Robert Stone vs. Saturn Corporation

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I N S P E C I A L T H E S U P R E M E W O R K E R S ' C O U R T O F T E N N E S S E E C O M P E N S A T I O N A T A P P E A L S FILED P A N E L N A S H V I L L E September 12, 1997 Cecil W. Crowson Appellate Court Clerk R O B E R T S T O N E , P l a i n t i f f / A p p e l l a n t ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) v . S A T U R N F O R J S P N C O R P O R A T I O N , D e f e n d a n t / A p p e l l e e T H E . A N C H U L . O . a s h v T M B i H A o l A P P E L L A N T : O N Y A N , L E x 1 9 0 l e , T N o . 0 1 S 0 1 - 9 6 1 0 - C H - 0 0 2 1 3 ( N o . 9 3 - 6 3 7 b e l o w ) M A U R Y H O N . J I M J U D G E F O R R E N A R O Y & B E N N E T T , 6 7 6 N 3 7 2 1 9 - 0 6 7 6 T H O D A N W A & P . C o l P . C . T H E M A S A C L L E D A V O . u m b M E M O R A N D U M T . C H A N C E R Y H A M I L T O N , A P P E L L E E : H . . 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D . , D r . a t t o 6 % 1 3 % o p i n e d J e f f r e y t o p e r m a n e n t t h e T . t h a t A d a m s , b o d y i m p a i r m e n t a s a t o t h e a f f i r m t h e p e r s o n . A f t e r a c a r e f u l r e v i e w o f a l l 3 o f t h e e v i d e n c e w e j u d g m e n t o f t h e t r i a l c o u r t . C o s t s o n a p p e a l a r e a s s e s s e d t o t h e a p p e l l a n t . W I L L I A M C O N C U R : L Y L E R E I D , W I L L I A M H . A S S O C I A T E I N M A N , J U S T I C E S E N I O R J U D G E 4 S . R U S S E L L , S P E C I A L J U D G E IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE ROBERT STONE, September 12, 1997 MAURY CHANCERY No. 93-637 Below Cecil W. Crowson Appellate Court Clerk Hon. Jim T. Hamilton, Judge } } } } } } } } } Plaintiff/Appellant vs. SATURN CORPORATION, Defendant/Appellee FILED No. 01S01-9610-CH-00213 AFFIRMED. JUDGMENT ORDER This case is before the Court upon the entire record, including the order of referral to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel, and the Panel's Memorandum Opinion setting forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law, which are incorporated herein by reference. Whereupon, it appears to the Court that the Memorandum Opinion of the Panel should be accepted and approved; and It is, therefore, ordered that the Panel's findings of fact and conclusions of law are adopted and affirmed, and the decision of the Panel is made the judgment of the Court. Costs will be paid by Plaintiff/Appellant and Surety, for which execution may issue if necessary. IT IS SO ORDERED on September 12, 1997. PER CURIAM 5

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