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x0y0y0y0, H X| XXXy0z0z0y0y00z0r(<,(j 8` `@E- ` ttx$, rz0000y0y000y0y000y0@\ \ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@66)ATJACKSONy000y0CHALOTTEL.TOWNSEND, 8   )  CLAIMSCOMMISSION ,   0      8   )  No.97002467T.D.Below ,  Plaintiff/Appellant,   8   ) ,   0      8   )  Hon.MarthaBrasfield, ,  v.  0      8   )  Commissioner ,  y000y0  0      8   )y000y0  0      8   )  No.02S019807BC00069 ,  y00t(>.*jx)` `@EC` ttx$, t0y0STATEOFTENNESSEE, 8   ) ,    0      8   ) Appellee.     8   )  AFFIRMED. , @'JUDGMENTORDER , #XX X X| #y0z0y0XXXX#XXXX%#y0z0y0  0 ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtuponmotionforreviewpursuantto , Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(5)(B),theentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltotheSpecialWorkers'CompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanel'sMemorandumOpinionsettingforthitsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference;  0 Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthatthemotionforreviewisnotwelltakenandshouldbedenied;and  0 Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanel'sfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadoptedandaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt.  X/,%'    0 Costsonappealaretaxedtotheplaintiff. $1&)   0 ITISSOORDEREDthis____dayof______,1999.y0z0y0XXXX#XXXX)#y0z0y0  0      8   PERCURIAMJ.HolderNotparticipating.y0