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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€''X„d&ÓÑ#€''Xd#ÑÔ€(ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒÑ7€– XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€ÔÓ  Ó›IN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌÓ  Ó_____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌMARJORIE€HOPE€BING€andà àà àà àShelby€Circuit€No.€œ41080€T.D.Ìhusband,›€WILLIAM€œBING,à àà àà àà àHon.€Wyeth€Chandler,€JudgeÌÌ›à àœPlaintiffs/Appellants,à àà àà àà àObion€Circuit€No.€9167Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHon.€Wm.€Michael€Maloan,€Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àChancellorÌÌÙ€€ÙßL€,/+;+'h|8È` Å `€€LßBAPTIST€MEMORIAL€HOSPITALð"ðà à€à àC.A.€No.€02A01„9411„CV„00265ÌUNION€CITY,ÌÌà àDefendant/Appellee.›ÌÌT.€ROBERT€HILL€and€RANDALL€J.€PHILLIPS,€Hill€Boren,ÏP.C.,€Jackson,ÌÌWILLIAM€B.€RAIFORD,€III,€Merkel€&€Cocke,€Clarksdale,€Mississippi,ÌAttorneys€for€Plaintiffs/Appellants.ÌÌJAMES€L.€KIRBY€and€JAMES€R.€GARTS,€JR.,€Harris,€Shelton,€Dunlap€and€Cobb,ÏL.L.P.C.,€Memphis,ÌAttorneys€for€Defendants/Appellees.ÌÌòòò òAFFIRMEDó óóóÌÌOpinion€Filed:ÌÌßA€$) °°xdEg-AßÌÌò òTOMLIN,€Sr.€J.ó óÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓÔ€Ôà àIn€this€medical€malpractice€case,€Marjorie€Hope€Bing€and€WilliamÍBing€(ð ðplaintiffsðð),€residents€of€Obion€County,€filed€suit€in€the€CircuitÏCourt€of€Shelby€County€against€Dr.€Thomas€Hodgkiss,€Pri„Med,€Inc.,€andÏBaptist€Memorial€Hospitalð"ðUnion€City€(ð ðdefendantsðð€or€by€name)€seekingÏdamages€for€injuries€Marjorie€Bing€sustained€while€being€treated€by€Dr.ÏHodgkiss€at€Baptist.€€After€€defendant€Baptist€filed€a€motion€to€dismissÏfor€improper€venue,€plaintiffs€voluntarily€dismissed€their€suit€againstÏBaptist.€€After€œplaintiffs€refiled€their›€action€against€defendant€Baptist€inÏShelby€County,€the€trial€court€granted€œBaptistððs›€motion€to€dismiss€on€theÏgrounds€of€improper€venue.€€The€sole€issue€presented€on€appeal€is€whetherÏthe€trial€court€Ô€Ôwas€in€error€in€granting€the€œBaptistððs›€motion€to€dismiss.€ÏFor€the€reasons€hereinafter€stated,€we€find€no€error€and€affirm.ÌÌà àThe€facts€are€undisputed.€€On€September€15,€1990,€plaintiffÏMarjorie€Bing€was€treated€in€the€emergency€room€at€Baptist€MemorialÏHospitalð"ðUnion€City€by€Dr.€Thomas€Hodgkiss€for€an€injury€to€her€left€arm.€ÏÔ€ÔDr.€Hodgkiss€allegedly€misdiagnosed€a€compound€fracture€to€her€arm,Ïwhich€resulted€in€an€infection€and€other€complications.€€As€a€result€of€theÏalleged€malpractice,€Mrs.€Bing€had€several€subsequent€surgeries€andÏhospitalizations.ÌÌà àOn€September€11,€1991,€plaintiffs,€residents€of€Obion€County,€filedÏa€complaint€in€the€Shelby€County€Circuit€Court€against€Dr.€ThomasÏHodgkiss€and€Pri„Med,€Inc.,€Dr.€Hodgkissðð€employer,€both€residents€ofÏShelby€County,€and€Baptist€Memorial€Hospitalð"ðUnion€City,€a€duly€licensedÔ€ÔÏhospital€with€its€principal€place€of€business€in€Obion€County.€€BaptistÏfiled€a€motion€to€dismiss€for€improper€venue€along€with€its€answer.€€OnÏSeptember€22,€1992,€plaintiffs€took€a€voluntary€dismissal€withoutÏprejudice€as€to€Baptist.ÌÌà àPlaintiffs€then€filed€an€amended€complaint€against€Baptist€in€theÏCircuit€CourtÔ€Ô€of€Shelby€County€on€August€3,€1993.€€Baptist€again€filed€aÏmotion€to€dismiss€for€improper€venue.€€The€trial€court€entered€an€order€ofÏdismissal€as€to€defendant€Baptist€on€November€2,€1993.