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àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌœÌCONCUR:›ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÇMARY€POOR€œAYERS›,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àMontgomery€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àNo.€€90„65„518ÌœVS›.à àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à à01„A„01„9508„CH„00355ÌJAMES€OLIVER€œAYERS›,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà àà à€€)ÌÌà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€is€a€divorce€case€in€which€the€œprincipal›€bone€of€contention€is€the€division€of€maritalÏproperty,€but€the€unusual€procedure€in€the€Trial€Court€must€also€be€reviewed.ÌÌà àThe€parties€were€married€on€July€12,€1975.€€The€husband€was€51€and€retired,€and€theÏwife€was€28€and€employed.€€No€children€were€born€to€this€marriage,€but€the€defendant„husband€has€œadult€children›€of€a€former€marriage.€€The€parties€separated€on€July€24,€1990,€andÏthis€suit€was€filed€on€August€23,€1990.€€At€the€marriage,€the€husband€owned€two€businesses„€aÏrealty€corporation€and€an€incorporated€auto€dealership.€€At€the€same€time,€he€owned€the€landÏoccupied€by€the€dealership€and€adjoining€vacant€land€later€leased€for€construction€of€aÏrestaurant.€€The€realty€was€encumbered€with€a€$200,000€mortgage.ÌÌà àThe€separate€property€of€the€wife€at€marriage€consisted€of€an€automobile€in€which€sheÏheld€an€equity€of€$2,000€and€unvalued€household€effects.€€The€wife€worked€at€the€dealershipÏfor€pay€until€it€closed€in€1977.€€In€1976,€the€wife€joined€in€a€deed€of€trust€securing€the€renewalÏof€the€$200,000€debt€on€the€realty.€€She€did€not€sign€the€renewal€note.€€In€1978,€the€partiesÏexecuted€a€trust€œdeed,›€œassigned›€the€lease€on€the€commercial€property€and€signed€a€note€forÍ$235,000€to€renew€the€$200,000€debt,€and€finance€improvements€œof›€the€commercial€propertyÏand€their€œhome›€and€œthe›€purchase€œof€a›€ð ðmotor€home.ððÌÌà àAt€the€time€of€trial,€the€husband€was€68€years€old€and€unemployed€except€for€serving€asÏan€officer€and€tournament€director€of€a€golf€association.€€The€wife€was€45€years€old€with€a€highÏschool€education€and€some€college€credit.€€Her€net€earnings€were€$943.00€per€month€and€herÏclaimed€monthly€expenses€were€œ$2,275,›€leaving€a€shortage€of€œ$1,332›€per€month.€ÌÌÓ  Óòò„Proceedings€in€Trial€Court„óóÌÓ  Óà àIn€August,€1990,€the€wife€filed€this€suit€for€divorce.€€In€September,€1990,€the€husbandÏfiled€his€answer.ÌÌà àIn€November,€1991,€the€wife€admitted€in€a€deposition€that€she€had€committed€adultery,Ïbut€refused€to€name€her€paramour.€€In€January,€1992,€the€husband€counterclaimed€for€divorceÏand€the€wife€amended€to€assert€two€years€œof€separation›€as€grounds€of€divorce.ÌÌà àIn€July,€1992,€the€first€Trial€Judge,€on€motion€of€the€husband,€required€the€wife€toÏwrite€the€name€of€her€paramour€and€file€it€in€a€sealed€envelope.€€This€was€done.ÌÌà àIn€August€and€September,€1992,€the€parties€filed€proposals€for€division€of€property.€ÏOn€November€20,€1992,€the€first€Trial€Judge€ordered€a€trial€to€be€held€on€January€4,€1993,€onÏthe€sole€issue€of€division€of€property.€€On€February€12,€1993,€the€first€Trial€Judge€filed€aÏmemorandum€of€his€division€of€property€and,€on€May€4,€1993,€an€order€was€entered.