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à)€REMANDEDÐ  ÐÌÌÌÌÌJOHN€PHILIP€PARSONS,€EDWARDS€&€PARSONS,€Cookeville,€for€Plaintiffs„¼Appellants.ÌÌJOE€M.€LOONEY,€LOONEY€&€LOONEY,€Crossville,€for€Defendant„Appellee.ÌÌÌÌà@%‚àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óˆÐ % ÐÌÌà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àFranks,€J.ÌÌÌÓÓà 4 àà Œ àPlaintiffsðð€action€against€Fairfield€Communities,€Inc.,€d/b/a€FairfieldÏGlade€Resort€(Fairfield),€was€dismissed€by€summary€judgment,€and€plaintiffs€haveÏappealed.€€It€was€alleged€that€Fairfield,€acting€as€an€innkeeper,€rented€room€5621ÏCountry€Club€Villas,€to€the€plaintiffs€for€a€period€from€April€6,€1994€through€April€9,Ï1994,€which€is€a€part€of€a€town€house€unit€owned€by€William€E.€Rueff€and€MargaretÏL.€Rueff.€€The€complaint€further€alleges€that€Allen€Booze€started€down€the€stepsÏleading€from€his€room€to€the€sidewalk€and€slipped€on€ice€which€had€formed€on€theÏsteps,€and€the€fall€was€due€to€the€negligence€of€the€defendants€in€failing€to€remove€theÏice€or€warn€plaintiffs€about€the€condition.€Ð ;þ34ý Ðà 4 àà Œ àAt€the€time€of€summary€judgment,€plaintiffs€had€dismissed€the€RueffsÏfrom€the€action€with€prejudice,€and€the€remaining€defendantððs€summary€judgmentÏmotion€was€based€upon€the€theory€that€defendant€was€under€no€duty€to€maintain€theÏpremises€where€plaintiff€fell,€since€it€was€owned€by€another€entity.€€It€states€that€theÏCountry€Club€Villas,€Phase€II,€is€a€townhouse€development€created€by€FairfieldÏCommunities,€Inc.,€and€that€a€Tennessee€non„profit€corporation€was€œñbñcreatedñbñ›€under€theÏname€of€ð ðCountry€Club€Villas€II€Property€Owners€Association,€Inc.,ðð€which€serves€asÏadministrator,€manager,€and€property€ownerððs€association€for€the€owners€of€propertyÏin€Country€Club€Villas,€Phase€II.€€The€area€where€plaintiff€fell€is€classified€as€ð ðlimitedÏcommon€propertyðð,€and€the€property€owners€association€is€responsible€for€theÏmaintenance€of€this€area.€€Thus,€the€defendant€argues€that€it€had€no€duty€to€maintainÏthe€premises€where€plaintiff€fell,€on€the€basis€of€œñcñtheñcññdñanñdñ›€affidavit€and€documents€filed€withÏthe€motion.Ìà 4 àà Œ àIn€response,€plaintiffs€argue€that€they€made€their€reservation€for€theÏFairfield€Glade€Resort€Inn€or€Motel€in€Cumberland€County,€Tennessee,€and€that€whenÏthey€arrived€they€were€told€by€the€Fairfield€reservation€agent€that€the€Inn€was€overÏbooked,€and€they€were€placed€in€the€condominium€unit.€€They€further€argue€that€theyÏwere€in€privity€of€contract€with€Fairfield,€and€that€Fairfield€had€the€ultimateÏresponsibility€to€made€sure€the€premises€were€safe€and€habitable.Ìà 4 àà Œ àWhile€the€plaintiffs€made€these€allegations€in€response€to€the€motion€forÏsummary€judgment,€they€did€not€offer€any€affidavit€in€response€to€the€œmotionñeñ€for›Ïjudgmentñeñ.›€€TheÏTrial€Judge,€in€granting€summary€judgment,€observed€that€at€the€time€of€filing€thisÏaction€plaintiffs€were€on€notice€that€the€townhouse€units€where€they€were€staying€wasÏnot€owned€by€the€defendant€Fairfield€Communities,€Inc.Ìà 4 àà Œ àWhen€faced€with€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,€a€party€ð ðmay€neitherÏignore€it€nor€treat€it€lightly.ðð€€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208€at€210€(Tenn.€1993).