State vs. Carl Campen
01C01-9512-CC-00433

State vs. Franklin Jenkins
01C01-9601-CC-00030

State vs. George Harville
01C01-9607-CC-00300
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Graham

01C01-9604-CC-00136
01C01-9604-CC-00136
Trial Court Judge: Donald P. Harris

Perry Miller vs. State
01C01-9606-CC-00239
Trial Court Judge: W. Charles Lee

State vs. Phyliss McBride
01C01-9606-CC-00269
Trial Court Judge: James K. Clayton, Jr.

State vs. Stanley Lawson
01C01-9607-CR-00320

State vs. Antonio Mason
01C01-9607-CC-00315
Trial Court Judge: William Charles Lee

State vs. Kind Johnson
01C01-9610-CC-00430

State vs. Charles Bourgeois
01C01-9611-CR-00483
Trial Court Judge: J. O. Bond

01C01-9801-CC-00053
01C01-9801-CC-00053

State vs. Melvin Henning
02C01-9703-CC-00126
Trial Court Judge: John Franklin Murchison

Pamela Massengill vs. Stanley Stewart
02A01-9612-JV-00309
Trial Court Judge: Howard Bailey

State vs. Shannon Smith, Keith Versie, Michael Wofford
02C01-9508-CR-00241
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

State vs. Ricky Harris
02C01-9610-CC-00324
Trial Court Judge: Joe G. Riley. Jr.

State vs. Connie Fulton
02C01-9701-CR-00005

State vs. Edward L. Kelly
M1999-01091-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

Mozella & Clevin Wright vs. city of Rossville TN
02A01-9609-CV-00213
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood

02A01-9511-CH-00256
02A01-9511-CH-00256
Trial Court Judge: C. Neal Small

State vs. Kaufmann
03C01-9607-CC-00260
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

Wilson vs. State
03C01-9612-CR-00452
Trial Court Judge: Lynn W. Brown

State vs. Reneau
03C01-9610-CC-00367
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

Walden vs. State
03C01-9610-CR-00372
Trial Court Judge: Ray L. Jenkins

Handley v. Travelers
03S01-9611-CH-00113
Authoring Judge: Roger E. Thayer, Special Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Earl H. Henley,
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Plaintiff, Merlin Stephen Handley, has appealed from the action of the trial court in dismissing his claim for benefits. The Chancellor held plaintiff had failed to carry the burden of proof in establishing his heart attack was caused by his work activity. Plaintiff, 44 years of age, was employed by defendant, Canteen Food Services, Inc., as a route salesman. His duties required him to stock and service vending machines on an established route. On December 13, 1994, he had moved a large number of soft drink cases (75-8) prior to servicing vending machines on his route. This work was at a time when the building where he was working was particularly warm. He began to feel unusually short of breath; had some pain in his chest and tingling under his arm. After some period of time, he decided to go to a doctor who concluded he was having or was about to have a "full blown" heart attack. He was immediately admitted to a hospital where he remained for less than one week. After being discharged, he was off work for about six weeks. Sometime after returning to work, he continued to experience further problems and eventually terminated his employment with defendant. He found employment involving desk work where his income at the time of trial was somewhat higher than his earnings as a route salesman. Plaintiff testified he had never experienced any heart problems prior to his heart attack; that his mother had a heart attack in her fifties and he had a couple of uncles who died at a young age from heart disease. He also admitted he had smoked since the age of twenty and was a heavy smoker consuming one and a half to two packs a day. The only expert medical testimony was the deposition of Dr. Gregory Brewer, a cardiologist who treated plaintiff. His diagnosis was acute myocardial infarction. He 2

Berryhill vs. Swinea, et. al.
01A01-9702-CH-00082
Trial Court Judge: James L. Weatherford