€€On€JulyÏ1,€1993,€on€motion€to€alter€or€amend,€an€amended€order€was€entered€by€the€first€Trial€JudgeÍdividing€the€real€estate,€but€not€the€personalty,€of€the€parties,€œreserving›€issues€as€to€grounds€ofÏdivorce€and€division€of€furnishings€and€household€goods,€and€œrecusing›€himself€fromÏparticipation€in€further€proceedings€in€the€case.ÌÌà àOn€February€17,€1994,€the€second€Trial€Judge€conducted€a€further€hearing€and€enteredÏa€ð ðFinal€Decreeðð€in€which€the€husband€was€granted€a€divorce€on€grounds€of€inappropriateÏmarital€conduct;€the€prior€order€of€July€1,€1993,€was€approved€and€incorporated€by€reference;€œÌÌand›€the€wife€was€awarded€judgment€against€the€husband€for€$807.68.€€The€decree€furtherÏprovided:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à4.€€The€plaintiff€œ€is›€awarded€all€furnishings€and€personalÏproperty€on€the€attached€list€designated€by€an€ððxðð€and€that€theÏdefendant€is€awarded€all€remaining€property€on€such€list.€€EachÏparty€is€awarded€any€additional€property€in€their€possession€butÏnot€on€the€list.€€Any€issues€as€to€whether€the€listed€property€isÏstill€in€the€œdefendantððs›€possession€is€reserved.€€The€plaintiff€willÏdeliver€the€table€in€her€possession€to€his€home€as€soon€asÏpossible.ÌÌà8 àà8 à5.€€At€4:30€P.M.,€February€17,€1994,€the€plaintiff€shall€come€toÏthe€defendantððs€residence€at€Peterson€Lane,€œClarksville›,€and€aÏDeputy€Sheriff€of€Montgomery€County€is€directed€to€accompanyÏher.€€She€shall€take€into€her€possession€the€items€awarded€in€thisÏdecree,€and€the€Deputy€shall€prepare€a€list€of€all€items€taken,€toÏbe€signed€by€the€Deputy€and€filed€with€the€court.€€Any€chargesÏfor€the€Deputyððs€services€shall€be€assigned€as€court€costs€andÏthese€and€all€other€court€costs€shall€be€equally€divided€by€theÏparties.ÌÌà8 àà8 à6.€€The€defendant€is€awarded€all€the€œplaintiffððs›€interest€in€aÏVolkswagen€bug€and€bus€and€shall€pay€to€the€plaintiff€the€sumÏof€$700.00,€payable€at€$100.00,€per€month€starting€March€15,Ï1994.€€The€plaintiff€shall€pay€all€storage€and€towing€chargesÏdue.ÌÌÌÓÓà àOn€appeal,€the€husband€presents€four€issues,€of€which€the€fourth€is:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à4.€€Whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€recusing€himself€afterÏdividing€the€parties'€property€when€the€information€promptingÏsuch€œrecusal›€was€available€to€the€trial€court€prior€to€its€divisionÏof€the€parties'€property?ÌÌÌÓÓà àT.C.A.€Section€17„2„100€lists€five€grounds€of€incompetency€which€disqualify€a€judgeÏfrom€sitting€on€a€particular€case.€€Canon€3(C)(1)€of€Rule€10€of€the€Supreme€Court€lists€eightÏgrounds€of€disqualification.€€None€of€these€grounds€are€shown€in€the€present€case.€€Indeed,Ïneither€party€questioned€the€competency€of€the€first€Trial€Judge,€and€the€record€contains€no€Ìother€information€as€to€his€reasons€for€œrecusal›.ÌÌà àCanon€œ10D›€of€Rule€10€of€the€Supreme€Court€permits€a€judge€to€disclose€on€the€recordÏthe€basis€of€his€disqualification,€after€which€the€parties€may€waive€the€disqualification.€€ThisÏrecord€contains€no€such€disclosure€or€waiver.ÌÌà àIt€is€well€settled€that€œrecusal›€rests€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€judge€involved.€ÏòòMemphis€Board€of€Realtors€v.€Cohen,€óóTenn.€App.