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àHONORABLE€ROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGEÌÌPAUL€WELKERÌ101€South€Third€StreetÌClarksville,€Tennessee€€37040ÌATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTSÌÌAlan€M.€SowellÌGRACEY,€RUTH,€HOWARD,€TATE€&€SOWELLÌ150€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌSuite€201ÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37201ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌALLSTATE€INSURANCE€COMPANYÌÌWilliam€R.€PigueÌWilliam€G.€McCaskill,€Jr.ÌTAYLOR,€PHILBIN,€PIGUE,ÌMARCHETTI€&€BENNETTÌOne€Union€StreetÌP.O.€Box€198169ÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37219„8169ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌKIMBERLY€J.€QUAM€DAVISÌÌMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE,€CONCURS€ANDÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE,€CONCURS€IN€SEPARATE€OPINION.ÇANGIE€BROOKS,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àMontgomery€CircuitÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€C8„412ÌKIMBERLY€J.€QUAM€DAVIS€and,à àà à)à àandÌGAYLE€SCHAAL,à àà àà àà à)à àMontgomery€CircuitÌà àDefendants/Appellees,à àà à)à àNo.€C8„557Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àConsolidated€in€Trial€Court.ÌANDà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9509„CV„00402.à àÌERICA€BROOKS,€a€minor€b/n/fà àà à)ÌANGIE€BROOKS,mother€and€naturalà à)Ìguardian,€à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiffs/Appellants,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌKIMBERLY€J.€QUAM€DAVIS€andà àà à)ÌAMY€SCHAAL,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appellees.à àà à)ÌÌÌÓ  Óòòò òO€€P€€I€€N€€I€€O€€Nó óóóÌÓÓà àÌÓ  Óà àThis€appeal€is€from€the€dismissal€of€the€separate,€but€consolidated,€suits€of€a€motherÏand€daughter€for€their€personal€injuries€sustained€while€guest„passengers€in€a€vehicle€owned€byÏGayle€(Amy)€Schall€and€operated€by€Kimberly€J.€Quam€Davis€(hereafter€"Ms.€Davis").€€ÏAllstate€Insurance€Company€(hereafter€"Allstate")€was€served€with€process€as€an€uninsuredÏmotorist€insurer.ÌÌà àGayle€(Amy)€Schall€was€dismissed€by€summary€judgment€upon€her€uncontradictedÏaffidavit€that€Ms.€Davis€was€not€operating€the€subject€vehicle€as€agent€of€Gayle€(Amy)€Schall.€ÏThis€is€not€questioned€on€appeal.ÌÌà àOn€May€28,€1992,€Allstate€answered€admitting€$25,000€uninsured€motorist€coverage€ofÏplaintiffs,€but€denying€that€either€of€the€named€defendants€were€uninsured.€€ÌÌà àOn€September€30,€1992,€Ms.€Davis€answered€stating:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à.€.€.€€Defendant€admits€that€she€was€driving€the€aforesaid€vehicleÏwhen€she€suddenly€lost€control€of€the€vehicle,€went€off€the€roadÏand€struck€an€embankment.€€Defendant€denies€she€was€negligentÏin€any€way€including€that€she€failed€to€maintain€a€due€and€properÏlook€out€ahead,€that€she€was€operating€her€vehicle€at€a€speedÏwhich€was€excessive€under€the€conditions,€that€she€drove€herÏvehicle€in€a€willful€and€wanton€disregard€for€the€safety€ofÏpersons€or€property,€and€denies€that€as€a€direct€and€proximateÏresult€of€defendant's€alleged€negligence,€the€plaintiff€AngieÏBrooks€received€serious€painful,€disabling€and€permanent€bodilyÏinjuries.ÌÌÌÓÓà àOn€October€24,€1994,€the€Trial€Court€entered€judgment€stating:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€This€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€on€the€18th€day€of€October,Ï1994,€before€the€Court€and€jury,€to€wit:€€Gloria€Rye,€CarmellaÏDraa,€Jody€Burkhart,€Steve€Lannom,€Holli€Daniel,€LouisÏParham,€Sandra€Turner,€Sherri€Balthrop,€Jannie€James,€HarrietÏAlbright,€James€Hancock€and€David€Trotter,€upon€theÏcomplaints,€answers€of€defendant€Kimberly€J.€Quam€Davis,€andÏanswers€of€defendant€Allstate€Insurance€Company,€pursuant€toÏT.C.A.€ðð56„7„1206,€the€amended€answer€of€defendantÏKimberly€J.