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àSecond€Injury€Fund:ó óóóÌÌDonald€A.€Donatià àà àCarroll€C.€Johnson,€IIIà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌ629€Poplar€Ave.à àà à1698€Monroe€Ave.à àà àAtty.€Gen.€&€ReporterÌMemphis,€TN€€38105à àMemphis,€TN€€38104Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDianne€Stamey€DycusÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSenior€CounselÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àCIVIL€DIVISIONÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à2nd€Fl.,€Cordell€Hull€Bldg.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0499ÌÌà àÌÓ  Óò òòòÌM€E€M€O€R€A€N€D€U€M€€€O€P€I€N€I€O€NÌÌMembers€of€Panel:ÌÌó óóóJustice€Janice€HolderÌSenior€Judge€John€K.€ByersÌSenior€Judge€William€H.€InmanÌÌÓ  ÓÌò òÌÌó óÌREVERSED€and€REMANDEDà àà àà àà àà àBYERS,€Senior€JudgeÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓòòò òOPINIONó óóóÌÓ  Óà àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€SpecialÏWorkers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€withÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€CourtÏof€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€Ìà àThe€trial€judge€found€the€plaintiff€had€failed€to€show€that€injuries€he€receivedÏon€November€2,€1990€arose€out€of€and€in€the€course€of€his€employment,€and€theÏplaintiffððs€suit€was€dismissed.Ìà àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€this€case€thereto€forÏfurther€proceedings.ÌÓ  Óà àò òFACTSó óÌÓ  Óà àOn€November€2,€1990,€the€plaintiff€began€work€for€the€defendant€as€aÏprobationary€truck€driver.€€On€November€8,€1990,€the€plaintiff€commenced€the€firstÍover„the„road€drive€for€the€defendant.€€The€truck€was€equipped€with€a€sleeper€andÏthe€plaintiff€was€accompanied€by€a€man€named€Barnett.Ìà àBarnett€initially€drove€the€truck€from€Memphis€to€Forrest€City,€Arkansas.€ÏBarnett€and€the€plaintiff€ate€in€Forrest€City€and€the€plaintiff€began€to€drive.€€TheÏplaintiff€drove€from€Forrest€City€to€Texarkana,€Texas€where€he€became€ill.€€TheÏplaintiff€stopped€in€the€roadway€and€vomited.€€The€vomiting€lasted€for€10€to€15Ïminutes€before€the€plaintiff€and€Barnett€could€continue€their€route.€€The€plaintiff€gotÏinto€the€sleeper€but€continued€to€vomit.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€and€Barnett€pulled€into€Houston,€Texas€the€following€morning.€ÏBarnett€told€the€plaintiff€he€would€have€to€change€clothes.€€As€the€plaintiff€wasÏchanging,€he€held€onto€the€truck.€€The€plaintiffððs€hand€slipped€off€the€handle€and€heÏfell€backwards€and€injured€his€neck€and€back.€€He€was€treated€at€BeltwayÏCommunity€Hospital€by€Dr.€Bart€N.€Ibarra€and€found€to€have€ulcers.Ìà àThe€plaintiff€testified€he€was€under€a€lot€of€stress€on€the€trip€because€he€wasÏon€the€29th€day€of€probation€with€the€defendant€and€if€anything€went€wrong€heÏwould€not€keep€his€job.€€The€plaintiff€further€testified€his€anxiety€was€heightenedÏbecause€the€truck€rode€unusually€rough€and€jolted€him€considerably.ÌÓ  Óò òMEDICAL€TESTIMONYó óà àÌÓ  Óà àDr.€Ibarra€testified€that€the€stress€of€the€job€caused€the€plaintiff€to€developÏulcers,€which€bled€and€caused€the€plaintiff€to€become€weak.€€Dr.€Ibarra€was€of€theÏopinion€this€weakness€caused€the€plaintiff€to€fall€as€he€was€changing€his€clothes.€ÏDr.€Ibarra€testified€the€plaintiffððs€ulcers€had€developed€about€two€weeks€prior€to€hisÏfall.Ìà àDr.€Rommel€G.€Childress,€an€orthopedic€surgeon,€commenced€to€treat€theÏplaintiff€on€November€17,€1991€for€injuries€to€his€neck.€€Dr.€Childress€was€stillÏtreating€the€plaintiff€on€February€9,€1995€for€back€problems€and€was€to€see€himÏagain€in€April€1995.× ƒ7 ××  ×Ìà àDr.€Childress€testified€the€plaintiff€had€a€long€history€of€medical€problems€withÏhis€lower€back€which€pre„dated€the€fall€of€1990.€€Further,€Dr.€Childress€found€theÏplaintiff€had€no€history€of€injury€to€his€neck€prior€to€the€fall.€€Dr.€Childress€was€of€theÏopinion€the€plaintiff€had€sustained€an€injury€to€his€neck€as€a€result€of€the€fall€and€thatÏhe€had€aggravated€the€pre„existing€back€problem.