1 The Court of Appeals' Rules provide: RULE 10. AFFIRMANCE WITHOUT OPINION (a) The Court, withthe 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 w ould have no pr

ecedential value and one or more o

f 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 mat erial evidence to supp ort the ve rdict of the jury. (3) no rever

sible error of law appears. Such cases may be affirmed as follow s: "Affirmed in accordance with Court of Appeals Rule 10(a)." 

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O PI N I O N 1 Fr a nks . J .2 A ppe l l a nt s ' a ppe a l f r om t he C ha nc e l l or ' s de t e r m i na t i on t ha t t he de ni a l of une m pl oym e nt be ne f i t s w

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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 m p l o y ees w

e r e d i s c h a r g e d i n acco r d a n ce w i t h t h e e m pl oye r ' s w

or k pol i c y of " c onduc t de t r i m e nt a l t o p a t i e n t car e o r cen t r a l o p e r a t i o n s r e s u l t i n g 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 m pl oye e s a l l ow

e d a pa t i e nt t o r e m a i n on t he f l oor f or a n i na ppr opr i a t e t i m e pe r i od w

hi c h r e s ul t e d i n s e ve r e ne gl e c t or ha r m i ng of t he pa t i e nt . Thi s f i ndi ng w a s ba s e d upon t he t e s t i m ony of e ye w

i t ne s s e s . Thi s f i ndi ng of f a c t w a s a dopt e d by t he Boa r d of R e vi e w . The i s s ue on a ppe a l i s w he t he r t he r e w

a s s ubs t a nt i a l a nd m a 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 m ony f r om

w i t ne s s e s w

hi c h w a s f o u n d cr e d i b l e t o t h e ef f ect t h a t t h e p a t i e n t f e l l an d w a s a l l ow e d t o r e m

a i n on t he f l oor , c r a w l 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 m i 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 , w

ho w e r e r e s pons i bl e f or t he pa t i e nt s ' c a r e . W e c onc l ude t ha t t he C ha nc e l l or ' s j udgm e nt s houl d be a f f i r m e d pur s ua nt t o R

ul e 10( a ) of t hi s C our t . A c c or di ngl y, t he c a us e i s r e m a nde d t o t he Tr i a l C our t w i 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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