€Quam€Davis€allowed€by€the€Court€on€defendant'sÏmotion€to€amend€its€answer€to€include€the€".€.€.€negligence€of€anÏunknown€defendant€whose€vehicle€came€over€the€center€line€andÏforced€her€off€of€the€road...",€the€testimony€of€witnesses€heardÏin€open€court,€a€video€deposition,€and€the€entire€record€and€fromÏall€of€the€proof€the€jury€having€found€the€issues€in€favor€of€theÏplaintiffs,€Angie€Brooks€and€Erica€Brooks€b/n/f€Angie€Brooks,Ïagainst€the€unknown€defendant€and€Allstate€InsuranceÏCompany,€assessed€plaintiff's,€Angie€Brooks',€damages€atÏ$25,000.00€for€bodily€injury,€medical€expenses€and€found€theÏunknown€defendant€and€Allstate€Insurance€Company€100Ïpercent€negligent€and€the€defendant€Kimberly€J.€Quam€DavisÏzero€percent€negligent,€and€assessed€plaintiff's,€Erica€Brooks'Ïb/n/f€Angie€Brooks,€damages€at€$10,000.00€for€bodily€injury,Ïmedical€expenses€and€found€the€unknown€defendant€and€AllstateÏInsurance€Company€100€percent€negligent€and€defendantÏKimberly€J.€Quam€Davis€zero€percent€negligent.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€It€is€therefore,€ordered€adjudged€and€decreed€that€the€plaintiff,ÏAngie€Brooks,€have€and€recover€of€the€unknown€defendant€andÏAllstate€Insurance€Company,€the€sum€of€$25,000.00€for€bodilyÏinjury,€medical€expenses€and€loss€of€earning€capacity€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary,€and€plaintiff,€Erica€BrooksÏb/n/f€Angie€Brooks,€have€and€recover€of€the€unknown€defendantÏand€Allstate€Insurance€Company,€the€sum€of€$10,000.00€forÏbodily€injury,€medical€expenses€and€loss€of€earning€capacity€forÏwhich€execution€may€issue€if€necessary€and€that€both€causes€ofÏaction€are€hereby€dismissed€against€defendant€Kimberly€J.€QuamÏDavis.ÌÌÌÓÓà àOn€October€25,€1994,€Allstate€Insurance€Company€moved€the€Trial€Court€to€remove€itsÏname€from€the€judgment€on€the€grounds€that€the€complaints€fail€to€mention€an€unknownÏmotorist€and€no€process€was€issued€against€an€unknown€motorist€as€required€by€TCA€ðð56„7„1206(b).ÌÌà àOn€October€27,€1994,€plaintiffs€moved€for€a€new€trial€on€grounds€that€the€Trial€CourtÏerroneously€allowed€Ms.€Davis€to€amend€her€answer€at€the€close€of€plaintiffs'€proof€to€assertÏthe€fault€of€an€unknown€driver€and€erroneously€admitted€evidence€of€the€unknown€driver.ÌÌà àOn€November€7,€1994,€Allstate€moved€to€alter€or€amend€the€judgment€to€delete€theÏname€of€Allstate€from€the€judgment€for€the€reasons€already€stated.ÌÌà àOn€February€24,€1995,€Allstate€filed€an€amended€motion€to€alter€or€amend€on€theÏground€that€no€physical€contact€between€the€unknown€vehicle€and€that€of€Ms.€Davis€and€thatÏthe€existence€of€the€unknown€motorist€was€not€proven€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€otherÏthan€that€furnished€by€the€occupants€of€the€Davis€vehicle€as€required€by€T.C.A.€Section€56„7„1201(e)(1)(B).ÌÌà àOn€May€11,€1995,€the€Trial€Court€overruled€the€motion€for€new€trial€of€plaintiffs€andÏstruck€the€name€of€Allstate€from€the€judgment.ÌÌà àOn€May€18,€1995,€the€Trial€Court€entered€an€amended€judgment€order€stating:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€.€.€.€[T]he€jury€having€found€the€issues€in€favor€of€theÏplaintiffs,€Angie€Brooks€and€Erica€Brooks€b/n/f€Angie€Brooks,Ïagainst€the€unknown€defendant€assessed€plaintiffs,€AngieÏBrooks',€damages€at€$25,000.00€for€bodily€injury,€medicalÏexpenses€and€found€the€unknown€defendant€100€percentÏnegligent€and€the€defendant€Kimberly€J.€Quam€Davis€zeroÏpercent€negligent,€and€assessed€plaintiffs,€Erica€Brooks'€b/n/fÏAngie€Brooks,€damages€at€$10,000.00€€for€bodily€injury,Ïmedical€expenses€and€found€the€unknown€defendant€100€percentÏnegligent€and€defendant€Kimberly€J.€Quam€Davis€zero€percentÏnegligent.