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AffirmedinPart,ReversedinPartandRemanded  N"!     Byers,Sr.J.#gIX, #X,X.gI,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichAnderson,C.J.,andThayer,Sp.J., &$v# joined. %b $ TriciaI.Dennis,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellant,EverettAlanSmith. &:"& LarryL.Cash,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellee,Safety_Kleen_ԀCorporation. ($(    OPINION #gIXX, #X,XgI *%*   Sr.JudgeByers#gIXX,#X,XgIdeliveredtheopinionofthecourt. r,',  ^-(- _#gIXX,O# X,XgI_̀Discussion   .__#gIXX,#X,XgI   `     h      p     #gIXX,#X,XgI    ThecasewastriedinthetrialcourtandjudgmentfortheplaintiffwasenteredonDecember ` 6,1996.Thedefendantappealedfromthetrialcourtsjudgment,andonJanuary7,1999,the L  supremecourtenteredanorderadoptingtheopinionofaSpecialWorkersCompensationPanel 8  affirmingthecase.Thejudgmentbecamefinal. $ t   OnFebruary15,1999,theplaintifffiledamotionforcivilcontempt,orinthealternative,  ` toamendthefinaljudgment.Themotionsoughttohavetemporarytotalbenefitspaidbythe  L  plaintiff.  8    Thetrialjudgedeniedthemotionbecausethematteroftemporarytotaldisabilitywasnever $  raisedintheoriginaltrial.Wefindtherulingbythetrialcourtiscorrect.Theattemptbythe   plaintifftohavethetrialcourtdeclarethatpermanentandtotaldisabilityshouldrelatebacktothe   dateoftheoriginalinjurywasdeniedbecausethiswasnotraisedorlitigatedintheoriginaltrial.All   mattersastocompensability,medicalexpensesincurredbeforetrialandpermanenttotalbenefits   weresettledbythetrialofthecaseandwereaffirmedbytheSupremeCourtandsettledbytheir p judgment.Thetrialcourtproperlydismissedtheplaintiffsmotions,whichsoughttorelitigate \ pretrialissues. H   Theplaintiffsotherquestionsonappeal!motionforattorneysfees(Issue2)andissueson 4 medicalbillsandphysiciansfees(Issues3and4)!appeartoraiseissuesthataroseaftertrial.The  p trialjudgedismissedthesemattersbecausetheywereraisedbymotionratherthanbypetition.We  \ areunabletodeterminethemeritoftheseissuesontherecordbeforeus.Weconcludethetrialcourt H couldhavetreatedthemotionsasproperlyraisingtheseissuesandwouldhavewarrantedafactual 4 determinationofwhetherreliefthereonshouldhavebeengiven.Wethereforereversethejudgment   ofthetrialcourtonissuetwo,threeandfourasraisedbytheplaintiffandremandthesetothetrial   judgeforafactualdeterminationofthemonthemerits. %  1      ׀    Thecostsaretaxedequallytotheplaintiffandthedefendant.#gIXX,s#X,XgI     `     h      p   #XXXX,G #0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#  (# (#    ` 0 0 (# (# h   ____________________________________ @  @  @  @  @  @  @ X,XXX4" (#(#    `     h   JOHNK.BYERS,SENI0RJUDGE#XXXX,.#  $#t! dXX@7 7 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @ ATKNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE  #XXd # dXX  @ EVERETTALANSMITH,ByandthroughhiswifeandConservatorPAM 8 SMITHV.SAFETY_KLEEN_ԀCORPORATION#XXd #   P  @  ChanceryCourtforHamiltonCounty  h @FF&No.73837  X @*AV) ` dE< ` A߈  8  @ No.E199901123_WC_ԄR3CVFiledSeptember14,2000 7  AV) ` dE<` A    dXX#XXd##@& JUDGMENT dXX#XXd$#Ԉ      ` ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferral  totheSpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanelsmemorandumOpinion  settingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinby v reference; f    ` Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthememorandumOpinionofthePanel V shouldbeacceptedandapproved;and F    ` Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanelsfindingsoffactsandconclusionsoflaw 6 areadoptedandaffirmedandthedecisionofthePanelismadetheJudgementoftheCourt. &v    ` Costsonappealaretaxedequallybetweentheplaintiffandthedefendant,for f whichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. 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