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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€X„d&ÓÑ#€Xd#ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ Ü ÒÒ ° ÒÑ ý ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€¯ãXXdÈdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßL€!# ;+'h|` Å `€€L߀€€€à@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OFÏAPPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àEASTERN€SECTIONÌó óÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCMT,€INC.,à àà àà àà à)€€C/A€NO.€03A01„9511„CH„00383Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff„Appellant.à à)€€KNOX€CHANCERYÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€HON.€FREDERICK€D.€McDONALD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€CHANCELLORÌWEST€END€CHURCH€OF€CHRIST,€à à)Ìet€al.,à àà àà àà àà à)€€AFFIRMEDÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€ANDÌà àDefendants„Appellees.à à)€€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌÌÌÌROBERT€N.€GODDARD,€GODDARD€&€GAMBLE,€Maryville,€for€Plaintiff„Appellant.ÌÌR.€LOY€WALDROP,€JR.,€and€DAVID€N.€GARST,€LEWIS,€KING,€KRIEG,ÏWALDROP€&€CATRON,€P.C.,€Knoxville,€for€Defendants„Appellees,ÏAcme€Construction,€Inc.,€and€Cincinnati€Insurance€Company.ÌÌJOHN€T.€McARTHUR,€Maryville,€for€òòAmicus€Curiae€óóCarolinas„Tennessee€Building€Material€Association,€Inc.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÌÌà@ àòòÌÓÓóóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àFranks.€J.ÌÌÌà àà àThe€determinative€issue€in€this€appeal,€is€theÏinterpretation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€66„11„145.Ïà àà àWest€End€Church€of€Christ€contracted€with€AppelleeÏAcme× ƒ% ××  ×€for€the€construction€of€a€church.€€Acme€contracted€withÏPioneer€Construction€Company,€who€in€turn€subcontracted€work€toÏAppellant€CMT,€Inc.€€Appellant€performed€work€in€five€phasesÏbetween€July€1992€and€June€1994.€€It€sent€invoices€to€PioneerÏrequesting€payment€within€a€month€of€the€completion€of€eachÏphase.€€Despite€Acme€having€paid€Pioneer€for€the€work,€none€ofÏappellant's€$16,743.60€worth€of€invoices€were€paid€by€Pioneer.ÏOn€August€3,€1994,€after€all€work€had€been€completed,€a€noticeÏof€nonpayment€was€sent€to€West€End€Church€and€Acme.€€Two€weeksÏlater,€Appellant€filed€a€notice€of€lien€with€the€county.Ìà àà àThe€Trial€Court€dismissed€the€claims× ƒ& ××  ×€on€the€basis€ofÏplaintiff's€failure€to€comply€with€the€notice€requirement€ofÏT.C.A.€ðð€66„11„145.€€It€determined€that€the€one€notice€given€wasÏinsufficient€because€the€statute€required€that€notice€ofÏnonpayment€be€given€to€the€owner€and€general€contractor€withinÍsixty€days€of€every€month€during€which€services€or€supplies€wereÏprovided.Ìà àà àThe€issue,€as€agreed€between€the€parties,€is€doesÏT.C.A.€ðð€66„11„145€require€that€a€subcontractor€seeking€a€lienÏfor€nonpayment€send€a€notice€of€nonpayment€within€sixty€days€ofÏthe€end€of€each€month€within€which€services€or€supplies€wereÏprovided?Ìà àà àThe€language€of€the€statute€at€issue€reads€inÏpertinent€part:ÌÓÓà0 àà0 àNotice€of€nonpayment.„€(a)€Every€subcontractor,Ïlaborer,€or€materialman€contracted€with€or€employed€toÏwork€on€buildings,€fixtures,€machinery,€orÏimprovements,€or€to€furnish€materials€for€theÏsame...shall€provide,€within€sixty€(60)€days€of€theÏlast€day€of€the€month€within€which€work,€services,€orÏmaterials€were€provided,€a€notice€of€nonpayment€forÏsuch€work,€services€or€materials€to€the€owner€andÏcontractor€contracting€with€the€owner€if€its€accountÏis,€in€fact,€unpaid...€the€notice...shallÏcontain...(3)€a€statement€of€the€last€date€theÏclaimant€performed€work€and/or€provided€services€orÏmaterials€in€connection€with€the€improvements...(c)€€AÏsubcontractor,€laborer€or€materialman€who€fails€toÏprovide€the€notice€of€nonpayment€shall€have€no€rightÏto€claim€a€lien€under€this€chapter....ÌÌT.C.A.€ðð€66„11„145.ÌÌÓÓà àà àThis€language€does€not€clearly€state,€as€appellantÏsuggests,€that€notice€is€required€only€on€the€"last€day€of€theÏlast€month."€€Nor€does€it€say,€as€appellee€would€urge,€that€theÏnotice€is€required€in€the€"last€day€of€each€month,"€resulting€inÏthe€possibility€that€multiple€notices€might€be€sent.