APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

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First American Bank vs. National Project Services

01A01-9702-CH-00051

Originating Judge:Ellen Hobbs Lyle
Davidson County Court of Appeals 09/17/97
Daniels vs. Davis

01A01-9702-CV-00068

Originating Judge:Walter C. Kurtz
Davidson County Court of Appeals 09/17/97
State v. Bacon

03C01-9609-CR-00348

Originating Judge:R. Jerry Beck
Sullivan County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/17/97
State vs. Oscar Ellis

02C01-9602-CR-00046

Originating Judge:L. Terry Lafferty
Court of Criminal Appeals 09/17/97
Jacobsen vs. Flathe

01A01-9511-CH-00510

Originating Judge:Henry Denmark Bell
Williamson County Court of Appeals 09/17/97
State vs. Kerwin Walton

02C01-9512-CR-00372

Originating Judge:L. Terry Lafferty
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/17/97
State vs. Robert Parker

02C01-9605-CR-00143

Originating Judge:Joseph B. Dailey
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/17/97
State vs. Carl Cole

02C01-9612-CC-00480

Originating Judge:Whit A. Lafon
Madison County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/17/97
State vs. Cedric Davis

02C01-9610-CR-00352
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/16/97
State vs. Bobby Anderson

02C01-9707-CC-00232
Lauderdale County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/16/97
State vs. Hastie Love

02C01-9706-CC-00214
Lauderdale County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/16/97
Shepherd vs. Perkins

03A01-9701-CH-00015
Court of Appeals 09/16/97
State vs. Michael Gregg/Laird Payne

02C01-9611-CR-00394

Originating Judge:Bernie Weinman
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/16/97
State vs. Russell

03C01-9608-CR-00319

Originating Judge:Mayo L. Mashburn
Polk County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/16/97
Richard Deberry vs. Lexington Electric System, et al

02A01-9610-CV-00257

Originating Judge:Charles O. Mcpherson
Henderson County Court of Appeals 09/15/97
W.J. Gray vs. State of TN

02A01-9703-BC-00055
Court of Appeals 09/15/97
State vs. Isaac Herron

02C01-9509-CR-00253

Originating Judge:W. Fred Axley
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/15/97
State vs. Runako Blair

02C01-9608-CR-00277
Court of Criminal Appeals 09/15/97
Robinson vs. Omer, Sr.

01S01-9611-CV-00228
Supreme Court 09/15/97
State vs. Ronald Mitchell

02C01-9702-CC-00070
Lauderdale County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/15/97
State vs. Cecil Grose

02C01-9609-CR-00310

Originating Judge:Carolyn Wade Blackett
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/15/97
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X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX

Originating Judge:Jon Kerry Blackwood
Hardeman County Court of Criminal Appeals 09/12/97
Abigail Hackett v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York, et al.

01S01-9701-CH-00003
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. This case presents the issue of whether permanent partial disability ("PPD") awards of 5% and 25% are excessive in light of anatomical disability ratings of 12% and 5%. We conclude that the awards were not excessive and affirm the trial court's decision. The employee/appellee, Abigail Hackett, slipped and fell while coming off her shift at her employer's factory. She suffered extensive injury to both knees. Dr. Robert Landsberg, the orthopaedic surgeon who operated on her knees, testified that she had a 12% impairment in her left leg and a 5% impairment in her right leg. Hackett, age 44, has a GED and has worked in the past as a maintenance worker, school bus driver and sewing machine operator. As a result of the injuries to her knees, she can no longer perform these jobs. After the surgery, Hackett returned to work as a fork lift driver. The employer, G.F. Office Furniture, has accommodated her disability by modifying assembly line procedures. The trial court awarded Hackett a lump sum of $41, 35.5, which represented a PPD assessment of 5% to her left leg and 25% to her right leg. The employer/appellant argues that the trial court's award was excessive 2
Authoring Judge: Robert S. Brandt, Senior Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. C. K. Smith,
Wilson County Workers Compensation Panel 09/12/97
State vs. John Rheaume

02C01-9607-CR-00246
Court of Criminal Appeals 09/12/97
State vs. Tyrone Henderson

02C01-9610-CR-00376
Court of Criminal Appeals 09/12/97