State vs. Roger Martin
02C01-9710-CR-00402
Trial Court Judge: Carolyn Wade Blackett

State vs. Michael Lewis
02C01-9712-CR-00467
Trial Court Judge: John P. Colton, Jr.

State vs. Darron Clayton
02C01-9304-CR-00071
Trial Court Judge: L. Terry Lafferty

Alfred Grizzell vs. State
01C01-9709-CR-00409

State vs. Melissa Pewitt
01C01-9706-CR-00229
Trial Court Judge: Jimmy C. Martin

State vs.Carl London
01C01-9710-CR-00458
Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

State vs. Vincent Hadley
02C01-9710-CR-00414

State vs. Lynn Person
02C01-9712-CC-00470

Court Affirmed on Appeal. Roy L. Crawford v. State, No. 21, Shelby County (Tenn.
02C01-9803-CR-00092

James E. McGaugh, Jr. vs. Charles & Joyce Galbreath
01A01-9706-CH-00256
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

Jeanie Dianne (White) Hannah vs. Gary Hannah & Carl Hannah
01A01-9712-CV-00694
Trial Court Judge: Thomas Goodall

01C01-9703-CR-00078
01C01-9703-CR-00078
Trial Court Judge: Jane W. Wheatcraft

State vs. Roy Leach
01C01-9705-CC-00189
Trial Court Judge: William M. Barker

State vs. C. W. McCaleb
01C01-9707-CC-00251

Robert Wall vs. City of Paris, TN
02A01-9707-CV-00166
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

James Gatlin vs. Deanna Gatlin
02A01-9710-CH-00267
Trial Court Judge: George R. Ellis

Worther Williams vs. Robert Steward
02A01-9712-CV-00311
Trial Court Judge: James E. Swearengen

State vs. Bobby Love
02C01-9809-CR-00261

State vs. Bryan Bastel
02C01-9708-CR-00312
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

State vs. Melvin Boyd
02C01-9708-CC-00301

State vs. Michael Benson
02C01-9708-CC-00333
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

William J. Chase, Jr. vs. City of Memphis
02S01-9703-CV-00019

Sandra Gail Holmes V Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
01S01-9710-CH-00237
Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Robert E. Corlew, III
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 sought workers' compensation benefits for plantar fasciitis, which she alleged was caused by standing on a concrete floor at work for twelve hours shifts. The defendant argued that plantar fasciitis is not caused by standing for long periods and therefore plaintiff's job did not cause her condition. The trial court, in a comprehensive and well-reasoned opinion, found the preponderance of the evidence proved the condition to be work-related and awarded benefits, which the defendant appeals. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. Sandra Gail Holmes ["Employee"] began working for Bridgestone ["Employer"] in 1987. Her job as a tire builder consisted of twelve hour shifts during which she stood on a concrete floor on a 1/4" rubber mat while building tires. She was not permitted to sit unless she was on break. In 1994 she began complaining of her feet, and on August 22, 1994, requested medical treatment at work owing to burning pain shooting through her heel and arc of her left foot, up through the calf muscle, and lesser symptoms in her right foot. The employer's on-site physician, Dr. Flynn, sent her to Dr. Mark Christofersen, an orthopedic surgeon, whom employee testified she saw once, for ten or 15 minutes, on September 1, 1994. Dr. Christofersen examined employee and found excellent joint motion and no swelling but with tenderness to palpation at the origin of the plantar fascia and arch on the left and to a lesser extent on the right. She had been on a 2

Richard May v. Liberty Mutual Insurance & Southern Manufacturing
01S01-9709-GS-00193
Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Barry Medley
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. Richard May filed this complaint alleging permanent partial disability after a mold dropped on his left hand at work, causing a crush injury. The trial court found he had sustained 45% permanent partial disability to the left arm and awarded temporary total, permanent partial, mileage and medical benefits, as well as discretionary costs. Southern Manufacturing Group ["Southern"] appeals and presents for our review the issues of (1) whether the preponderance of the evidence supports a lesser amount of permanent partial disability, and (2) whether the weekly benefit rate should be $24.76 rather than $226.52. On May 6, 1996, Mr. May was injured while working for Southern when his hand was crushed between two halves of a large metal mold weighing approximately 15 pounds. He notified his employer immediately and went to see Dr. Gregory Wiley, whom he selected from the employer's list of approved physicians. After a brief period of conservative treatment, Dr. Wiley referred Mr. May to Dr. Ramotsumi Makhene, a board-eligible plastic surgeon who also practices reconstructive surgery with a subspecialty in hand surgery. Dr. Makhene saw Mr. May on July 31, 1996 and noted swelling of his left hand and a nodule on the back of his hand above the knuckle, along with limited range of motion. He diagnosed tendinitis and prescribed a splint, anti- inflammatory medication, and occupational therapy. 2

Danny E. Ray v. The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company
01S01-9710-CH-00223
Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Lee Russell
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. I The plaintiff seeks an enlargement of a prior award for workers' compensation benefits, as allegedly provided by T.C.A. _ 5-6-241(a)(2). The defendant's motion for summary judgment was granted. Appeal from a summary judgment order in a workers' compensation case is not controlled by the de novo standard of review, but is governed by Rule 56, Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. Downen v. Allstate Ins. Co., 811 S.W.2d 523 (Tenn. 1991). Further, no presumption of correctness attaches to decisions granting summary judgment because they involve only questions of law; thus on appeal the reviewing court must make a fresh determination concerning whether the requirements of Rule 56 have been met. Gonzales v. Alman Constr. Co., 857 S.W.2d 42 (Tenn. 1993). II The petitioner suffered a sprained shoulder on November 11, 1994, during the course of his employment by Kantus Corporation. He sustained a seven percent permanent partial impairment as a result of the accident and returned to work after recuperation. His claim for benefits for partial permanent whole body disability was settled on the basis of 17.5 percent, or seventy weeks, arrived at by multiplying his anatomical impairment by 2.5, as directed by T.C.A. _ 5-6-241(a)(1). The settlement was approved on June 3, 1995, upon the joint petition of Kantus Corporation and its insurer, The Yasuda Fire 2