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àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌSWAIN€&€SONS€TRANSPORT,€INC.,€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellees€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌSTEPHEN€A.€VICKERS,€Bristol,€Virginia,€for€Appellants.ÌÌÌRICK€L.€POWERS,€œArnett›,€Draper€&€œHagood›,€Knoxville,€for€Appellees.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€case€originated€as€an€action€to€recover€damages€forÏpersonal€injuries€allegedly€suffered€in€a€motor€vehicle€accident.€ÏThe€accident€occurred€on€September€23,€1990.€€The€plaintiffs€filedÏtheir€original€action€on€September€20,€1991.€€A€voluntary€non„suitÏwas€taken€April€6,€1993.€€Plaintiffs€refiled€their€complaint€onÏFebruary€25,€1994,€within€the€time€allowed€by€the€"TennesseeÏSaving€Statute,"€T.C.A.€ðð28„1„105(a).€€A€voluntary€non„suit€wasÏtaken€on€the€second€complaint€by€order€entered€on€September€27,Ï1995.€€A€third€complaint€was€filed€œin›€April€1996.€€The€plaintiffsÏmoved€for€a€default€judgment.€€The€defendants€responded€with€aÏmotion€for€summary€judgment€asserting€that€the€statute€of€limita…tions€had€run€and€that€they€were€entitled€to€judgment€as€a€matterÏof€law.ÌÌà àPlaintiffs'€motion€for€a€default€judgment€was€overruled.€ÏDefendants'€motion€for€summary€judgment€was€sustained.€€We€affirmÏthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àThe€plaintiffs€complain€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€grant…ing€the€defendants'€motion€for€summary€judgment€and€denying€theÏplaintiff's€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€They€also€œcomplain›€thatÏthe€trial€court€erred€in€interpreting€"The€Saving€Statute,"€T.C.A.Ïðð€28„1„105.€€We€respectfully€disagree.ÌÌà àIt€is€well„settled€that€all€subsequent€suits€filed€after€theÏfirst€suit€is€dismissed€for€any€reason€not€concluding€the€plain…tiff's€cause€of€action€must€be€brought€within€one€year€from€theÏfirst€œdismissal.× ƒ) ××  ×€€›ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€Tennessee€saving€statute,€formerly€T.C.A.€Sec.Ï28„106,€now€T.C.A.€Sec.€28„1„105,€has€been€consideredÏseveral€times€by€our€courts.€It€has€long€been€held€thatÏafter€the€taking€of€any€nonsuit€to€the€original€action,Ïany€additional€suits€would€have€to€be€filed€within€oneÏyear€of€the€first€nonsuit€to€be€within€the€purview€ofÏT.C.A.€Sec.€28„1„105.€òòSeeóó,€òòReed€v.€Cincinnati,€œN.O.›€&ÏT.P.€Railroad€Coóó.,€136€Tenn.€499,€190€S.W.€458€(1916).ÏWhile€many€of€the€cases€deal€with€consecutive€voluntaryÏœnonsuits›,€it€is€clear€from€the€wording€of€the€statuteÏthat€its€scope€is€broader€than€that.€T.C.A.€Sec.Ï28„1„105€[now€28„1„105(a)]€reads€as€follows:ÌÌÌà8 àà0 àà àò ò28„1„105.€New€action€after€adverse€deci…sion.ó 󀄄€If€the€action€is€commenced€within€theÏtime€limited€by€a€rule€or€statute€of€limitation,Ïbut€the€judgment€or€decree€is€rendered€against€theÏplaintiff€upon€any€ground€not€concluding€his€rightÏof€action,€or€where€the€judgment€or€decree€isÏrendered€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff,€and€is€arrest…ed,€or€reversed€on€appeal,€the€plaintiff,€or€hisÏrepresentatives€and€privies,€as€the€case€may€be,Ïmay,€from€time€to€time,€commence€a€new€actionÏwithin€one€(1)€year€after€the€reversal€or€arrest.