€€However,Ïbased€on€the€remainder€of€the€sentence€("the€last€day€of€theÍmonth€within€which€work,€services€or€materials€were€provided")Ïthe€statute€lends€itself€to€the€interpretation€by€the€trialÏcourt€that€each€month€is€isolated€and€requires€a€€separateÏnotice.€€Ìà àà àThe€legislative€history€supports€the€separate€noticeÏinterpretation.€€This€history€shows€that€ðð€66„11„145€was€a€newÏprovision,€added€to€the€lien€requirements€in€1990,€to€assureÏthat€owners€and€general€contractors€have€sufficient€notice€toÏdeal€with€unpaid€subcontractors.€€Excerpts€from€the€CommitteeÏdebate€highlight€this€motive:€€ÌÓÓà0 àà0 à[the€bill]€provides€that€materialmen€andÏsubcontractors€must€notify€the€owner€and€generalÏcontractor€within€certain€time€parameters€of€non„payment€for€work,€services,€or€materials€furnished€toÏthe€project...that€can€clarify€the€problem€that€couldÏcome€about€years€after€as€far€as€liens€go...this€is€aÏfair€method€by€which€notice€is€given€so€that€if€thereÏis€not€payment,€due€course€can€be€taken€to€ensure€thatÏpayment€comes...are€making€changes€now€to€recognizeÏthat€notification€in€large€projects€is€one€of€theÏbiggest€problems€that€contractors€face...and€thisÏenables€a€procedure€so€that€everyone€will€know€whenÏsomeone€is€not€paying€their€bill€so€you€don't€get€intoÏthe€lien€messes€we€all€hear€about€that€cause€theÏscares.€€€€€€€€€€ò ò€€€€€ó óÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÌÒ Ü ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àà àThe€transcript€demonstrates€that€the€primary€concernÏof€the€legislators€was€giving€the€owner€and€general€contractorÏnotice€of€payment€problems€so€that€problems€could€be€taken€careÏof€before€the€subcontractor's€work€was€completed€and€the€projectÏcould€be€encumbered€with€a€lien.€€Ìà àà àRequiring€that€notice€be€made€within€sixty€days€of€theÏlast€day€of€each€month€in€which€work€was€performed€comports€withÍthe€companion€provision€T.C.A.€ðð€66„11„115× ƒ' ××  ×.€€This€statuteÏrequires€that€notice€of€a€lien€be€given€to€the€owner€withinÏninety€days€of€the€completion€of€work€on€a€project.€€If€T.C.A.€ððÏ66„11„145€was€then€read€to€require€notice€within€sixty€days€ofÏthe€completion€of€work,€€ðð€66„11„115€would€be€€renderedÏduplicative€and€meaningless.€€If€the€interpretation€of€the€trialÏcourt€is€followed,€requiring€sixty€days€notice€at€the€end€ofÏeach€month€of€work€under€ðð€145€and€ninety€days€at€the€completionÏof€work€under€ðð€115,€the€provisions€have€separate€meanings€andÏthe€legislative€purpose€of€early€notice€to€give€time€forÏcorrection€is€served.Ìà àà àAppellant€argues€that€giving€ðð€145€notice€at€the€endÏof€each€month€would€trigger€the€ðð€115€provision€that€givesÏlienholders€ninety€days€after€sending€notice€to€bring€suit.€ÏCiting€òòMcGuffin€Lumber€Company,€Inc.€v.€Nevils,€óó1990€WL€10576Í(Tenn.€App.€1990)€(holding€that€the€time€for€filing€suit€under€ððÏ115€begins€to€run€upon€notice€to€the€owner€that€the€contractorÏis€claiming€a€lien).€€Appellant€says€that€this€result€wouldÏnecessitate€multiple€suits€against€the€same€party€for€the€sameÏseries€of€nonpayments.€€However,€ðð€115€is€not€implicated€unlessÏ"the€demolition€and/or€building€or€improvement€is€completed,€orÏthe€contract€of€such€laborer,€mechanic,€furnisher,€or€otherÏperson€shall€expire,€or€such€pe[r]son€is€discharged."€€NoticeÏunder€ðð€145,€which€was€added€by€the€legislature€afteròò€McGuffinóóÏwas€decided,€does€not€constitute€the€one„time€ðð€115€notice€whichÏtriggers€the€ninety€day€timeline€for€filing€suits.€€Therefore,Ïmultiple€suits€would€not€be€necessary.€€ÌÓ  Óà àÓ  Óà àà àIn€light€of€the€language€of€the€statute,Ïlegislative€history,€and€requirements€of€other€provisions€withinÏthe€code,€the€Trial€Court's€interpretation€was€correct.€€T.C.A.Ïðð€66„11„145€requires€that€a€subcontractor€seeking€a€lien€send€aÏnotice€of€nonpayment€within€sixty€days€of€the€end€of€each€monthÏwithin€which€services€or€supplies€were€provided.Ìà àà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court,€and€remandÏat€appellant's€cost.ÌÌÌÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà à________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌDon€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.ÌÌÌ