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The Court of Appeals' Rules provide:

RULE 10. AFFIRMANCE WITHOUT OPINION

(a) The Court, with the concurrence of all judges participating in the case, may affirm the action of

the trial court by order without rendering a formal opinion when an opinion would have no precedential value

and one or more of the following circumstances exist and are dispositive of the appeal:

(1) the Court concurs in the facts as found or as found by necessary implication of the trial court.

(2) there is material evidence to support the verdict of the jury.

(3) no reversible error of law appears.

Such cases may be affirmed as follows: "Affirmed in accordance with Court of Appeals Rule

10(a)."

FILED

November 1, 1995

Cecil Crowson, Jr.

Appellate Court Clerk

 I N THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

EASTERN SECTI ON

LI SA J ONES, CHARLOTTE TACKETT, ) C/ A NO. 03A01- 9506- CH- 00187

a nd J ENETTA BROCK, ) 

) CAMPBELL CHANCERY

Appe l l a nt s , )

) HON. BI LLY J OE WHI TE,

v. ) J UDGE

)

J AMES DAVENPORT, COMMI SSI ONER, )

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF )

EMPLOYMENT SECURI TY, )

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a nd )

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LAKE CI TY HEALTH CARE CENTER, ) AFFI RMED

) AND

Appe l l ee. ) REMANDED

MI CHAEL C. MURPHY, Mor r i s t own, for Appe lla nt s .

CHARLES W. BURSON, At t or ne y Ge ne r a l a nd Re por t e r ,

ROBERT W. STACK a nd J AMES H. TUCKER, J R. , As s i s t a nt Attor ne y

Ge ne r a l, Na s hvi l l e , f or Appe l l e e , Commi ss i one r , Te nne s s e e

De pa r t me nt of Empl oyme nt Se c ur i t y.

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Fr a nks . J .
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Appe l l a nt s ' a ppe a l f r om t he Cha nc e l l or ' s

de t e r mi na t i on t ha t t he de ni a l of une mpl oyme nt be ne f i t s wa s

pr ope r l y ba s e d on t he e mpl oye e s ' mi s c onduc t c onne c t e d wi t h

t he i r wor k. See T. C. A. §50- 7- 303( a ) ( 2) . 

The Cha nc e l l or i n f i ndi ng t he r e wa s " a mpl e e vi de nc e

f or t he deci s i on" s a i d

t he a ppe a l s t r i buna l i n t hi s c a s e f ound t ha t t he

e mpl oyees we r e di s c ha r ge d i n accor da nce wi t h t he

e mpl oye r ' s wor k pol i c y of " c onduc t de t r i me nt a l t o

pa t i e nt car e or cent r a l ope r a t i ons r e s ul t i ng i n

ne gl e c t or a bus e of pa t i e nt " . The a ppe a l s t r i buna l

f ound t ha t t he e mpl oye e s a l l owe d a pa t i e nt t o r e ma i n

on t he f l oor f or a n i na ppr opr i a t e t i me pe r i od whi c h

r e s ul t e d i n s e ve r e ne gl e c t or ha r mi ng of t he

pa t i e nt . Thi s f i ndi ng wa s ba s e d upon t he t e s t i mony

of e ye wi t ne s s e s . Thi s f i ndi ng of f a c t wa s a dopt e d

by t he Boa r d of Re vi e w.

The i s s ue on a ppe a l i s whe t he r t he r e wa s s ubs t a nt i a l

a nd ma t e r i a l e vi de nc e t o s uppor t t he de ni a l of be ne f i t s .

T. C. A. §50- 7- 304( i ) . The r e i s t e s t i mony f r om wi t ne s s e s whi c h

wa s f ound cr e di bl e t o t he ef f ect t ha t t he pa t i e nt f e l l and wa s

a l l owe d t o r e ma i n on t he f l oor , c r a wl i ng a nd t hr a s hi ng a r ound

i n a pa r t i a l l y nude c ondi t i on f or up t o t hi r t y mi nut e s be f or e

be i ng pr ope r l y r e s t r a i ne d a nd r e t ur ne d t o he r r oom by

a ppe l l a nt s , who we r e r e s pons i bl e f or t he pa t i e nt s ' c a r e .

We c onc l ude t ha t t he Cha nc e l l or ' s j udgme nt s houl d be

a f f i r me d pur s ua nt t o Rul e 10( a ) of t hi s Cour t .

Ac c or di ngl y, t he c a us e i s r e ma nde d t o t he Tr i a l

Cour t wi t h c os t s of t he a ppe a l a s s e s s e d t o a ppe l l a nt s .

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He r s c he l P. Fr a nks , J .
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CONCUR:

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Don T. Mc Mur r a y, J .

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Cha r l e s D. Sus a no, J r ., J .