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€It€is€therefore€ordered,€adjudged€and€decreed€that€the€plaintiff,ÏAngie€Brooks,€have€and€recover€of€the€unknown€defendant€theÏsum€of€$25,000.00€for€bodily€injury,€medical€expenses€and€lossÏof€earning€capacity€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary,Ïand€plaintiff,€Erica€Brooks€b/n/f€Angie€Brooks,€have€andÏrecover€of€the€unknown€defendant€the€sum€of€$10,000.00€forÏbodily€injury,€medical€expenses€and€loss€of€earning€capacity€forÏwhich€execution€may€issue€if€necessary€and€that€both€causes€ofÏaction€are€hereby€dismissed€against€defendant€Kimberly€J.€QuamÏDavis.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€amended€judgment€omits€the€name€of€Allstate€as€requested€in€Allstate's€motion.€€ÌÌà àFrom€this€judgment€plaintiffs€have€perfected€their€appeal.€€Plaintiffs'€brief€presents€noÏissues€as€required€by€T.R.A.P.€Rule€27(a)(4).€€However,€plaintiffs'€brief€argues€that:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà àI.à àAn€affirmative€defense€must€be€set€forth€in€aÏdefendant's€answer€or€it€is€waived.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àII.à àThe€Trial€Court€erred€in€allowing€the€defendant€toÏamend€her€answer€to€conform€to€the€evidence.ÌÌÌÓÓà àPlaintiffs€first€cite€T.R.C.P.€Rule€8.03€which€requires€a€party€defendant€to€state€factsÏrelied€upon€to€constitute€comparative€fault€or€an€avoidance€or€affirmative€defense.€€PlaintiffsÏargue€that€an€unpled€affirmative€defense€is€waived.€€At€the€time€the€answers€of€Ms.€Davis€andÏAllstate€were€filed€,€Rule€8.03€did€not€include€a€requirement€to€affirmatively€plead€comparativeÏnegligence€of€another€person.€€This€requirement€was€added€on€July€1,€1993.ÌÌà àThe€record€does€not€contain€the€"amended€answer€of€Kimberly€J.€Quam€Davis"Ïmentioned€in€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€which€recites€that€the€answer€included€"theÏnegligence€of€an€unknown€defendant€whose€vehicle€came€over€the€center€line€and€forced€herÏoff€the€road."ÌÌà àThe€transcript€records€that,€on€October€19,€1994,€before€defendants€presented€theirÏevidence,€plaintiffs€moved€to€exclude€any€evidence€of€an€unknown€motorist€because€not€pled;Ïthat,€the€Trial€Judge€orally€stated:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€The€rule€on€amending€pleadings€to€conform€to€the€proof€is€toÏbe€liberally€construed.€€In€the€deposition€of€Kimberly€J.€Davis,Ïwhich€has€been€filed€with€the€court€on€October€14th,€filed€withÏthe€clerk€and€made€a€part€of€File€No.€C8„557,€Ms.€Davis'Ïdeposition€was€taken€December€17,€1992.€€Mr.€Welker,€counselÏfor€the€plaintiff,€was€present,€along€with€two€other€attorneys,ÏMr.€Batson€and€Mr.€McCoy.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€On€page€18,€I€believe€this€is€Mr.€Welker€asking€the€questions.€ÏIt€appears€to€be.€€Question€„„€pardon€me.€€It€starts€on€the€bottomÏof€page€17€line€25.ÌÌà8 àà8 àQ.€€"All€right.€€Okay.€€All€right.€€Now,€just€in€your€own€words,Ïtell€me€what€happened,€how€this€accident€happened."ÌÌà8 àà8 àA.€€"We€were€going€down€Tiny€Town€Road.€€There€was€anotherÏcar€over€in€my€lane,€and€I€went€over€to€move€„„€you€know,€toÏmiss€it.€€And€we€went€off€in€the€ditch."ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àà8 à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€Now,€this€deposition€indicates€to€me€that€the€issue€of€anotherÏcar€being€involved€is€certainly€not€„„€this€is€not€the€first€time€thatÏthe€plaintiff€has€been€aware€of€this.€€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€But€since€it's€not€a€surprise,€and€the€plaintiff€has€had€ampleÏtime€to€deal€with€the€issue€one€way€or€the€other,€then€I'm€going€„„€assuming€that€she€testifies€similarly€to€how€she€did€in€herÏdeposition,€then€I'm€going€to€allow€the€defendant€to€amend€„„€toÏamend€the€answer€to€conform€to€the€proof€in€the€case.ÌÌÌÓÓà àThere€were€no€special€requests€for€instructions,€but€the€Trial€Court€did€instruct€the€juryÏas€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€In€this€case€it€is€claimed€that€an€unknown€driver€of€anotherÏvehicle€was€at€fault€in€the€occurrence€in€question.