€Ð 922 ÐOnce€a€party€makes€a€properly€supported€motion€for€summary€judgment,€ð ðthe€burdenÏthen€shifts€to€the€non„moving€party€to€set€forth€specific€facts,€not€legal€conclusions,€byÏusing€affidavits€or€the€discovery€materials€listed€in€Rule€56.03€[now€rule€56.04]Ïestablishing€that€there€are€indeed€disputed,€material€facts€creating€a€genuine€issue€thatÏneeds€to€be€resolved€by€the€trier€of€factðð.€€òòId.óó€at€215.€€ñ`ñœñ`ñÐ (  Ðà 4 àà Œ àInñ`ñ›ñ`ñ€a€negligence€action,€the€plaintiff€has€the€burden€of€proving:€ð ð(1)€aÏduty€of€care€owed€by€the€defendant€to€the€plaintiff;€(2)€a€breach€of€that€duty;€and€(3)€aÏcausal€relation€between€the€injury€to€the€plaintiff€and€defendantððs€breach€of€his€duty€ofÏcare.ðð€€òòShouse€v.€Otisóó,€224€Tenn.€1,€448€S.W.2d€673€(1969).€€Whether€the€defendantÐ H@ Ðowes€the€plaintiff€a€duty€of€care€is€a€question€of€law.€€òòBradshaw€v.€Danielóó,€854€S.W.2dÐ PH Ð865,€869€(Tenn.€1993).€€If€no€duty€is€owed€to€the€plaintiff,€then€a€grant€of€summaryÏjudgment€is€appropriate,€because€there€are€not€disputed€material€facts€to€submit€to€aÏjury.€€òòSee€Marr€v.€Montgomery€Elevator€Co.óó,€922€S.W.2d€526,€529€(Tenn.€App.€1995).€Ð h` Ðñ`ñœñ`ñà 4 àà Œ àDefendantððsñ`ñ›ñ`ñ€motion€was€supported€by€œaffidavitñfñsñfñ›€which€established€thatÏthe€Property€Ownerððs€Association€for€the€Country€Club€Villas€Phase€II,€wasÏresponsible€for€the€maintenance€of€the€premises€where€plaintiff€fell,€and€not€theÏdefendant.€€Upon€evidence€that€ñ`ñœñ`ñdefendantñ`ñ›ñ`ñ€had€no€duty€to€maintain€the€premises,€theÏburden€shifted€to€the€plaintiffs€to€offer€ñ`ñœñ`ñevidence€establishing€œñgña›€factual›€basisñgññhñfacts€which€wouldÏestablish€a€dutyñhñ,ñ`ñ›ñ`ñ›€not€legal€œconclusionsñiñ,›€that›€defendant›€had›€a›€duty›€to›€maintain›€the›€premises›€where›€plaintiff›€was›€injuredñiñ.›€€Plaintiffsðð€response€to€the€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment€argued€that€defendant€owed€plaintiffs€the€duty€to€maintain,€because€theÏdefendant€was€an€innkeeper€and€plaintiffs€were€guests€of€the€innkeeper.€ñ`ñœñ`ñInnkeepersÏowe€a€duty€to€their€guests€to€keep€the€premises€reasonably€safe,€and€the€duty€is€non„¼ñ`ñdelagableñ`ññ`ñdelegableñ`ñ,€40€òòAm.Jur.2óó,€Hotels,€Motels,€Etc.€ðð81.€€We€find€no€authority€to€extend€suchÐ ¸3°,, Ðduty€to€premises€owned€and€maintained€by€another€party,€absent€the€innkeeperððs€rightÏto€control€such€premises.€ñ`ñ›ñ`ñ€ñ`ñœñ`ñPlaintiffsñ`ñ›ñ`ñ€filed€no€supporting€affidavits€or€depositions€toÏestablish€ñ`ñœñ`ñmaterial€facts.ñ`ñ›ñ`ñ€€Instead,€they€relied€solely€on€the€assertions€in€the€complaintÐ Ð9È22 Ðand€other€assertions€of€fact€in€their€response.€€The€opponent€of€the€motion€forÏsummary€judgment€may€not€rely€on€the€allegations€in€their€pleadings,€but€mustÏrespond€with€affidavits€or€discovery€material€showing€specific€facts€and€materialÏissues€for€trial.€€òòSee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedureóó,€Rule€56.06;€òòByrdóó,€847€S.W.2d€215;Ð   ÐòòDellinger€v.€Pierceóó,€848€S.W.2d€654,€656€(Tenn.€App.€1992).€€Plaintiffs€ñ`ñœñ`ñoffered€no€ñ`ñ›ñ`ñÐ (  Ðmaterial€evidence€disputing€defendantððs€evidence€that€it€did€not€have€a€duty€toÏmaintain€the€premises€where€the€injury€occurred.Ìà 4 àà Œ àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€summary€judgment€granted€by€the€TrialÏCourt€and€remand€with€the€cost€of€the€appeal€assessed€to€the€appellants.ÌÓÓà 4 àÌÌÌÌÌà@‚‚+‚àòòˆà D àÐ d\ Ðóóà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à__________________________Ð h` Ðà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌDon€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.Ì