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ÔÔ€ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÑ ¸ ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€Ø4XXdÈdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßR€"$!A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€€€à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌÌFIRST€TENNESSEE€BANK€NATIONAL€€€)à àBLOUNT€CIRCUITÌASSOCIATION,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.€A.€NO.€03A01„9711„CV„00514Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€W.€DALE€YOUNGÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌRONALD€A.€WHITE,€BERYL€A.€WHITE,)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌand€DEBRA€K.€WHITE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellants€)ÌÌÌÌÌF.€D.€GIBSON,€Maryville,€for€Appellants.ÌÌÌGORDON€D.€FOSTER,€Lacy€&€Winchester,€Knoxville,€for€Appellee.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€action€was€instituted€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€BlountÏCounty€seeking€to€revive,€by€scire€facias,€a€judgment€previouslyÏobtained€by€the€plaintiff€against€the€defendants.€€The€previousÏjudgment€had€been€obtained€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€Blount€County.€ÏThe€chancellor€elected€to€order€this€action€transferred€to€theÏcircuit€court€rather€than€dispose€of€the€matter€in€chancery€court.€ÏThe€chancery€court€action€was€filed€less€than€ten€(10)€years€afterÏthe€previous€judgment€was€obtained€in€œcircuit›€œcourt.›€€Ten€(10)Ïyears€had€expired,€however,€before€the€action€was€transferred€toÏthe€circuit€court.€€The€defendants€moved€to€dismiss€the€circuitÏcourt€action€on€the€grounds€that€the€ten€year€statute€of€limita…tions€for€judgments€as€provided€in€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„110€had€expired.€ÏThe€motion€was€overruled.€€Thereafter,€judgment€was€entered€reviv…ing€and€extending€the€previous€judgment€for€a€new€statutory€peri…od.€€This€appeal€resulted.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.ÌÌà àOn€this€appeal,€the€appellants€ask€us€to€review€the€followingÏissues:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àIs€the€scire€facias€action€barred€by€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„110?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àIs€the€complaint€void€due€to€lack€of€proper€pro…cess?ÌÌÓÓÌà àWe€will€first€consider€the€second€issue.€€The€issue€was€notÏraised€in€the€trial€court.€€It€is€well„settled€that€issues€notÏraised€at€the€trial€level€will€not€be€considered€for€the€firstÏtime€on€appeal.€€òòBook„Mart€of€Florida€v.€National€Book€Warehouseóó,Ï917€S.W.2d€691,€694€œ(Tenn.€App.›€1995);€€òòSparks€v.€MetropolitanÏœGov't›€of€Nashville€and€Davidson€Countyóó,€771€S.W.2d€430,€434€œ(Tenn.ÏApp.›€1989).€€There€is€an€exception,€however.€€The€issue€of€juris…diction€can€be€raised€at€any€time.€€òòSeeóó€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure,€Rule€12.08€and€òòArnold€v.€œGouvitsa›óó,€735€S.W.2d€458Ï(Tenn.€App.€1987).€€Thus,€the€issue€of€jurisdiction€is€properlyÏbefore€the€court.€€There€are€two€general€areas€of€jurisdiction.€ÏOne€is€subject€matter€jurisdiction€and€the€other€is€jurisdictionÏover€the€person.€€Subject€matter€jurisdiction€is€the€basis€for€theÏcourt's€authority€to€act€and€cannot€be€waived.€€òòSeeóó€òòLanders€v.ÏJonesóó,€872€S.W.2d€674,€675€(Tenn.€1994).€€Obviously,€the€court,Íunder€the€circumstances€of€this€case€has€subject€matter€jurisdic…tion.Ô% € Ô€€(As€hereinafter€noted,€this€is€simply€an€action€on€a€debt.)ÌÌà àWe€œwill€next€examine›€the€matter€of€personal€jurisdiction.€ÏUnlike€subject€matter€jurisdiction,€personal€jurisdiction€can€beÏwaived.€The€general€rule€is€stated€in€òòDixie€œSav›.€Stores,€Inc.€v.ÏTurneróó,€767€S.W.2d€408€(Tenn.€App.€1988):ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àA€party's€objections€to€personal€jurisdiction€andÏvenue€are€deemed€waived€unless€they€are€raised€in€aÏtimely€manner.€òòKane€v.€Kaneóó,€547€S.W.2d€559,€560€(Tenn.Ï1977)€(venue);€òòœFelty›€v.€œChillicothe›€Realty€Coóó.,€175ÏTenn.€315,€318,€134€S.W.2d€153,€154€(1939)€(personalÏjurisdiction).