WPCG 1_ŽoʗbD 暴 8WrE׉5u`zM#8(s^p6_H'SZlXbHKnkhpVJmOS~"m L,e2\L̓ʭtohp^͏.OM[a5 ~QtˁQYr[^ &z4TWVѺtgR:1u†`Eh`F}ړ;ﴋy}~ 4[Yw'b[%' ,\MIz!UZGF՘tZ4ϷVP n_†΢e|i՚ R.C{_8S'E" L+d=Ck'7?sij/+25 5ޱb=9GNĶtRiE6kWĊ65(6r\U:}Wr;gIf=WHc? g`# @UNK % 0(w@4  * D bL T N 0P ^ d p mr   U: 0 R} 0D}}}}}}}} B AQ/ 0D 0D99 D/}} B D3 0D A@ D? BGHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ \ D] U^ D_ ` Da b c d Ӏn y&tttttt3|xn waiver- -  ǟ$   @ @   2    _~XXMr.Smithobjectedtotheadmissionofevidenceofpropertydamageto  thecarMr.ClaywasdrivingonthegroundthatMr.Clay'swifeownedthecarandshewasnotapartytotheaction.Thetrialcourtsustainedthatobjection.#X$X~#~XX$Ԁ $ ThefactthattheownerofMr.Smith'scardidnotattendthetrialisimmaterialbecausetheownerofthatcardidnotseekdamages.#X$X~#((3/Q$ !   d 3&U  ""  XGXXXR XXG   Ad FILEDXGX R  June23,1999CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular(`(2ǟ$ !         0   H#d#        ǟ$   @ @   1    _L XXRule10(CourtofAppeals). MemorandumOpinion. (b)TheCourt,  withtheconcurrenceofthejudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverse,ormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinion,itshallbedesignated"MEMORANDUMOPINION,"shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase.(#$  0   d!"T$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxdP Pd'dxd(3$ !  T^y  <<= 8C____3 TripledxdCTriple 1+| d d d !  _L XX'XXX'TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  (n n @& &  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  n n @(ATNASHVILLEn n n t )>.*jx ` `@E` 8ttxP tn AMBROSEW.J.CLAY, 8   ) *   0      8   )6(XXXX6 Plaintiff/Appellant,  )  AppealNo.  J    )  01A0198^ 01^ _ 11_ CV005` 30` a 77a   Z v.   )  j    )  DavidsonCountyCircuit * z JOHNJASONSMITHand  ) :  LOUISF.SMITH  )  No.97C3635 J   Defendant/Appellee.  ) Z     #XfNXL G#XXfN  COURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  APPEALFROMTHECIRCUITCOURTFORDAVIDSONCOUNTYATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEETHEHONORABLEBARBARAHAYNES,PRESIDING9,XXX(XX9  AMBROSEW.J.CLAY1704_Ashwood_ԀAvenueNashville,Tennessee37212#XfNX#L XXfNACTINGPROSEFORPLAINTIFF/APPELLANT Z! n n ALANM._SOWELL__GRACEY_,RUTH,HOWARD,TATE,&_SOWELL_150SecondAvenue,NorthSuite201Nashville,Tennessee37201ATTORNEYFORDEFENDANTS/APPELLEES  n d r )<,(j 8` `@E -` 8ttxP, -  rd n AFFIRMb EDb ANDREMANDc EDc   -Z(&      PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGECONCUR:KOCH,J.CAIN,J.  x4/-9 ( 7dXXd7        #XfNXL ##oXXfNMEMORANDUMOPINION #  1          #XfNXo #9,X4X,XXX9L XXfN  AmbroseW.J.ClaycommencedthisnegligenceactionafteraJune1996 d  collisioninvolvingacarhewasdrivingandavehicledrivenbyJohnJasonSmith,seekingdamagesforpersonalinjuriesandpropertydamage.TheCircuitCourtissuedadefenseverdictfromwhichMr.Clayappeals.Weaffirm.  ThecasewasoriginallyheardinGeneralSessionsCourt.AfterthatcourtenteredjudgmentforMr.Smith,Mr.ClaysoughtreviewintheCircuitCourt.  Inhisproseappeal,Mr.Clayarguesthatirregularitiesfatallytaintedhis D trialinGeneralSessionsCourt.ThatcontentionlacksmeritbecauseMr.Clay'ssecondfulltrialonthemeritsinCircuitCourtrenderedmoottheerrors,ifany,arisinginhisfirsttrial.SeeWarev._Meharry_ԀMed.College,898S.W.2d181,185  (Tenn.1995).̀  DuringthedenovobenchtrialinCircuitCourt,Mr.Clay,his "4 chiropractor,andMr.Smitheachtestified.Afterhearingalltheevidence,includingthetestimonyofthewitnessesandtheexhibitsthereto,thetrialcourtfoundforthedefense.  Byissuingadefenseverdict,theCircuitCourtimplicitlyfoundthatMr.Smithdidnotcausethecollision.Therecordsupportsthatconclusion.Astheappellant,Mr.Claybearstheburdeninthisappealofshowingthattheevidence /*' preponderatedagainstthatfinding._Galbreath_Ԁv.Harris,811S.W.2d88,91  (Tenn.L L App.1990);Tenn.R.App.P13(d).InasmuchasMr.Clayhaspresentedinsufficientfactsorlawtosupportadifferentresult,wemustconcludethathefailedtosatisfythatburden.  NordidthetrialcourterrbyrefusingtopermitMr.Claytoproceedonappealinformapauperis.Thetrialcourt'sinquiryintowhetherMr.Clay'sassets d  entitledhimtoproceedonappealasapoorpersonwasauthorizedbyTenn.M M R.N N App.O O P.18(a).Thedefendantswerenotrequiredtoappearbecausetheywerenotseekingpermissiontoappealinformapauperis.       Becauseweaffirmthetrialcourt'sfindingthatMr.Smithwasnotliableforthecollision,theremainingerrorsMr.Clayraisesonappealaremoot.AsMr.Smithwasnotliableforthecollision,hecouldnotbeliableforpropertydamagetothecarMr.Claywasdriving.Further,absentsomeshowingthatMr.Claypossessedanownershipinterestinthecarhewasdriving,hispropertydamageclaimwasbarred.SeeIrvinv.CityofClarksville,767S.W.2d649,653 " (_Tenn.App_.1988)(claimantmustproveownershipinterestinpropertyinordertoseekdamagesforitsdestruction).  #  2      ׀ &@"    Accordingly,thejudgmentforMr.Smithisaffirmed.Thiscaseisremandedforsuchfurtherproceedingsasmaybenecessary.CostsaretaxedtoMr.Clayforwhichexecutionmayissue.T   T P   P T Q   Q ______________________________    PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL , JUDGE  1,* T R R S S R  2.+ R U U U U \ [ [ \ U U ] ] U U R     ______________________________    R [ R R [ R PATRICIAJ.COTTRELLR [ R R [ R ,R [ R R [ R JUDGER [ R R [ R R [ R R [ CONCUR:̀_________________________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE___________________________________WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE[ [     \ [ [ \