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Joan Marie Griffin v. National Medical Hospital of Tullahoma

01S01-9606-CH-00130
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. The plaintiff is 29 years old, married, and has a young child. She is learning- disabled on account of a stroke when she was only four months old; she was born with congenital heart disease, and developed a pronounced scoliosis at age 12 which required the surgical implantation of rods in her back. Notwithstanding, she has held several jobs: attendant at a day care center, counter clerk at a fast- food eatery, sales clerk and cashier at a J. C. Penney store. She was employed by the defendant in August, 1992 in furtherance of its special employment program called Overcoming Challenges which was established to employ afflicted persons. Her initial job with the defendant was working in the cafeteria making sandwiches and serving food. Some of this work was difficult for her, and ambition lagged; the defendant constantly provided encouragement, and at the time of her alleged injury she had been assigned duties as a cashier. She was often absent from work owing to illness or to the pre-emptive care of her young child. She commonly experienced pain and fatigue as a result of standing or sitting for extended periods, or whenever she lifted objects. Her previous jobs at the day care center, fast food restaurant and the J. C. Penney Store also caused pain and fatigue. The injury from which this complaint arises occurred March 3, 1994 when the plaintiff attempted to lift a milk crate. She was initially treated by Dr. Ramprasad who prescribed physical therapy; thereafter, she was referred to Dr. Paul McCombs, a neurological surgeon. He saw the plaintiff on two occasions, April 25 and May 16, 1994, and on the second visit released her to return to work with the recommendation that she avoid prolonged repetitive twisting, bending and stooping, and that she avoid lifting in excess of 2 pounds at any one time or ten pounds repetitively. The plaintiff returned to Dr. McCombs on June 6, 1994 stating that she had a reoccurrence of pain while lifting her daughter. She returned again on July 25, 1994, 2
Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. John W. Rollins,
Coffee County Workers Compensation Panel 08/28/97
Bowman v. A-best

03A01-9703-CV-00092
Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Holder, etc., vs. Celsor, et. al.

01A01-9702-CV-00080

Originating Judge:Bobby H. Capers
Trousdale County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
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Knox County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Spruell vs. Spruell

03A01-9704-CV-00124
Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Raymond L. Cox v. Thomas R. Hicks

E2000-01141-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:William E. Lantrip
Anderson County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
State vs. Maurice Teague

02C01-9704-CC-00132
Court of Criminal Appeals 08/27/97
Byrd vs. Byrd

01A01-9703-CV-00139

Originating Judge:Muriel Robinson
Davidson County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
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Cocke County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Scruggs vs. TR

03A01-9701-CV-00038
Knox County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
State vs. Vincent Jones

02C01-9409-CR-00201
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 08/27/97
State vs. Edward Jones

02C01-9607-CR-00226

Originating Judge:Arthur T. Bennett
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 08/27/97
State vs. James Delbridge

02C01-9605-CR-00142

Originating Judge:L. Terry Lafferty
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 08/27/97
State vs. John Williams

02C01-9704-CC-00148
Madison County Court of Criminal Appeals 08/27/97
United Citites Gas Co. vs. Suddarth

01A01-9611-CV-00528
Rutherford County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Rollins vs. State

03C01-9412-CR-00440

Originating Judge:Russell C. Hinson
Hamilton County Court of Criminal Appeals 08/27/97
Bowman v. A-best

03A01-9703-CV-00092
Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Ogburn vs. The Gas & Water Dept., City of Clarksville

01A01-9702-CH-00056

Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer
Montgomery County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
Lindsey vs. Lindsey

01A01-9702-CV-00079

Originating Judge:Thomas Goodall
Sumner County Court of Appeals 08/27/97
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Court of Appeals 08/27/97
James Jones, et al vs. Randall Harris, et al

02A01-9701-CH-00010

Originating Judge:John Walton West
Lauderdale County Court of Appeals 08/26/97
Creative vs. Bale

03A01-9611-CH-00379
Campbell County Court of Appeals 08/26/97
Ravenwood vs. Franklin

03A01-9705-CV-00156
Knox County Court of Appeals 08/26/97
Steve/Lori Eldridge vs. City of Trenton, TN

02A01-9503-CV-00041

Originating Judge:Dick Jerman, Jr.
Gibson County Court of Appeals 08/26/97
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Court of Appeals 08/26/97