ÌÌà àOn€October€25,€1993,€plaintiffs€again€filed€a€complaint€againstÏBaptist€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€Obion€County.€€This€complaint€was€filedÏmore€than€one€year€after€the€voluntary€dismissal€of€the€first€complaintÏagainst€Baptist€and€more€than€three€years€after€the€date€of€the€allegedÏnegligence€by€Dr.€Hodgkiss.€€Baptist€responded€by€filing€a€motion€forÏsummary€judgment€based€on€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations€andÍbased€upon€the€three„year€statute€of€œrepose€for€medical€malpracticeÏactions.›€€This€motion€for€summary€judgment€was€granted€on€SeptemberÏ19,€1994.€€Plaintiffs€timely€filed€their€notice€of€appeal€from€the€actionÏof€the€Obion€County€Circuit€Court.ÌÌà àIn€addition,€plaintiffs€by€motion€caused€the€order€of€the€ShelbyÏCounty€Circuit€Court€dismissing€their€amended€complaint€against€BaptistÏto€be€made€a€final€judgment,€which€plaintiffs€now€appeal.ÌÌà àBefore€addressing€the€principal€issue€raised€by€this€appeal,€we€areÏconstrained€to€note€that€plaintiffs€have€not€raised€as€an€issue€on€appealÏthe€action€of€the€Circuit€Court€of€Obion€County€in€granting€BaptistððsÏmotion€for€summary€judgment€based€on€the€running€of€the€one„yearÏstatute€of€limitations€and€the€three„year€statute€of€repose€for€medicalÏmalpractice€actions.€€We€therefore€treat€any€issue€pertaining€to€the€ObionÏCounty€action€as€having€been€waived.€€T.R.A.P.€13(b);€òòBank€of€Crockett€v.ÏCullipheróó,€752€S.W.2d€84,€86€(Tenn.€App.€1988).ÌÌà àIn€transitory€actions€venueÔ€Ô€is€governed€by€T.C.A.€ðð€20„4„101Ï(1994),€which€states€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 à20„4„101.€€òòTransitory€actions.óóð"ð(a)€In€all€civil€actions€of€aÏtransitory€nature,€unless€venue€is€otherwise€expresslyÏprovided€for,€the€action€may€be€brought€in€the€county€whereÏthe€cause€of€action€arose€or€in€the€county€where€the€defendantÏresides€or€is€found.ÌÌà8 à(b)€If,€however,€the€plaintiff€and€defendant€both€reside€in€theÏsame€county€in€this€state,€then€such€action€shall€be€broughtÏeither€in€the€county€where€the€cause€of€action€arose€or€in€theÏcounty€of€their€residence.ÌÌà8 àœ(c)›€Where€the€action€is€brought€either€in€the€county€where€theÏcause€of€action€arose€or€in€the€county€where€the€defendantÏresides,€process€may€be€sent€to€another€county€as€in€localÏaction,€and€it€shall€not€be€necessary€nor€required€that€theÏdefendant€be€in€the€county€of€action€either€when€the€action€isÏcommenced,€or€during€the€time€between€the€commencement€ofÏthe€action€and€service€of€process.ÌÌÌÌÓÓÔ% € Ôà àAs€can€be€seen,€subsection€(b)€above€clearly€localizes€the€venue€forÏthe€cause€of€action€where€plaintiff€and€defendant€both€reside€in€the€sameÏcounty€in€this€state.€€Plaintiff€must€bring€his€or€her€suit€in€the€countyÏwhere€the€cause€of€action€arose€or€in€the€county€where€both€partiesÏreside.€€Our€supreme€court€in€the€case€of€òòTims€v.€Carteróó,€241€S.W.2d€501Ï(Tenn.€1951)Ô€Ô€specifically€addressed€the€question€of€proper€venue€in€a€caseÏwith€multiple€defendants,€where€one€or€more€defendants€reside€in€aÏdifferent€county,€but€where€one€of€the€defendants€and€the€plaintiff€resideÍin€the€same€county€where€the€cause€of€action€arose.ÌÌà àIn€òòTimsóó,€an€automobile€accident€occurred€in€Madison€County.€€TheÏplaintiffs€were€residents€of€Madison€County€as€were€one€of€the€individualÏdefendants.€€The€corporate€defendant€had€an€agent€for€service€of€processÏin€Madison€County.