€€Dr.€Childress€found€the€plaintiffÏhad€a€permanent€partial€impairment€of€18€percent€to€the€body€as€a€whole.€€HeÏrelated€six€to€seven€percent€of€this€to€the€neck€injury€received€from€the€fall€in€1990.Ìà àDr.€Childress€found€the€plaintiff€had€major€restrictions€as€a€result€of€hisÏinjuries€and€was€of€the€opinion€he€was€totally€impaired€from€driving€as€an€over„the„road€truck€driver€because€his€physical€condition€would€make€it€impossible€for€him€toÏdo€so€safely.Ìà àThe€burden€of€showing€a€causal€connection€between€the€plaintiffððs€injury€andÏhis€employment€is€upon€the€employee.€€òòTapp€v.€Tapp,óó€236€S.W.2d€977€(Tenn.Ï1951).€€This€requirement€is€satisfied€if€the€hazard€to€which€an€employee€is€exposedÏcaused€the€injury.€€This€requirement€is€satisfied€if€the€injury€has€a€rationalÏconnection€to€the€work,€and€any€reasonable€doubt€on€the€question€must€beÏresolved€in€favor€of€the€employee.€€òòBraden€v.€Sears,€Roebuck€and€Co.,óó€833€S.W.2dÏ496€(Tenn.€1992);€òòHall€v.€Auburntown€Indus.,€Inc.,óó€684€S.W.2d€614€(Tenn.€1985).Ìà àAll€of€the€medical€evidence€in€this€case€is€that€the€injuries€to€plaintiffððs€neckÏwere€caused€by€the€fall€on€November€9,€1990€while€he€was€in€the€course€of€hisÏemployment€with€the€defendant.€€Further,€the€fall€aggravated€previous€problems€theÏplaintiff€had€with€his€back.€€Dr.€Ibarra,€who€diagnosed€the€plaintiffððs€ulcers,€was€ofÏthe€opinion€the€ulcers€were€caused€by€the€anxiety€of€driving€the€truck€and€that€theÏloss€of€blood€caused€him€to€fall.€€€€€€€€Ìà àAt€any€rate,€the€plaintiff€was€doing€what€he€was€required€by€the€defendant€toÏdo€when€he€fell€and€was€injured.€€The€injuries€arose€out€of€and€in€the€course€of€theÏemployment€of€the€plaintiff€for€the€defendant€and€are€compensable.Ìà àWe€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€for€a€determination€of€what€benefits€theÏplaintiff€is€entitled€to€recover€under€the€workersðð€compensation€act.€Ìà àThe€cost€of€this€appeal€is€taxed€to€the€defendant.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€K.€Byers,€Senior€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌJanice€Holder,€Justice€ÌÌÌÌ________________________________ÌWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€Judge€ÌœÇÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ X Ñà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€JACKSONÌÌÌÌßJ€58;+'b|wŠ` ˆ, `€@ÿJßCHARLES€O.€WRIGHT,à àà àà à)€à àShelby€Circuit€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€61629Ìà àPlaintiff„Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€George€H.€Brown,€Jr.,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌMILLER€TRANSPORTER,€INC.,à àà à)à àÌand€THE€HOME€INSURANCE€€€€€à à)ÌCOMPANY,à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants„Appellees,à àà à)à àNO.€02S01„9704„CV„00039Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌLARRY€BRINTON,€JR.,€DIRECTORà à)ÌDIVISION€OF€WORKERS€à àà à)ÌCOMPENSATION,€TENNESSEEà à)ÌDEPARTMENT€OF€LABOR,€SECONDà à)ÌINJURY€FUND,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant„Appellee.à àà à)à àReversed€and€RemandedÌÌÔ€1&ÔÌÌò òà@ àòòÔ€1XÔJUDGMENT€ORDERóóó óÌÓ€ÓÌà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€pursuant€to€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€the€order€of€referral€to€theÏSpecial€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€MemorandumÏOpinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporatedÏherein€by€reference;ÌÌà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€review€is€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andÌÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€ofÏlaw€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€ofÏthe€Court.ÌÌà àà àCosts€are€taxed€equally€between€Miller€Transporter,€Inc.€and€the€SecondÏInjury€Fund,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌà àà àIt€is€so€ordered€this€_____€day€of€June,€1998.Ìà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌHolder,€J.,€Not€ParticipatingÓÖÓš›