€1989,€786€œS.W.2d›€951;€òòœWiseman›€v.ÏœSpaulding›,€óóTenn.€App.€1979,€573€œS.W.2d›€490.ÌÌà àThe€present€case€presents€the€situation€where€a€œTrial›€œJudge›€rules€upon€part€of€aÏcontroversy,€but€refuses€to€rule€upon€the€remainder€of€the€controversy€without€stating€a€reasonÏor€vacating€his€partial€ruling€to€allow€his€successor€to€rule€upon€all€issues.ÌÌà àIn€òòCoastal€Petroleum€Co.€œv.›€Mobil€Oil€Corp.,€óóFla.€App.€1980,€378€So.œ2d›€336,€it€wasÏheld€that€a€œTrial›€œCourt,›€which€had€recused€itself€as€to€issues€that€had€been€severed€for€separateÏtrial€and€specifically€reserved€jurisdiction€to€rule€on€matters€previously€tried,€retained€authorityÍto€enter€final€judgment€later€on€the€issues€already€tried.€€In€the€present€case,€the€first€œTrial›€œJudge›Ïentered€judgment€on€previously€tried€matters€before€recusing€himself.ÌÌà àNo€other€published€authority€is€cited€or€found€which€would€reflect€on€the€fourth€issue.ÌÌà àPrior€to€entering€partial€judgment,€the€first€œTrial›€œJudge›€bifurcated€the€issues,€separatingÏthe€distribution€of€the€marital€estate€from€other€issues.€€He€then€considered€evidence€onÏdistribution€of€marital€estate€and€decided€that€issue.€€In€divorce€cases,€the€courts€are€required€toÏequitably€divide€the€marital€estate€without€regard€to€marital€fault.€€T.C.A.€ðð36„4„121,€òòFisher€v.ÏFisher,€óóTenn.€1983,€648€œS.W.2d›€244;€òòWilder€v.€Wilder,€óóTenn.€App.€1992,€863€œS.W.2d›€707.ÌÌà àProperty€divisions€are€not€ordinarily€made€before€a€determination€of€the€issue€ofÏwhether€and€to€whom€the€divorce€should€be€granted.€€However,€in€the€absence€of€œobjection›€ofÏa€party€or€demonstrated€prejudice,€it€is€difficult€to€conceive€how€such€action€could€be€reversibleÏerror.€€This€is€especially€true€so€long€as€the€partial€judgment€as€to€property€and€œremained›Ïsubject€to€revision€until€final€judgment€œwas›€rendered€as€to€all€issues.€€òòSeeóó€œT.R.C.P.›€RuleÏ54.02.ÌÌà àNo€prejudice€having€resulted€from€the€unusual€order€of€procedure,€it€is€deemedÏharmless.€€œT.R.A.P.›€Rule€36(b).ÌÌà àAppellantððs€first€issue€is:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à1.€€Whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€classifying€real€propertyÏowned€by€James€œAyers›€before€the€marriage€as€marital€propertyÏand€by€distributing€an€interest€in€that€property€to€Mary€œAyers›?ÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€briefs€do€not€cite€and€this€Court€has€been€unable€to€find€a€part€of€the€record€whichÏreflects€that€the€first€Trial€Court€classified€real€property€owned€by€the€husband€before€theÏmarriage€as€marital€property.€€It€appears€to€be€undisputed€that€all€of€the€real€property€wasÏowned€by€the€husband€before€the€marriage.€€Its€value€at€the€time€of€the€marriage€was€thereforeÏthe€separate€estate€of€the€husband.€€T.C.A.€ðð36„4„121,(b)(2)(A).ÌÌà àHowever,€T.C.A.€ðð36„4„121(b)(1)(B)€and€œ(C)›€provide:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(B)€œ€ð ðMarital›€Propertyðð€includes€income€œfrom,›€and€any€increaseÏin€value€during€the€marriage,€of€property€determined€to€beÏseparate€property...€if€each€party€substantially€contributed€to€itsÏpreservation€and€appreciation€and€the€value€of€vested€pension,Ïretirement€or€other€fringe€benefit€rights€accrued€during€the€periodÏof€the€marriage.