€€Plaintiff€filed€suit€in€Davidson€County€where€anotherÏindividual€defendant€resided.€€The€Madison€County€defendants€challengedÏthe€venue€of€the€action€in€Davidson€County.ÌÌà àIn€affirming€the€dismissal€of€the€suit€by€the€œtrial€court›€on€theÏground€that€that€court€did€not€have€venue,€our€supreme€court€ruled€thatÏthe€code€section€allowing€a€transitory€action€to€be€brought€wherever€theÏdefendant€can€be€served€applied€only€when€the€plaintiff€and€defendant€doÏnot€live€in€the€same€county.€€The€court€concluded€by€stating€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àòòWe,€therefore,€conclude€that€where€the€plaintiff€and€aÏmaterial€defendant€or€defendants€reside€in€the€same€county,Ïthis€county€being€the€county€where€the€cause€of€actionÏaccrued,€that€then€the€county€of€the€residences€of€theseÏparties€should€be€the€county€of€action€for€venue€purposesóó.€ÏUnder€such€circumstances€when€there€are€any€residents€of€theÏState€who€live€in€another€county€and€are€proper€defendantsÏthey€may€be€brought€into€the€county€of€residence€of€theÏplaintiff€and€the€defendants€by€counterpart€summons€forÍpurpose€of€suit.€€For€obvious€reasons,€many€of€which€haveÏhereinbefore€been€stated,€this€is€the€fair€and€just€thing€to€do.€ÏTo€us€it€likewise€seems€that€this€interpretation€is€a€properÏinterpretation€to€be€put€on€the€statutes€regulating€venueÏhereinbefore€quoted.ÌÌÌÌòòTimsóó,€211€S.W.2d€at€503€(emphasis€added).ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€the€case€before€us,€plaintiffððs€cause€of€action€arose€in€ObionÏCounty.€€Plaintiffs€and€Baptist€are€residents€of€Obion€County.€€The€twoÏShelby€County€defendants€were€involved€with€the€incident€in€ObionÏCounty.€€Therefore,€under€the€existing€law€of€this€state,€proper€venue€forÏa€suit€against€Baptist€is€Obion€County.€€òòSee€Winters€v.€Healthtrust,€Inc.óó,Ï836€S.W.2d€584,€585„86€(Tenn.€App.€1992)Ô€Ô;€òòMays€v.€Hendersonóó,€No.€01„A„019103„CV„00115,€1992€WL€117058,€at€*3€(Tenn.€App.€1992).ÌÌà àAlthough€plaintiffs€are€not€oblivious€to€the€applicability€of€òòTimsóó€inÏthis€case,€€plaintiffs€contend€that€our€supreme€courtððs€decision€in€òòTimsóóÏand€its€progeny€should€overturned€by€this€court.€€Even€if€this€court€wereÏinclined€to€do€so,€which€we€are€not,€supreme€court€precedent€prohibitsÏsuch€action€by€this€court.€€In€òòBarger€v.€Brockóó,€535€S.W.2d€337,€341€(Tenn.Ï1976),€our€supreme€court€stated€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àIt€is€a€controlling€principle€that€inferior€courts€must€abideÏthe€orders,€decrees€and€precedents€of€higher€courts.€€TheÏslightest€deviation€from€this€rigid€rule€would€disrupt€andÏdestroy€the€sanctity€of€the€judicial€process.€€There€would€beÏno€finality€or€stability€in€the€law€and€the€court€system€wouldÏbe€chaotic€in€its€operation€and€unstable€and€inconsistent€inÏits€decisions.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€judgments€of€the€Shelby€County€Circuit€Court€and€Obion€CountyÏCircuit€Court€are€therefore€affirmed.€€Costs€in€this€cause€on€appeal€areÏtaxed€to€plaintiffs,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à___________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àTOMLIN,€Sr.€J.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà à___________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àHIGHERS,€J.à àà àà à€€(CONCURS)ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà à___________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àLILLARD,€J.à àà àà à€€(CONCURS)ÌÔ€Ô