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""  X XXX[  XX   Ad FILEDX X [  October26,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAh  d((3 $ 3c!7\XXdd7  H4XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T   `   0  (%$  1  ,cAZ"Arial Regular    H  ""  X XXX[  XX   Ad FILEDX X [  October26,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial RegularLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5!"#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxdP Pd 'dxd 3c!7\XXdd7  H4XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  ݛ  $47\XdXXd7   IPr )<,(j 8` `@E0` 8ttxPh  rߛPINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANELATNASHVILLET̜@VV#(June29,1998Session) JAMESW.SMITH, h     ) p WILSONCRIMINAL  p  `     h     ) ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     ) p NO.01S019712CR00278 @   `     h     )v. `     h     ) p HON.J.O.BOND, `   `     h     ) p JUDGE p  WILSONCOUNTYCONCRETE  ) p   COMPANY,INC.andAETNA  )  CASUALTYANDSURETY    )  COMPANY,   h     )   `     h     ) p    ` Defendants/AppellGantsGGeesG    ) p HREVERSEDH    `     h   FortheAppellant: h     FortheAppellee:  p  AliceMargaretEssary h     HughGreen .~ WilliamB.Jakes,III h     100PublicSquare >  МHowell&Fisher,PLLC h     Lebanon,TN37087 N! 300JamesRobertsonParkwayCourtSquareBuildingNashville,TN37201   MEMORANDUMOPINION ,N(& MembersofPanel: JusticeFrankF.Drowota,III 61,* SeniorJudgeWilliamH.InmanSpecialJudgeJoeC.Loser,Jr.  PI   H   PPIH  PPIH  PJIrevIJLKEEWKLMREVERSEDMIAFFIRMEDI   h      p INMAN,SeniorJudge ;&74 IH  PIH  P @33MEMORANDUMOPINION   4$ ` #$4S #4$Thisworkers'compensationappealhasbeenreferredtotheSpecial > Workers'CompensationAppealsPaneloftheSupremeCourtinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(3)forhearingandreportingtotheSupremeCourtoffindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw. ` InJanuary,1997,theSupremeCourtaffirmedajudgmentthattheplaintiffwastotallyandpermanentlyvocationallydisabled,withbenefitsawardedaccordingly. ` Theplaintiffreturnedtothetrialcourtcomplainingthatthejudgmentwasnotbeingsatisfiedinatimelyway.Heallegedthattheaccruedbenefitswerenotpaidtimely,andthathis weeklychecksweresporadic.Tocorrectthisproblemhefiledamotiontorequirethedefendanttopaytheentirejudgmentor,alternatively, thattheCourtdeterminetheinterestasthepartieswereindisputeastotheamountandthemethodbywhichitshouldbefigured. ` Thetrialcourtorderedthedefendanttopayinterestcalculatedontheentireamountofthejudgment,i.e.,ontheunaccruedportionofthejudgment.Thedefendantappeals,insistingthatinterestcannotbeassessedoninstallmentsnotdue.Weagree,sincethepreciseissuehasheretoforebeenadjudicatedbytheSupremeCourt. ` #$4Գ #TennesseeCodeAnnotated506225(h)providesinpart: /V+(   8 ` (h)(1)Ifthejudgmentordecreeofacourtisappealedpursuanttosubsection(e),interestonthejudgmentordecreeshallbecomputedfromthedatethatthejudgmentordecreeisenteredatanannualrateofinterestfive(5)percentagepointsabovetheaverageprimeloanrateforthemostrecentweekforwhichsuchanaverageratehasbeenpublishedbytheboardofgovernorsofthefederalreservesystemonthetotaljudgmentawardedbythesupremecourt. ` 8"` 8" 8 ` (2)Totaljudgmentawardediscomputedbythetotalnumberofweeksmultipliedbythebenefitratewithoutanyreduction.:73` 8"` 8"    ` ThissectionwasconstruedinWestAmericanInsuranceCompanyv.  Montgomery,861S.W.2d230(Tenn.1993),whereintheemployeewasawarded   ajudgmentforbenefitsaccruedandanadditional89weeksofunaccruedpermanentpartialdisabilitytobepaidinfutureinstallments.Theemployeearguedthathewasentitledtointerestontheentirejudgment,includinginstallmentsnotthendue. ` TheSupremeCourtrejectedtheemployeesargument,holdingthatTenn.CodeAnn.506225(h) mustbeconsideredinconjunctionwithothersectionsoftheWorkersCompensationLaw,andthatapartyinwhosefavorajudgmentisenteredisnotentitledtointerestontheentirejudgment unlessheisentitledtohavetheuseoftheproceedsofthejudgmentfromandafterthedatethejudgmentwasentered. ` TheCourtconcludedthatanemployeewhohasbeenawardedamoneyjudgmentconsistingoffutureinstallmentsisnotentitledtointerestonthatpartofthejudgmentrepresentedbyinstallmentpaymentsuntiltheinstallmentisdue. ` Thedefendantisrequiredtopayinterestonlyontheaccrued,owingamounts,susceptibleofreadycalculation.  %  1       %"   ` Thejudgmentisreversedatthecostsoftheappellee.Thecaseisremandedtothetrialcourtwithinstructionstocalculatetheinterestdueontheaccruedpayments,and,ifnecessary,toissueawritofexecutiontherefor. `  `     h     _______________________________ `     h     WilliamH.Inman,SeniorJudge 741 ЇCONCUR:_______________________________FrankF.Drowota,III,Justice_______________________________JoeC.Loser,Jr.,SpecialJudgeN  p  NOOOH' $@ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  Odt )>.*jx` `@E[` 8ttxP  tdO@  )ATNASHVILLEOddOOdZr )<,(j 8` `@E! ` 8ttxP  rZdOJAMESW.SMITH h     } p FRANKLINCHANCERY  `  `     h     } p No.Below94558 0 p  ` Plaintiff/Appellee h     } @   `     h     } p Hon.J.O.BOND P  vs. `     h     } p Judge `   `     h     } `     h     } p No.01S019712CR00278   WILSONCOUNTYCONCRETE}COMPANY,INC.ANDAETNA}CASUALTYANDSURETYCO.} `     h   } ` Defendants/Appellants  } p REVERSED    @(JUDGMENTORDER `  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference. `  Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthattheMemorandumOpinionofthePanelshouldbeacceptedandapproved;and `  Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. XX `  CostswillbepaidbyPlaintiff/Appellee,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. `  ITISSOORDEREDon"*US , US , *ԀOctober26,1998. `     h      p PERCURIAM#$ 'S#O