€Thus,€if€a€party€makes€a€general€appear…ance€and€does€not€take€issue€with€venue,€adequacy€ofÏservice€of€process,€personal€jurisdiction,€or€otherÏsimilar€matters,€the€courts€customarily€find€that€theÏparty€has€waived€its€objections€to€these€matters.€òòTen…nessee€œDep't›.€of€Human€Serv's€v.€Danielóó,€659€S.W.2d€625,Ï626€œ(Tenn.€App.›€1983)€(personal€jurisdiction);€òòWalkup€v.ÏCovingtonóó,€18€Tenn.€App.€117,€126,€73€S.W.2d€718,€723„24Ï(1933)€(defect€Ô&  Ôin€process).ÌÌòòId.óó€at€page€410.ÌÌÓÓÔ'  ÔÌà àRule€12,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€œProcedure›€has€tempered€theÏcommon€law€rule€to€a€certain€extent.€€A€party€may€now€preserve€anÍissue€relating€to€personal€jurisdiction€when€it€is€joined€withÏanother€defense€in€a€responsive€motion€or€pleading.€€òòSeeóó€T.R.C.P.,ÏRule€12.02.€€Such€was€not€done€in€this€case.€€Therefore,€under€theÏabove€authorities,€the€filing€of€a€motion€to€dismiss€on€theÏgrounds€that€the€statute€of€limitations€has€expired€without€reser…vation€or€an€alternative€ground€challenging€the€sufficiency€ofÏprocess€constitutes€a€general€appearance€and€the€party€so€appear…ing€waives€the€deficiency€(if€any)€and€submits€to€the€personalÏjurisdiction€of€the€court.ÌÌà àWe€find€no€merit€in€the€appellants'€second€issue.ÌÌà àWe€will€examine€and€œanalyze›€the€first€issue€under€the€sameÏcircumstances€that€it€was€presented€to€the€trial€court.€€TheÏdefendants'€motion€is€based€upon€the€following€grounds:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àJudgment€in€this€cause€was€rendered€on€October€22,Ï1985.€€[The€original€judgment].ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àOn€October€16,€1995,€an€original€action€was€filedÏin€Chancery€Court€for€Blount€County€styled€Writ€ofÏScire€Facias€between€the€same€parties€seeking€toÍrevive€this€judgment€under€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ððÏ25„4„101€et€seq.,€and€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„110.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à3.à àAn€order€of€Transfer€was€ordered€by€ChancellorÏChester€S.€Rainwater,€Jr.,€and€was€entered€DecemberÏ4,€1995.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à4.à àNo€original€action€was€taken€in€this€case€prior€toÏOctober€22,€1995€and€no€Writ€of€Scire€Facias€wasÏfiled€in€this€case€prior€to€October€22,€1995.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à5.à àThe€current€action,€being€a€transfer€from€CauseÏ#95„104€of€the€Chancery€Court€for€Blount€County,ÏTennessee€is€barred€by€the€Statute€of€LimitationsÏcodified€in€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„110€and€should€be€dis…missed.ÌÌÓÓÌà àIt€is€most€significant€to€note€that€there€is€no€challenge€toÏthe€sufficiency€of€the€process€in€chancery€court.€€The€thrust€ofÏthe€appellants'€argument€is€that€no€process€issued€from€the€cir…cuit€court€until€after€the€statute€of€limitations€had€expired€andÏthat€the€chancery€court€was€lacking€in€jurisdiction€since€theÏoriginal€judgment€sought€to€be€revived€was€in€the€circuit€court.€ÏWe€find€no€merit€in€this€contention.€€As€noted€in€the€appellants'Ïbrief,€the€"lead€process"€in€this€matter€was€the€issuance€of€aÏshow€cause€notice€which€was€served€on€the€appellants€on€OctoberÏ20,€1995.€€The€record€bears€out€this€fact.€€The€lead€process€wasÍissued€from€the€chancery€court€and€was€served€and€returned€inÏaccordance€with€Rule€3,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.ÌÌà àRule€4,€prescribes€the€method€of€the€issuance,€form€andÏreturn€of€a€summons.€€There€is€no€specific€form€of€a€summonsÏprescribed€or€€required.€€A€summons€must€œcontain›€certain€informa…tion€as€enumerated€in€Rule€4.02.€€The€leading€process€issued€fromÏthe€chancery€court€on€the€original€complaint€in€this€action€sub…stantially€complies€with€the€requirements€of€Rule€4.02.€€We€findÏthat€substantial€compliance€is€sufficient€provided€it€is€adequateÏto€comply€with€due€process€requirements.ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àBasic€due€process€requires€"notice€reasonablyÏcalculated€under€all€the€circumstances,€to€appriseÏinterested€parties"€of€the€claims€of€the€opposing€par…ties.