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Court of Appeals 01/21/98
State vs. Lincoln Frenchell

01C01-9703-CC-00096

Originating Judge:J. S. Daniel
Rutherford County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/21/98
03A01-9707-CV-00292

03A01-9707-CV-00292
Court of Appeals 01/20/98
In State v. Sam John Passarella, No. 81-260-Iii (Tenn. Crim. App., At Nashville, October

01C01-9801-CR-00049
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/20/98
State vs. Jacques Sherron

02C01-9512-CC-00364

Originating Judge:Dick Jerman, Jr.
Crockett County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/20/98
State vs. Randy Fiveash

02C01-9611-CR-00429
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/20/98
State vs. Thomas Lowery

02C01-9608-CC-00248
Henry County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/20/98
State vs. William Hopper

02C01-9612-CC-00485

Originating Judge:Julian P. Guinn
Benton County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/20/98
State vs. Cynthia Mancell

02C01-9612-CC-00473

Originating Judge:Joe G. Riley. Jr.
Dyer County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/20/98
Carlton Mayo vs. State

01C01-9703-CC-00074
Montgomery County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/16/98
State vs. Jason Broadnax

01C01-9702-CC-00044

Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer
Montgomery County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/16/98
Smiley, et. al. vs. Walker

01A01-9704-JV-00164

Originating Judge:William C. Koch
Court of Appeals 01/16/98
Dowling, aka: Berle

01A01-9706-PB-00268
Court of Appeals 01/16/98
Smiley, et. al. vs. Walker

01A01-9704-JV-00164

Originating Judge:Andrew J. Shookhoff
Davidson County Court of Appeals 01/16/98
Wilson vs. Mcwherter

01A01-9706-CV-00266

Originating Judge:Thomas W. Brothers
Davidson County Court of Appeals 01/16/98
John Johnson vs. State

01C01-9611-CR-00470

Originating Judge:J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/16/98
Griffin (Meyer) vs. Griffin

01A01-9704-CV-00190

Originating Judge:Muriel Robinson
Davidson County Court of Appeals 01/16/98
Willie Henderson vs. State

01C01-9607-CR-00304
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/16/98
Dowling, aka: Berle

01A01-9706-PB-00268

Originating Judge:Frank G. Clement, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Appeals 01/16/98
Knight vs. City of Gallatin

01A01-9705-CV-00213

Originating Judge:Thomas Goodall
Court of Appeals 01/16/98
State vs. Holly Earls

01C01-9612-CC-00506

Originating Judge:Gerald L. Ewell, Sr.
Coffee County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/16/98
State vs. McElyea

03C01-9606-CC-00240

Originating Judge:Arden L. Hill
Washington County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/98
Doris Hensley v. Liberty National Life Ins. Co.

02S01-9705-CH-00044
Authoring Judge: Cornelia A. Clark, Special Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. Dewey C. Whitenton,
Hardeman County Workers Compensation Panel 01/15/98
State vs. Robert Zandi

02C01-9703-CC-00122

Originating Judge:C. Creed Mcginley
Hardin County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/98
Eddie Freeman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.

02S01-9612-CV-00106
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 of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The employer, Kimberly-Clark, appeals and contends that the evidence preponderates against the trial court's findings (1) in ordering the extension of temporary total disability benefits through July 1996, and (2) in ordering the defendant to pay the medical expenses and deposition costs resulting from Plaintiff's treatment by and the deposition of Dr. Berry. The panel concludes that the judgment should be modified in part and reversed in part. Edward Freeman ("Plaintiff") was employed by Kimberly-Clark ("Defendant") for some eight years as a maintenance insulator. While lifting a load of cardboard boxes during work hours he suffered an injury to his neck. His treating physician determined that Plaintiff had ruptured two discs in his neck which required surgery. Following surgery, due to undetermined causes, fusion plugs that had been inserted into Plaintiff's neck during the first surgery slipped out of place, causing him to have to undergo two additional surgeries to correct the problem. In order to prevent future slippage of the fusion plugs, Plaintiff was fitted with a halo traction device following his third surgery for immobilization of his head and neck. This device was secured by steel pins screwed through the scalp and into the outer surface of the skull. Following the third surgery in August of 1992, one of Plaintiff's treating physicians, Dr. Lindermuth, released Plaintiff into the care of the other treating physician, Dr. Meredith, who after treating Plaintiff for slightly over a year determined that he had reached maximum medical improvement as of September 7, 1993. During this same period of time Plaintiff was referred by his counsel to Dr. McAfee for pain management and evaluation. On October 15, 1993 Dr. McAfee produced a plan for Plaintiff to gradually taper off his therapy and medication over the course of approximately one month. Dr. McAfee testified that in his opinion Plaintiff had achieved maximum medical improvement at that time. He encouraged Plaintiff "to think positive toward going back to work by the end of December of 1993." Since 1989, Plaintiff had been under the care of Dr. Harris, a licensed psychiatrist. From that time through May of 1992, Dr. Harris treated Plaintiff for
Authoring Judge: Hewitt P. Tomlin, Jr., Senior Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. Robert A. Lanier, Judge
Shelby County Workers Compensation Panel 01/15/98