50„6„225€(e)(2);€òòCooper€v.€Insurance€Company€of€NorthÏAmericanóó,€884€S.W.€2d€446,€451€(Tenn.€1994).ÌÌà àPlaintiff€is€not€unable€to€work.€€She€did€light€work€atÏSaturn€for€three€years.€€She€is€subject€to€recall€to€light€workÏthere.€€She€does€all€of€her€household€chores,€makes€motor€tripsÏto€and€from€Michigan,€and€is€well€educated.€ÌÌà àIt€is€our€judgment€that€her€industrial€disability€should€beÏmodified€to€50%€to€each€arm,€and€judgment€entered€accordingly.€ÏThe€lump€sum€issue€is€now€moot.ÌÌà àCosts€on€appeal€are€assessed€one„half€to€each€party.€€TheÏcase€is€remanded€for€the€calculation€of€interest€and€theÏenforcement€of€the€judgment.Ì€ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóW.€MICHAEL€MALOAN,€SPECIAL€JUDGE€€Ì€Ìà àÑ€,ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ £ Òòòà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌßJ€%-;+'b|` ç `€@ÿJßà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌCAROL€POTKAN,à àà àà àà à}à àMAURY€CIRCUITÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àNo.€6319€BelowÌà àPlaintiff/Appelleeà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àHon.€Jim€T.€Hamilton,€Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à}à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}ÌSATURN€CORPORATION,à àà àà à}à àNo.€01S01„9701„CV„00024Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}Ìà àDefendant/Appellantà àà à}à àAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIED.ÌÌÌà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌÓ€Óà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,Ïincluding€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 àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€MemorandumÏOpinion€of€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€ofÏfact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€theÏdecision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÓ ` ` šXÓà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€one„half€by€each€party,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€on€December€2,€1997.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌóóÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