ÌÌ€Ìà8 àà àThe€full€meaning€and€intent€of€this€statute€wasÏspelled€out€by€Justice€Holmes€of€our€Supreme€Court€inÏthe€case€of€òòœBalsinger›€v.€œGass›óó,€214€Tenn.€343,€379€S.W.2dÏ800,€805€(1964),€when€he€said:Ì€Ìà8 àà0 àUnder€T.C.A.€Sec.€28„106,€all€actions€which€may€beÏbrought€by€virtue€of€that€statute€must€be€broughtÏòòwithin€one€year€after€the€inconclusive€dismissal€ofÏan€action€brought€within€the€period€of€the€applica…ble€statute€of€limitationsóó....€(emphasis€supplied)Ì€Ìà8 àIn€other€words,€it€makes€no€difference€whether€theÏinitial€inconclusive€dismissal€or€dismissal€not€on€theÏmerits€was€a€voluntary€nonsuit€or€a€dismissal€withoutÏprejudice€for€want€of€prosecution.€ÌÌà àÌòòPayne€v.€Matthewsóó,€633€S.W.2d€494€(Tenn.€App.€1982)€at€œpages€495Ïand€496.›ÌÌÓÓÌà àTherefore,€in€this€case,€the€failure€to€bring€the€thirdÏaction€within€one€year€from€the€original€dismissal€results€in€thisÏcase€being€time€barred.ÌÌà àWe€will€next€look€to€the€propriety€of€the€trial€court'sÏaction€in€refusing€to€grant€a€motion€for€default€judgment.€€WeÏfirst€note€that€the€defendants'€motion€for€summary€judgment€wasÏfiled€before€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€default€judgment.œ× ƒ+ ××  ×›ÌÌà àRule€55.01,€Rules€of€Tennessee€Procedure,€provides€œthat€when›Ïa€party€against€whom€a€judgment€for€affirmative€relief€is€sought,Íœ"has›€failed€to€plead€òòor€otherwise€defendóó€as€provided€by€theseÏrules€...€judgment€by€default€may€be€entered...€œ."›€(EmphasisÏadded).€€Rule€12.01€provides€that€œ"a›€defendant€shall€serve€anÏanswer€within€thirty€(30)€days€after€the€service€of€a€summons€orÏcomplaint€upon€him,€except€where€otherwise€provided€in€these€rulesÏ...€œ."›€€We€find€and€hold€that€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment€filedÏin€accordance€with€Rule€56,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€isÏa€sufficient€pleading€to€preclude€a€œdefault€judgment.€€Plaintiffs›Ïfurther€argue€that€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€is€not€a€properÏpleading€to€present€œthe›€defense€of€the€statute€of€limitations.€WeÏrespectfully€disagree.€€In€support€of€their€argument,€plaintiffsÏrely€on€òòœUsrey›€v.€Lewisóó,€553€S.W.2d€612€(Tenn.€App.€1977)€andÏòòThompson€v.€Bowlingóó,€765€S.W.2d€743€(Tenn.€App.€1987).€€We€findÏthese€cases€to€be€inapposite.€"Generally€speaking,€a€defendantÏmoving€for€summary€judgment€may€avail€itself€of€one€of€two€ave…nues:€it€may€negate€an€essential€element€of€the€nonmoving€party'sÏclaim,€or€it€may€establish€an€affirmative€defense,€such€as€theÏstatute€of€limitations,€that€defeats€the€claim."€€òòAllied€Sound,ÏInc.€v.€œNeely›óó,€909€S.W.2d€815€(Tenn.€App.€1995).ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellant€and€this€caseÏis€remanded€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€KXXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌœELBERT›€W.€CREED,€SR.,€œand›€€€€€€€)à àKNOX€CIRCUITÌPEGGY€CREED,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9703„CV„00082Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€œPlaintiffs„Appellants›€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€DALE€C.€WORKMANÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à 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