€€Even€thoughÏthat€person€has€not€appeared€or€offered€evidence,€it€is€necessaryÏfor€you€to€determine€whether€that€person€was€at€fault€in€theÏcollision€or€the€occurrence€and€determine€the€percentage€of€fault,Ïif€any,€chargeable€to€that€person.ÌÌÌÓÓà àT.R.C.P.€Rule€15.01€and€15.02€provide€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò15.01€€Amendments.€„€ó óA€party€may€amend€his€pleadingsÏonce€as€a€matter€of€course€at€any€time€before€a€responsiveÏpleading€is€served€or,€if€the€pleading€is€one€to€which€noÏresponsive€pleadings€is€permitted€and€the€action€has€not€been€setÏfor€trial,€he€may€so€amend€it€at€any€time€within€fifteen€(15)€daysÏafter€it€is€served.€€Otherwise€a€party€may€amend€his€pleadingsÏonly€by€written€consent€of€the€adverse€party€or€by€leave€of€court;Ïand€leave€shall€be€freely€given€when€justice€so€requires.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 àò ò15.02€€Amendments€to€Conform€to€the€Evidence.€„Ïó óWhen€issues€not€raised€by€the€pleadings€are€tried€by€express€orÏimplied€consent€of€the€parties,€they€shall€be€treated€in€all€respectsÏas€if€they€had€been€raised€in€the€pleadings.€€Such€amendment€ofÏthe€pleadings€as€may€be€necessary€to€cause€them€to€conform€toÏthe€evidence€and€to€raise€these€issues€may€be€made€upon€motionÏof€any€party€at€any€time,€even€after€judgment;€but€failure€so€toÏamend€does€not€affect€the€result€of€the€trial€of€these€issues.€€.€.€.ÌÌÌÓÓà àWide€discretion€is€vested€in€the€Trial€Judge€in€granting€or€refusing€amendment€at€anyÏstage€of€the€proceedings€before€final€submission€to€the€jury,€and€such€discretion€will€not€beÏdisturbed€unless€abused.€€òòWomble€v.€Walker,€óó216€Tenn.€27,€390€S.W.2d€208€(1965);€òòDanielsÏv.€Talent,€óó212€Tenn.€447,€370€S.W.2d€515€(1963);€òòDiversified€Equities€Inc.€v.€Warren,€óóTenn.ÏApp.€1976,€567€S.W.2d€171.ÌÌà àAlthough€it€would€have€been€better€procedure€to€require€the€defendants€to€submit€theirÏamended€answers€in€writing,€the€failure€to€do€so€does€not€alter€the€fact€that€the€Trial€JudgeÏacted€within€the€bounds€of€his€discretion€and€committed€no€reversible€error€under€theÏcircumstances.ÌÌà àAllstate€presents€the€additional€argument€that€plaintiffs€are€not€entitled€to€recover€on€theÏuninsured€motorist€coverage€because€of€failure€to€issue€process€against€the€unknown€motoristÏor€to€prove€the€existence€of€the€unknown€motorist€as€required€by€the€statute.€€Since€Allstate'sÏremoval€from€the€judgment€has€not€been€challenged€on€appeal,€this€argument€appears€to€beÏmoot,€except€that€it€calls€attention€to€the€fact€that€the€Trial€Court€has€rendered€judgment€againstÏJohn€Doe€without€issuance€or€service€of€any€process€to€impose€personal€jurisdiction€andÏjudgment€upon€John€Doe.ÌÌà àThe€statute,€Section€56„7„1206,€establishes€a€fictional€unknown€party€for€purposes€ofÏimposing€liability€upon€the€uninsured€motorist€insurer.€€The€statute€does€not,€and€could€notÏconstitutionally,€provide€for€the€entry€of€a€judgment€which€would€be€enforceable€against€anÏunknown€party€who€had€no€actual€or€constructive€knowledge€of€the€proceeding.€€Although,€asÏa€practical€matter,€the€judgment€against€John€Doe€is€worthless,€the€preservation€of€the€integrityÍof€the€judicial€process€requires€that€this€Court€remedy€the€situation€by€vacating€the€judgmentÏagainst€John€Doe.ÌÌà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€modified€by€vacating€and€deleting€theÏjudgment€against€John€Doe€and€by€taxing€all€Trial€Court€costs€again€the€plaintiffs.€€AsÏmodified,€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€againstÏplaintiffs€and€their€surety.€€The€cause€is€remanded€for€further€proceedings€in€conformity€withÏthis€opinion.ÌÌà àModified,€Affirmed€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌÌÌ________________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE,€CONCURSÌÌÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE,€CONCURSÌIN€SEPARATE€OPINION.