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CONCUR:FRANKS,J.CAIN,J.@$OPINION p5,8    `     h      p   Goddard,P.J. ;P2@ Ї   ` ThisisasuitinitiatedintheGeneralSessionsCourtforDavidsonCountybyAlexander&Associates,Inc.,aninsuranceagency,seekingtorecoverfromDebraBondOwens,itsformeremployee,reimbursementforpaymentsmadetoherwhichitcontendswere unearnedadvancedsalaryintheamountof$5701.37,plusinterest.   ` ThecasewasdismissedbytheJudgeoftheGeneralSessionsCourtandappealedtotheCircuitCourt.BothpartiesmovedforsummaryjudgmentandtheTrialCourtoverruledAssociatesmotionandgrantedMrs.BondOwens.   ` ThedefinitivecaseofByrdv.Hall,847S.W.2d208   (Tenn.1993),addressestherequirementsnecessarytosustainasummaryjudgment,aswellasthelightinwhichourappellatecourtmustviewtheevidencepresented(atpage214): ` Rule56comesintoplayonlywhenthereisnogenuineissueastoanymaterialfactandthemovingpartyisentitledtoajudgmentasamatteroflaw.Thus,theissuesthatlieattheheartofevaluatingasummaryjudgmentmotionare:(1)whetherafactual '& disputeexists;(2)whetherthedisputedfactismaterialtotheoutcomeofthecase;and(3)whether (h( thedisputedfactcreatesagenuineissuefortrial. )X )  ` .... ` Indeterminingwhetherornotagenuineissueofmaterialfactexistsforpurposesofsummaryjudgment,courtsinthisstatehaveindicatedthatthequestionshouldbeconsideredinthesamemannerasamotionfordirectedverdictmadeatthecloseoftheplaintiffsproof,i.e.,thetrialcourtmusttakethestrongestlegitimateviewoftheevidenceinfavorofthenonmovingparty,allowallreasonableinferencesinfavorofthatparty,anddiscardallcountervailingevidence.̜(Citationsomitted.)Ӝ̛   ` TherelationshipbetweenthepartiesbeganonAugust27,1996,whenVictorW.Alexander,Sr.,PresidentofAssociates, 9 0= wroteMs.BondOwensmakingheranoffertobecomeanemployeeofthecorporation.AlsoenclosedinthisletterwaswhatMr.Alexandertermedan understandingofassociation.Theletterpointedoutthattheunderstanding isnonbinding,ifacceptableitwillbeusedtodraftacontractbetweenourfirmandyourself.Boththeletterandthe compensati  onfeatureofthe understandingaremadeanappendixtothisopinion.   ` ItisunclearwhenMs.BondOwensbeganworkingforAssociates,butatransactionreportshowsthefollowingpaymentsweremade,whichincludesearnedcommissionsforNovemberandϜDecember.  2@), TR/XTXN*@$TransactionReport @  @"9/1/96Through2/24/97A&AOPERATING2/24/97Date󀀀Num󀀀Description󀀀ClrAmount  9/20/962449DEBRABONDOWENSx1,500.0010/21/962489DEBRABONDOWENS p x1,500.00 H  11/20/962525DEBRABONDOWENS p x1,615.31   12/20/962563  DEBRABONDOWENSx1,816.6 8 3  x  Ѐ  _     񄄄    @  ЀTOTAL9/1/962/24/976,431.99ӛTXN*XTR/   ` Itisalsounclearwhytherelationshipterminated,but ( inanyeventMs.BondOwensreceived$5701.30morethansheearnedincommissions.   ` WerecognizethatthecoverletterastotheunderstandingexecutedbyMs.BondOwensspecificallysaysthatitisnonbindinganditiscontemplatedthatamoreformalagreementwouldbeexecuted.   ` Nevertheless,weareoftheopinionthatareasonableinferencemaybedrawnthattheprovisionembodiedintheunderstandingwastheagreementofthepartiesrelativetocompensation.WethinkithighlyunlikelythatMs.BondOwenswouldhaveexpressedanagreementwiththecontentsoftheinstrumentbysigningithadherunderstandingbeenotherwise.Indeed,inanemploymentcontract,insofarastheemployeeisconcerned,compensationisoneofthemostifnotthemostimportantfeature s ofthecontract. H:07 Ї   ` InreachingthisconclusionwerecognizethatMs.BondOwens,inheraffidavitandinapartialtranscriptfromtheevidenceintroducedintheGeneralSessionsCourt,deniesthatsheever agreedorintendedtoagreetoenterintoanywrittenemploymentagreementwhichunearnedadvanceswereowedAlexander&Associates,Inc.,orweretoberepaidtoAlexander&Associates.WedonotbelieveeithertheaffidavitorthetestimonyfromtheGeneralSessionsCourtdissipatestheinferencetobedrawnfromhersigningtheunderstanding.   ` InlightoftheforegoingweconcludethatsummaryjudgmentwasimproperlygrantedtoMs.BondOwensandthejudgmentgrantingsuchisvacatedandthecauseremandedforfurtherproceedingsconsistentwiththisopinion.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMs.BondOwens.     `     h   _______________________________   `     h   HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.CONCUR:________________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.XN*XXTXN*ԛ /p&) ________________________________WilliamB.Cain,J.#TXN*XXXN* # 4 +.