ÌÌà8 àà8 àœ(C)€€As›€used€in€this€subsection,€ð ðsubstantial€contributionðð€mayÏinclude,€but€not€be€limited€to,€the€direct€or€indirect€contributionÏof€a€spouse€as€homemaker,€wage€earner,€parent€or€familyÏfinancial€manager,€together€with€such€other€factors€as€the€courtÏhaving€jurisdiction€thereof€may€determine.̛̜ÌÓÓà àPrior€to€the€marriage€the€commercial€real€estate€of€the€husband€was€worthÏapproximately€$150,000.00.€€At€the€time€of€the€divorce,€it€was€worth€approximatelyÏ$1,050,000.00€due€to€an€increase€in€value€during€the€marriage€of€approximately€$900,000.00.€ÏThis€increase€could€be€treated€as€marital€property€if€the€statutory€conditions€were€shown.€ÏThere€is€evidence€that,€during€the€marriage,€the€wife€was€the€ð ðfinancial€managerðð€of€theÏautomobile€dealership,€property€management€and€personal€finances;€that€she€was€involved€inÏthe€leasing€of€the€property€to€commercial€enterprises;€and€that€she€managed€the€home€where€theÏparties€lived€and€entertained.€€Moreover,€as€stated€initially,€she€joined€in€signing€some€of€theÏdocuments€involving€the€real€estate.€€All€cash€income€of€either€party€from€any€source€wasÏdeposited€in€the€joint€bank€account€of€the€parties€which€was€administered€by€the€wife.€€TheÍevidence€just€summarized€was€contradicted.€€However,€on€appeal€from€a€cause€tried€without€aÏjury,€the€decision€of€the€œTrial›€œJudge›€based€upon€credibility€of€witnesses€will€not€be€reversedÏunless€the€record€contains€concrete€and€convincing€evidence€other€than€testimony€whichÏcontradicts€the€findings€of€the€œTrial›€œCourt.›€€òòBowman€v.€Bowman,€óóTenn.€App.€1991,€836ÏœS.W.2d›€563.ÌÌà àNo€reversible€error€is€shown€in€support€of€the€husbandððs€first€issue.ÌÌà àThe€husbandððs€second€issue€is:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à2.€€Whether€the€trial€court€erred€by€tying€the€parties'€propertyÏtogether€in€its€order€distributing€the€parties'€real€property?̛̜ÌÓÓà àThe€amended€judgment€entered€by€the€first€œTrial›€œJudge›€provided:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à1.€€Mary€Poor€œAyers›€and€James€Oliver€œAyers›€are€awarded€theÏfollowing€realty€as€equal€tenants€in€common,€referred€to€as€theÏMrs.€Winnerððs€property:€.€.€.€œ€.›ÌÌà8 àà8 à2.€€That€profits€from€the€leased€property€above€referenced,€andÏall€other€Riverside€Drive€property€owned€by€the€defendant€JamesÏœAyers›,€including€Lots€œH5›„6,€referred€to€as€the€œNissan›ÏAutomobile€Dealership€property,€owned€by€the€defendant,€notÏdescribed€in€the€Winnerððs€lease,€shall€be€divided€for€a€period€ofÏten€(10)€years€from€the€entry€of€this€Order,€70%€to€James€œAyers›,Ïand€30%€to€Mary€œAyers›,€after€deducting€out„of„pocketÏexpenses.€€Out„of„pocket€expenses€shall€include:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àA.€€Mortgage€payments.Ìà8 àà8 àà8 àB.€€Payment€of€note€for€roof€repair.Ìà8 àà8 àà8 àC.€€2%€of€the€gross€rental,€to€defer€future€costsÏof€repair€„€professional€fees€for€accounting€andÏlease€drafting.€€This€money€need€not€beÏœescrowed›,€but€expenditures€from€this€fund€shallÏbe€shown€in€an€annual€accounting€provided€toÏMary€œAyers›€by€James€œAyers›.ÌÌà8 àà8 à3.