€€òòœMullane›€v.€Central,€Hanover€Trust€Coóó.,€339€U.S.Ï306,€314,€94€L.€Ed.€865,€70€S.€Ct.€652€(1950).€TheÏpurpose€of€due€process€requirements€is€to€notify€theÏindividual€in€advance€in€order€to€allow€adequate€prepa…ration€and€reduce€surprise.€òòMemphis€Light,€Gas,€andÏWater€Division€v.€Craftóó,€436€U.S.€1,€14,€56€L.€Ed.€2dÏ30,€98€S.€Ct.€1554€(1978).ÌÌòòœMcClellan›€v.€Board€of€Regents€of€the€State€Univ.óó,€921€S.W.2d€684Ïœ(Tenn.›€1996).ÌÌÓÓÌà àWe€find€that€the€leading€process€issued€from€the€chanceryÏcourt€was€sufficient€to€satisfy€due€process€requirements.€€Fur…ther,€there€has€been€no€showing€of€prejudice€to€the€defendants€inÏany€way€caused€by€the€way€and€manner€in€which€the€leading€processÏwas€issued€and€served.ÌÌà àOur€next€inquiry€is€whether€the€chancery€court€had€subjectÏmatter€jurisdiction€to€entertain€this€action€when€it€was€original…ly€filed€there.€Our€supreme€court€has€established€that€actions€toÏrenew€a€judgment€are€actions€upon€a€debt.€€òòœShephard›€v.€œLanier›óó,€241ÏS.W.2d€587€(Tenn.€1951).€€Such€actions€may€be€brought€by€complaintÏin€chancery.€€Gibson's€Suits€in€Chancery€ðð€501,€(William€H.€InmanÏed.,€œ6th›€ed.€1982).ÌÌà àAdditionally,€T.C.A.€ðð€21„1„502€provides€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àò ò21„1„502.€Suits€related€to€actions€in€otherÏcourts.ó ó€ð"ð€The€chancery€court€in€which€shall€be€broughtÏany€suit€or€proceeding€in€which€complainant€seeks€reliefÏpredicated€upon,€closely€related€to,€or€growing€out€of,Ïmatters€or€things€theretofore€adjudicated€by€finalÏjudgment€or€decree€of€the€circuit€or€any€other€court,Ïwhether€or€not€the€circuit€or€other€court€retainedÍjurisdiction€of€the€cause€for€the€purpose€of€enforcingÏor€modifying€the€final€judgment€or€decree,€in€the€soundÏdiscretion€of€the€judge€or€chancellor€of€the€chanceryÏcourt,€either€òòsua€sponteóó,€or€upon€motion€of€any€defen…dant,€may€transfer€the€suit€or€proceeding€to€the€courtÏin€which€such€matters€or€things€were€theretofore€finallyÏadjudicated;€provided,€that€the€circuit€or€other€courtÏshall€have€jurisdiction€thereof€concurrent€with€theÏchancery€court;€and€provided€further,€that€it€shall€beÏmade€to€appear€to€the€chancery€court€that€the€transferÏof€the€suit€or€proceeding€to€the€circuit€or€other€courtÏwill€not€cause€unnecessary€hardship€or€inconvenience€toÏthe€parties€thereto,€their€counsel,€or€witnesses,€orÏunreasonable€delay€in€the€final€hearing€or€dispositionÏof€the€suit€or€proceeding.ÌÌÓÓÌà àUnder€the€above€quoted€statute,€jurisdiction€of€the€chanceryÏcourt€is€not€reasonably€open€to€question.€We€are€of€the€opinionÏand€hold€that€the€filing€of€the€complaint€in€the€chancery€courtÏtolled€the€statute€of€limitations€found€in€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„110€andÏthat€the€appellants€were€not€prejudiced€by€the€transfer€of€theÏcase€to€the€circuit€court.ÌÌà àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€allÏrespects.€€Costs€are€assessed€to€the€appellants€and€this€case€isÏremanded€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà€ à_____________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€JudgeÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€ÜMXXdðXXdð7Ñ€€€à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌÌFIRST€TENNESSEE€BANK€NATIONAL€€€)à àBLOUNT€CIRCUITÌASSOCIATION,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.€A.€NO.€03A01„9711„CV„00514Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€W.€DALE€YOUNGÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌRONALD€A.€WHITE,€BERYL€A.€WHITE,)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌand€DEBRA€K.€WHITE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellants€)ÌÌÌà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Blount€County€and€briefs€filed€on€behalf€of€theÏrespective€parties,€oral€argument€having€been€waived.€€Upon€con…sideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€there€was€noÏreversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€assessed€to€the€appellants€and€this€case€is€remanded€toÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAMÌ