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êàTHE€HONORABLE€œCAROL€L.€McCOY,€CHANCELLOR›ˆÌÌÌÌœÌJORDAN€S.€KELLERÌLASSITER,€TIDWELL€&€HILDEBRAND,€PLLCÌ213€Fifth€Avenue,€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37219Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Plaintiffs/AppellantsÌÌSCOTT€K.€HAYNESÌLUTHER€WRIGHT,€JR.ÌBOULT,€CUMMINGS,€CONNERS€&€BERRY,€PLCÌ414€Union€Street,€Suite€1600ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37219Ìà Ø àAttorneys€for€Defendant/Appellee›ÌÌÌÌÌÌœà@¤¤$êàAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDˆà ˜ à›à ð àà H! àà  # àÐ Ò/Ê(- Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àœÌÌÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àBEN›€H.€œCANTRELL,Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.›ÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌœKOCH,€J.ÌCOTTRELL,€J.›ÌÓÓò òÔ€„¼<„XXèÔòòà@tt(êàO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XèX„„¼<ԈРš:’399 Їà Ø àà 0 àThe€issues€in€this€appeal€are€(1)€whether€the€defendant€preserved€itsÏmotion€for€a€directed€verdict€by€renewing€it€at€the€close€of€all€the€proof,€and€(2)Ïwhether€the€court€erred€in€granting€a€directed€verdict€in€accordance€with€Rule€50.02,ÏTenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.€€We€find€that€the€defendant€did€preserve€its€motion€and€that€thereÏwas€no€proof€offered€on€which€to€base€a€verdict€for€the€plaintiff.€€Therefore,€we€affirm.ÌÌà@²²-êàò òI.ó óˆÐ ÐÈ  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMike€Daniel€owned€œLSI›€Recording€Studio€in€Nashville€and€Denny€KnightÏwas€a€recording€engineer€at€the€studio.€€They€had€œrecorded€certain€songs›€for€artistÏEric€Hamilton€and€had€a€claim€against€the€masters€for€their€services.€€Mr.€Daniel€alsoÏhad€œa€management›€œagreement›€with€Eric€Hamilton€and€Jeffery€Williams€œYounger,Ïalong€with€a€limited€right€to€publish€their€compositions.›ÌÌœà Ø àà 0 àAs€with€many€young€artists€seeking€that€first€recording€deal,€the€legalÏaffairs€of€Mr.€Hamilton€had€become€quite€tangled.€€In€1994,€Fletcher€Ridge,€Inc.,Ïthrough€its€principal€officer,€Mr.€Fletcher,€took€an€interest€in€the€Eric€Hamilton€Band.€ÏFletcher€Ridge€decided€to€secure€the€right€to€manage€the€group€and€to€pursue€aÏcontract€with€a€major€record€label.€€In€order€to€proceed€Fletcher€Ridge€had€to€clear€upÏthe€competing€claims€on€the€management€rights€and€the€right€to€publish€the€bandððsÏoriginal€material.€€As€a€first€step,€Fletcher€Ridge,€Inc.€purchased€an€assignment€fromÏDaniel€and€Knight€of€their€interest€in€the€master€records.€€In€the€November€1994Ïagreement,€Daniel€also€agreed€to€assign€his€management€and€publishing€rights€withÏHamilton€and€Younger€to€Fletcher€Ridge.€€Paragraph€four€of€the€written€agreementÏbetween€Daniel,€Knight,€and€Fletcher€Ridge,€contains€this€provision:ÌÌñ²ñ›à Ø à›à Ø à›ÓÓñ²ññµññ´ñÓÓñ´ññµññ¶ñÓÓñ¶ññ³ñà8 Ø àñ³ññ´ñ›ñ´ññ³ñà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àñ³ññ´ñ›ñ´ññ±ñà8 ˆ àñ±ñ›à ˆ àIn€the€event€Danielððs€contractual€rights€in€theÏManagement€Agreement€and€Publishing€Agreements€ofÏHamilton€and€Younger€attached€hereto€as€Exhibits€ð ðBððÏand€ð ðCðð€respectively€are€enforceable,€and€Fletcher€RidgeÏis€successful€in€enforcing€such€rights,€Fletcher€RidgeÏagrees€to€pay€to€Daniel€the€additional€sum€of€Forty„twoÐ J:B39 ÐThousand,€Five€Hundred€Dollars€($42,500.00)€within€oneÏ(1)€year€after€date€of€execution€of€this€Agreement,€andÏTen€Thousand€Dollars€($10,000.00)€to€œKnight.ñµñÐ 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðñ´ñ›ñ´ññ´ñÓOÓñ´ññµñ›Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðñ¶ñÓiÓñ¶ñÌÌœñ²ñÓÓñ²ñ›à Ø àà 0 àœFletcher€Ridge€did€obtain€the€record€deal€for€the€Eric€Hamilton€Band€andÏparticipates€in€its€management.€€When€they€were€not€paid,€Daniel›€and€Knight€suedÏFletcher€Ridge€for€the€$52,000€mentioned€in€paragraph€four.€€The€complaint€alsoÏcontained€a€count€alleging€fraud€in€the€negotiations€over€the€assignment€of€theÏmanagement€and€publishing€contracts€to€Fletcher€Ridge.€€At€the€close€of€the€plaintiffsððÏproof€Fletcher€Ridge€moved€for€a€directed€verdict.€€The€court€granted€the€motion€asÏto€one€of€the€plaintiffsðð€claims€but€reserved€ruling€on€the€fraud€count€and€the€claimÏrelated€to€paragraph€four€of€the€agreement.€€The€court€said:€ð ðAs€to€the€rest€of€theÏmotion€to€dismiss,€the€court€will€take€it€under€advisement.€€And€it€can€be€renewed€atÏclose€of€proof,€but€I€would€suggest€to€you,€each€of€you,€that€you€be€prepared€to€haveÏthis€matter€go€to€the€jury.ððÌÌà Ø àà 0 àAt€the€close€of€all€the€proof€counsel€for€Fletcher€Ridge€again€addressedÏthe€court€on€the€motion€for€a€directed€verdict:ÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€Very€briefly.€€Your€Honor,€itððs€myÏunderstanding,€and,€Mr.€œKeller›,€you€can€tell€me€if€youÏœhave€a›€different€understanding,€that€you€were€reservingÏyour€ruling€on€the€remainder€of€our€motion€for€directedÏverdict€until€the€jury€gets€back.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:€Thatððs€correct.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€€€I€wanted€to€make€that€clear.€ÏThank€you.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÌâ âÐ ¸8°15 ÐÓÓà Ø àà 0 àThe€case€went€to€the€jury€on€the€fraud€count€and€the€paragraph€fourÏâ âclaim.€€The€jury€returned€a€verdict€for€the€plaintiffs€on€paragraph€four€in€the€amount€ofÏ$42,500€for€Mr.€Daniel€and€$10,000€for€Mr.€Knight.€€The€jury€rejected€any€claim€basedÏon€fraud.€€After€the€jury€returned€its€verdict€the€following€exchange€took€place€betweenÏthe€court€and€counsel€for€Fletcher€Ridge:ÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€Your€Honor,€at€this€point,€I€wouldÏmove€to€be€heard€on€my€directed€verdict€motion.€€WeÏmove€for€a€judgment€on€a€directed€verdict.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:€You€want€to€do€the€direct€verdictÏnow?Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€Well,€however,€I€just€wanted€toÏmake€sure.€€That€motion€hasnððt€been€ruled€on€and€weÏwould€like€an€opportunity€to€be€heard€on€that€motion.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:€œ€Itððs›€my€understanding€that€theÏmotion€for€directed€verdict€would€properly€be€presentedÏbefore€this€matter€was€put€in€the€hands€of€the€jury.€€ItÏwould€be€appropriate€for€you€to€make€a€motion€to€alter€orÏamend€at€this€time,€but€you€have€to€file€it€and€be€heard€onÏa€motion€date.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€œ€I›€understand,€Your€Honor.€€Iððm€justÏsimply€saying€my€understanding€is€that€you€were€going€toÏreserve€your€ruling€on€the€motion€for€directed€verdict€untilÏafter€the€jury€rendered€their€verdict.€€That€was€myÏunderstanding.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:€Well,€I€anticipated€that€you€wouldÏpresent€it€before€this€matter€was€given€to€the€jury.€€I€didnððtÏrealize€that€you€were€not€waiving€it.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€And,€Your€Honor,€I€just€wanted€toÏmake€sure€for€the€record€that€you€understand€„„Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:€I€do.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMR.€WRIGHT:€€„„€œthat€that›€was€my€understanding.€ÏAnd€we€move€for€a€judgment,€obviously,€on€directedÏverdict€and€weððll€file€the€appropriate€papers.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:€Thank€you.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÌâ âÐ è5à.2 ÐÓÓà Ø àà 0 àFletcher€Ridge€filed€a€Rule€50.02,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.,€motion€seekingÏrelief€from€the€judgment€in€accordance€with€its€motion€for€a€directed€verdict€or,€in€theÏalternative,€for€a€new€trial.€€The€trial€judge€granted€the€motion€for€a€directed€verdict.Ìâ âÌà@––-êàò òII.ˆÐ ˆ€ Ðà@)êàa.€€Waiveró óˆÐ h`  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€plaintiffs€œassert›€that€Fletcher€Ridge€waived€its€motion€for€a€directedÏverdict€by€not€renewing€it€at€the€close€of€all€the€proof.€€òòSee€Potter€v.€Tuckeróó,€688Ð  МS.W.2d›€833€(Tenn.€App.€1985);€òòJohnson€v.€Womanððs€Hospitalóó,€527€S.W.2d€133Ð èà Ð(Tenn.€App.€1975).€€Based€on€the€record€we€have€quoted,€however,€we€think€theÏdefendant€clearly€œpreserved›€its€œmotion.›€€The€court€took€the€motion€ð ðunder€advisementððÏat€the€close€of€the€plaintiffsðð€proof€and€defendantððs€lawyer€raised€the€issue€œagain€at€theÏend€of€the€proof€just›€before€the€court€and€the€lawyers€began€to€put€the€courtððs€chargeÏinto€its€final€œform.ÌÌà@ŠŠ"êàò òb.›€€The€Directed€Verdictó óˆÐ %  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€order€to€direct€a€verdict€the€trial€judge€must€take€the€strongestÏlegitimate€view€of€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€non„moving€party,€indulge€allÏreasonable€inferences€in€favor€of€the€non„moving€party,€and€disregard€any€evidenceÏto€the€contrary.€€òòHicks€v.€œSovran›€Bank/Chattanoogaóó,€812€œS.W.2d›€296€(Tenn.€App.Ð h.`'* Ð1991);€òòHarrogate€Corp.€v.€Systems€Sales€Corp.óó,€915€œS.W.2d›€812€(Tenn.€œApp.›€1995).Ð H0@), ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àParagraph€four€of€the€agreement€promises€to€pay€Daniel€and€Knight€ifÏthe€management€and€publishing€agreements€with€Hamilton€and€Younger€areÏenforceable€and€Fletcher€Ridge€is€successful€in€enforcing€œthem.€€The€managementÏand€publishing€rights€were€obtained€in€a›€contract€dated€May€15,€œ1993.€€In€thatÐ ¨9 26 Ðagreement›€Hamilton€agreed€with€Daniel€and€œa€third€party,€Ron›€œHaffkine,›€to€recordÏcertain€masters€with€Daniel€and€œHaffkine›€serving€as€producers.€€Daniel€and€œHaffkine›Ïpromised€to€pursue€a€recording€contract€for€Hamilton€with€a€major€label.€€œAt›€the€endÏof€the€lengthy€agreement,€the€parties€added€this€paragraph:€ð ðIt€is€further€understoodÏthat€said€producers€shall€retain€management€rights€(25%)€and€all€publishing€rights€onÏoriginal€material.ððÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€agreement€between€Hamilton,€Daniel€and€œHaffkine›€was€for€a€periodÏof€one€year.€€In€March€of€1994€Mr.€Hamilton€filed€a€petition€in€bankruptcy€listing€theÏproduction€agreement€as€an€obligation€for€which€he€sought€to€be€discharged.€€HeÏreceived€a€discharge€in€January€of€1995.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWith€respect€to€the€management€rights€derived€from€the€May€15,€1993Ïagreement,€we€think€the€proof€clearly€shows€that€at€the€time€Mr.