€€The€defendant,€James€œAyers›,€may€convey€or€encumber€anyÏportion€of€Lots€œH5›„6,€commonly€referred€to€as€the€œNissan›ÍAutomobile€Dealership,€or€other€property€situated€on€RiversideÏDrive,€œClarksville›,€Tennessee,€not€subject€to€ownership€interestÏby€Mary€œAyers›,€but€after€the€sale€or€mortgage€of€any€portion€ofÏLots€œH5›„6,€the€plaintiff,€Mary€œAyers›,€may€at€her€option,€receiveÏthe€full€payment€of€the€Mrs.€Winnerððs€lease€for€the€remainder€ofÏits€terms,€with€the€defendant,€James€œAyers›€having€paymentsÏfrom€the€remaining€property,€she€may€continue€to€receive€theÏ30%€of€all€leases€if€she€chooses.€€Any€mortgage€must€be€for€aÏreasonable€commercial€purpose€and€not€to€defeat€the€interest€ofÏMary€œAyers›.ÌÌà8 àà8 à4.€€If€the€lease€on€the€Mrs.€Winnerððs€property,€is€not€renewed,Ïthen€the€parties€may€agree€to€lease€or€sell€to€other€persons,€withÏany€rental€profit€from€a€new€lease€within€ten€(10)€years€from€theÏdate€of€the€entry€of€this€order,€to€be€divided€70/30,€in€accordanceÏwith€this€order,€and€any€rental€profits€or€sale€profits€receivedÏafter€ten€(10)€years€from€the€date€of€the€entry€of€this€order,€to€beÏdivided€equally.̛̜ÌÓÓà àT.C.A.€Section€36„4„121€confers€broad€powers€in€respect€to€adjusting€propertyÏinterests€whether€legal€or€equitable.€€The€legal€title€to€the€property€under€discussion€was€in€theÏhusband,€but€there€is€evidence€that€the€wife€made€some€contributions€to€the€preservation€andÏenhancement€of€the€buildings€on€the€property€and€the€production€of€œan€income›€producing€œlease›Ïon€the€property.€€Her€interest€in€the€realty€was€equitable,€measurable€by€the€extent€of€herÏcontribution€to€the€preservation€and€enhancement€of€the€value€of€the€property€and€incomeÏtherefrom.€€The€increase€in€the€value€of€the€property€due€to€the€general€rise€in€the€price€ofÏproperty€in€the€neighborhood€was€not€traceable€to€any€activity€of€the€wife,€and€she€is€notÏentitled€to€participate€in€or€profit€from€such€rise€in€general€market€values.ÌÌà àWithout€questioning€the€authority€of€the€œTrial›€œJudge›€to€devise€and€decree€the€unusualÏplan€of€compensating€the€wife€for€her€equitable€interest€in€the€commercial€realty,€this€CourtÏmust€respectfully€disagree€with€the€complex€conclusion€reached.ÌÌà àAfter€reviewing€the€evidence€òòde€novoóó€with€due€regard€with€the€findings€of€the€œTrial›ÏœJudge›€as€to€credibility,€this€œCourt›€concludes€that€the€equitable€interest€of€the€wife€in€theÏcommercial€realty€would€be€equitably€satisfied€by€payment€to€her€of€$150,000€in€ten€equalÏannual€installments€without€interest€secured€by€lien€upon€the€interest€the€husband€œhas€in›€theÏrestaurant€property€and€the€income€therefrom.€€By€this€means,€the€complex€plan€set€out€in€theÏorder€of€July€1,€1993,€may€be€vacated€and€deleted.ÌÌà àThe€husbandððs€third€issue€is:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à3.€€Whether€the€trial€court's€division€of€marital€property€wasÏinequitable€under€the€circumstances?̛̜ÌÓÓà àBoth€parties€have€included€in€their€briefs€a€ð ðRule€15€Statementðð€regarding€theÏdisposition€of€marital€property€by€the€Trial€Court.€€Neither€is€particularly€helpful€becauseÏneither€contains€the€information€required€by€Rule€15€of€the€Rules€of€this€Court.€€ParticularlyÏabsent€is€the€finding€of€the€Trial€œCourt›€as€to€the€value€of€various€properties.€€It€does€not€appearÏthat€the€Trial€Court€made€such€a€finding.€€Of€special€interest€is€the€value€of€the€equitable€interestÏin€the€commercial€property€and€income€therefrom.