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| Bruce O. Tibbs, Jr. v. City of Humbodlt, Tn
02S01-9706-CH-00057
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. Review of the findings of fact made by the trial court is de novo upon the record of the trial court, accompanied by a presumption of the correctness of the findings, unless the preponderance of the evidence is otherwise. Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(2). Stone v. City of McMinnville, 896 S.W.2d 548, 55 (Tenn. 1995). The application of this standard requires this Court to weigh in more depth the factual findings and conclusions of the trial court in a workers' compensation case. See Corcoran v. Foster Auto GMC, Inc., 746 S.W.2d 452, 456 (Tenn. 1988). The trial judge awarded the plaintiff 33 percent vocational impairment for injuries occurring on October 27, 1995. We affirm the judgment. The plaintiff was employed as an officer with the defendant. The plaintiff finished nine years of formal education and subsequently obtained a G.E.D. He was trained and worked as a machine mechanic prior to becoming employed as an officer with the defendant. At the time of trial, the plaintiff was 33 years of age. Prior Injury On October 9, 1994, the plaintiff injured his back in the course of his employment with the defendant. In February 1995, a lumbar laminectomy at L5-S1 was performed. The treating physician, Dr. John W. Neblett, concluded the plaintiff had reached maximum medical improvement from this injury on June 14, 1995 and found the plaintiff suffered a ten percent permanent medical impairment to the body as a whole. The plaintiff was released with restrictions of not repeatedly lifting more than 2 pounds at a time nor ever lifting as much as 4 pounds at a time and that he should not sit more than one hour at a time whether standing or walking. On July 18, 1995, the plaintiff returned to Dr. Neblett and reported he had significantly improved. Dr. Neblett, upon the request of the plaintiff and upon the 2
Authoring Judge: John K. Byers, Senior Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. George R. Ellis, |
Gibson County | Workers Compensation Panel | 03/02/98 | |
| Brown vs. Davidson
01A01-9702-CV-00049
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| Allstate vs. Auto
03A01-9706-CH-00225
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| 03A01-9709-CV-00444
03A01-9709-CV-00444
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Knox County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Reid vs. Sundquist
01A01-9709-CH-00494
Originating Judge:Carol L. Mccoy |
Davidson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Copas vs. Copas
03A01-9708-CV-00375
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Sevier County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Witt vs. Tennessee
03A01-9709-CH-00400
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Bradley County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| State vs. Garrison
03C01-9702-CC-00047
Originating Judge:Thomas W. Graham |
Bledsoe County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Lampley vs. Lampley
01A01-9708-CH-00423
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| Hooker vs. Thompson
01A01-9709-CH-00533
Originating Judge:Carol L. Mccoy |
Davidson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Molin, M.D., et . ux. vs. Perryman Construction Co.
01A01-9705-CV-00232
Originating Judge:Barbara N. Haynes |
Davidson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Webb vs. Mortgage Systems Corp.
01A01-9512-CH-00566
Originating Judge:Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr. |
Davidson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Walker vs. Exchange
03A01-9709-CV-00402
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| State vs. Manning
03C01-9501-CR-00012
Originating Judge:R. Steven Bebb |
Bradley County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Lampley vs. Lampley
01A01-9708-CH-00423
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| Pehlman vs. Pehlman
03A01-9708-CV-00339
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| 03A01-9708-CV-OO331
03A01-9708-CV-OO331
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Anderson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Rivergate Toyota, Inc. vs. Huddleston
01A01-9602-CH-00053
Originating Judge:Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr. |
Davidson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| ) Hon. Frank v. Williams, Iii,
O3A01-9708-CH-00321
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Roane County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Brady vs. Valentine
01A01-9707-CV-00308
Originating Judge:Cornelia A. Clark |
Williamson County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Slate vs. State
03A01-9708-CV-00369
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| State vs. Trampas Sweeney
01C01-9702-CC-00053
Originating Judge:William M. Barker |
Williamson County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Kizer vs. Kizer
01A01-9707-GS-00304
Originating Judge:Barry R. Brown |
Sumner County | Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | |
| Bellamy vs. State
03A01-9701-BC-00035
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Court of Appeals | 02/27/98 | ||
| 01C01-9602-CC-00052
01C01-9602-CC-00052
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Rutherford County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 02/26/98 |