€Daniel€signed€theÏagreement€with€Fletcher€Ridge€in€November€of€1994€his€rights€to€manage€Mr.ÏHamilton€œwere€non„existent.›€€œThe€one€year€term€of€the€contract€between€Hamilton€andÏDaniel/Haffkine€had€expired€and,€for€good€measure,€the€parties€were€under€theÏautomatic€stay€of€the€bankruptcy€court.€€Therefore›€the€first€condition€in€the€assignmentÏ„„€that€œMr.€Daniel›€have€enforceable€rights€to€manage€Mr.€Hamilton€„„€could€not€be€met.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€publishing€rights€present€a€different€problem.€€The€discharge€did€notÏdefeat€the€publishing€rights€Mr.€Daniel€acquired€prior€to€Mr.€Hamiltonððs€œbankruptcy.€ÏBut,€those€publishing€rights€were€owned€by€Daniel€and€Haffkine,€not€Daniel€alone.€€InÏaddition,€the›€uncontradicted€proof€shows€that€in€August€of€1993€Mr.€Hamilton€œsigned›Ïa€separate€agreement€with€Mr.€œHaffkine›€covering€exactly€the€same€rights€as€thoseÏcontained€in€the€May€1993€agreement€with€Daniel/œHaffkine›.€€Mr.€Daniel€acknowledgedÏâ âthat€Mr.€œHaffkine›€claimed€the€exclusive€publishing€rights€to€Mr.€Hamiltonððs€material,Ð È7À04 Ðand€in€œworking€out€a€record€deal€for€Mr.€Hamilton,€›€Fletcher€Ridge€had€to€purchaseÏthose€rights€œfrom€Mr.€Haffkine.›Ìâ âÌà Ø àà 0 àœThe€ð ðExhibit€Cðð€referred€to€in›€Danielððs€agreement€with€Fletcher€RidgeÏœcontained€publishing€agreements€between€Eric€Hamilton€and€òòJames€Dowellóó.€€On€theÐ ˆ€ Ðface€of€the€record,€therefore,€Mr.€Daniel€did€not€have€any€rights€in€those€compositions.€ÏMr.›€œDowell›€and€Mr.€Daniel€testified€that€œthese›€rights€œhad€been›€assigned€to€Mr.€Daniel,Ïbut€œthe›€assignment€œhad€apparently€been€lost.›€€œThe€most€critical€failure€of€the€proof€isÏthe€absence€of€any€assignment›€œof›€these€contracts€from€Daniel€to€Fletcher€Ridge.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àœTherefore,€we›€find€no€proof€in€the€record€of€any€enforceable€publishingÏrights€assigned€to€Fletcher€Ridge€by€Daniel.€€œThe›€condition€precedent€to€recoveringÏunder€their€contract€for€publishing€rights€has€not€been€met.€€The€chancellor€wasÏjustified€in€granting€the€Rule€50.02€motion.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€the€cause€to€the€ÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€any€further€proceedings€necessary.€€Tax€theÏcosts€on€appeal€to€the€appellants.ÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àœà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # à¼à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à_________________________________›Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€œÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.›ÌÌœñ­ñÌñ­ñ›ÌCONCUR:ÌÌœñ®ñÌñ®ñ›ÌÌ_____________________________ÌœWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE›ÌÌÌÌœñ¯ñÌñ¯ñ_____________________________›ÌœPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGE›Ð ¨9 26 Мñ°ñÐ   Ðñ°ñ›Ñ  ÑÔ€¼g¸¼XX9HÔò òà@êê.êàœñ·ñIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  Ðà@™™(êàAT€œNASHVILLEˆÌÌÌÌñ·ñó óñ·ñÔ€X9HX¼¼g¸ÔMIKE€DANIEL€andà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð v n ÐDENNY€KNIGHT,à ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð f ^ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPlaintiffs/Appellants,à 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Ð F> Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9811„CH„00599Ð 6.  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