€€Also,€the€monetary€value€of€the€interest€inÏincome€allocated€to€the€wife€is€not€discussed€in€the€order€of€the€Trial€Court€or€the€briefs€of€theÏparties.ÌÌà àNo€complaint€is€made€as€to€the€allocation€of€property€other€than€the€commercialÏproperty.€€Therefore,€the€disposition€of€such€other€property€need€not€be€discussed€or€disturbed.ÌÌà àThis€Court€has€heretofore€disposed€of€the€issue€of€œdistribution›€of€the€commercialÏproperty.ÌÌà àIn€addition€to€the€issues€presented€by€the€husband,€the€wife€complains€that€the€TrialÏCourt€failed€to€award€her€alimony€and€attorneysðð€fees.ÌÌà àIn€divorce€actions,€attorneysðð€fees€œawarded›€to€a€party€are€treated€as€alimony.€€òòœGilliam›€v.ÏœGilliam›,€óóTenn.€App.€1988,€776€œS.W.2d›€81.ÌÌà àThe€allowance€of€alimony€is€a€discretionary€question€for€the€œTrial›€œCourt,›€and€theÏappellate€courts€are€disinclined€to€review€the€exercise€of€that€discretion€unless€its€exercise€wasÏclearly€erroneous.€€òòHall€v.€Hall,€óóTenn.€App.€1989,€772€œS.W.2d›€432.ÌÌà àT.C.A.€Sections€36„5„101(a)(1)€and€(d)€provide€authority€and€criteria€for€awards€ofÏsupport€and€maintenance€(alimony).€€Among€the€relevant€criteria€are€the€following:ÌÓÓà àA.€€Earning€capacities,€resources€and€needs€of€the€parties.Ìà àB.€€Relative€education€and€need€for€same.Ìà àC.€€Duration€of€marriage.Ìà àD.€€Age€and€mental€condition.Ìà àE.€€Physical€condition.Ìà àG.€€Separate€assets.Ìà àH.€€Share€of€marital€assets.Ìà àI.€€Standard€of€living.Ìà àK.€€Relative€fault.̛̜ÌÓÓà àConsidering€all€of€the€foregoing,€this€Court€concludes€that€the€share€of€the€maritalÏassets€allocated€to€the€wife€above,€is€equitable€and€fair€and€does€not€require€an€additional€awardÏof€alimony.€€òòSee€œBarnhill›€v.€œBarnhill›,óó€Tenn.€App.€1991,€826€œS.W.2d›€443;€òòSeal€v.€Seal,€óóTenn.ÏApp.€1990,€802€œS.W.2d›€617.ÌÌà àIn€summary,€the€judgment€of€the€œTrial›€œCourt›€is€modified€by€deleting€therefrom€theÏabove€quoted€verbiage€relating€to€disposition€of€interests€in€commercial€property€andÏsubstituting€therefore€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àIn€satisfaction€of€the€equitable€interest€of€Mary€Poor€œAyers›€in€theÏappreciation€of€value€and€income€from€commercial€real€estate€ofÏthe€defendant,€James€Oliver€œAyers›,€she€is€awarded€the€sum€ofÏ$150,000.00€to€be€paid€by€James€Oliver€œAyers›€in€annualÏinstallments€of€$15,000.00€without€interest,€beginning€30€daysÏafter€entry€of€this€modified€judgment.€€A€lien€is€hereby€declaredÏand€imposed€upon€the€commercial€property€of€defendant€andÏincome€therefrom€to€secure€payment€of€said€installments.€€EachÏof€said€installments€shall€represent€a€judgment€against€saidÏJames€Oliver€Ayers€enforceable€by€execution€30€days€after€theÏdue€date€of€each€installment.̛̜ÌÓÓà àIn€all€other€respects,€the€judgment€of€the€œTrial›€œCourt›€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appealÏare€taxed€equally;€that€is,€each€party€is€required€to€pay€one„half€of€same.€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€œTrial›€œCourt›€for€entry€of€judgment€in€conformity€with€this€opinion€and€for€suchÏother€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary€and€proper.ÌÌà àModified,€Affirmed€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE