ÿWPC û€É~¸c«zn±v¸cc`Íb¢1bFåêúÆî·;{ŠÎlÖÛ…ñš&d†‡eWEŽ\­iœö.gg0‹K8;–k‰øíþ+bÁž<Œ¤û`¯Ù†\‰ @b?šÉÛ©UÎ#URŒ_æsû$ê.¢w|¶ P[“z¨ ‹Ûáwî¼_ˆ‘nþúZuƒ1G`²MrW.qW!Të($·†$¯¾K%f­£ü3 º ìüáÞéZmŸÜG|ËíÎ@$òrF¨ŠQô|¾cqÆÕEØ>(®àFor€AppellantˆÌÌà@$®àJames€G.€Martin,€IIIˆÌà@®àFarris,€Warfield€&€Kanaday€of€NashvilleˆÌà@-®àandˆÌà@YY®àJohn€P.€Branham€and€Kathryn€E.€BarnettˆÌà@}}!®àBranham€&€Day€of€NashvilleˆÌà@rr(®àFor€AppelleeˆÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@««$®àò òòòAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóˆÐ ´)%% ÐÌà@33'®àOpinion€filed:ˆÌÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ð ´0,, Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÌÌHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEó óÐ Æ955 ÐÌà@®®.®àˆÐ È;77 ÐÔ_ÔÓÓà ` àPlaintiff/Appellant,€Nancy€B.€Durr,€appeals€the€order€of€the€trial€courtÐ ° Ðdismissing€her€complaint€against€Defendant/Appellee,€Michael€Buerger.€€The€trialÐ ° Ðcourt€ò òòòsua€sponteó óóó€dismissed€the€complaint€on€the€basis€of€unclean€hands.Ð ° Ðà ` àFrom€the€pleadings€and€depositions€filed€in€the€cause,€we€have€determined€theÐ ´  Ðfactual€scenario€hereinafter€set€out.Ð ´  Ðà ` àThe€parties€to€this€action€are€former€lovers€who€were€involved€in€an€adulterousÐ ´  Ðaffair€while€each€was€married.€€Soon€after€the€beginning€of€their€affair,€both€partiesÐ ´  Ðbegan€their€separate€divorce€proceedings.€€Durrððs€divorce€complaint€filed€March€4,Ð ´ Ð1994,€sought,€among€other€things,€child€custody,€alimony€and€other€financialÐ ´ Ðsupport.€€According€to€Durr,€Buerger,€in€late€spring€or€early€summer€of€1994,Ð ´ Ðconvinced€her€to€abandon€her€claims€for€alimony€and€other€financial€support€in€orderÐ ´ Ðto€make€his€divorce€proceeding€easier€and€in€return€he€would€provide€certainÐ ´ Ðfinancial€support€and€assistance.׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Specifically,€Durr€asserts€that€Buerger€promisedÐ ´ Ðthat€he€would:€(1)€pay€her€$100,000.00€annually€for€five€years;€(2)€as€a€guaranty€forÐ ´ Ðhis€payment€of€the€$500,000.00,€purchase€a€$1,000,000.00€life€insurance€policy€onÐ ´  Ðhis€life€naming€Durr€as€the€beneficiary;€(3)€pay€Durr€$2,000.00€a€month;€(4)€payÐ ´" ÐDurrððs€home€mortgage€payments€of€approximately€$1,000.00€a€month€owed€toÐ ´$  ÐDurrððs€sister;€(5)€pay€Durrððs€counseling€bills€during€her€divorce;€(6)€reimburse€DurrÐ ´&"" Ðfor€monies€she€withdrew€from€her€IRA€to€pay€her€divorce€attorneysðð€fees;€and€(7)Ð ´($$ Ðpurchase€Durr€a€new€car.׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ´*&& Ðà ` àAccording€to€Durr,€she€did€not€pursue€her€claims€for€alimony€and€otherÐ ´,(( Ðfinancial€support€in€reliance€upon€the€agreement€with€Buerger.€€Durr€further€assertsÐ ´.** Ðthat€Buerger€began€performing€under€the€agreement.€€She€states€that€the€promisedÐ ° Ð$2,000.00€a€month€was€paid€for€a€period€of€months,€that€Buerger€paid€$1,500.00€toÐ ° Ðher€divorce€attorney,€that€Buerger€gave€her€a€motorcycle,€that€Buerger€depositedÐ ° Ð$20,000.00€as€partial€payment€of€the€$100,000.00€annual€payment€into€a€safetyÐ °  Ðdeposit€box€he€acquired€for€her,€that€Buerger€purchased€a€1996€Volvo€for€her,€thatÐ °  ÐBuerger€sent€one€of€his€employees€to€her€house€to€make€repairs,€and€that€BuergerÐ °  Ðpaid€a€portion€of€her€counseling€bills.€€However,€the€partiesðð€relationship€ended€soonÐ °  Ðafter€both€of€them€obtained€their€divorces,€and,€according€to€Durr,€Buerger€refusedÐ ° Ðto€fulfill€their€agreement€after€she€demanded€that€he€honor€it.Ð ° Ðà ` àOn€July€9,€1996,€Durr€filed€the€instant€complaint€alleging€that€BuergerÐ ° Ðbreached€the€partiesðð€agreement€by€refusing€to€pay€Durr€the€amounts€promised€andÐ ° Ðseeking€specific€performance€of€the€contract.€€Buergerððs€answer€denies€the€existenceÐ ° Ðof€the€agreement€and€affirmatively€pleads€that€Durrððs€claims€are€barred€by€theÐ ° ÐStatute€of€Frauds€and€the€statute€of€limitations.€€On€June€5,€1998,€Buerger€filed€aÐ ° Ðmotion€for€summary€judgment€on€the€grounds€that€the€alleged€oral€agreement€is€tooÐ °  Ðuncertain€and€indefinite€to€be€enforced€and€that€it€violates€the€Statute€of€Frauds.€Ð °" ÐDurr€filed€a€response€to€Buergerððs€summary€judgment€motion€wherein€she€assertsÐ °$  Ðthat€the€agreement€is€sufficiently€definite€and€certain€and€does€not€fall€within€theÐ °&"" ÐStatute€of€Frauds.Ð °($$ Ðà ` àOn€August€28,€1998,€a€hearing€was€held€on€the€motion€at€which€time€the€trialÐ °*&& Ðcourt€requested€the€parties€to€supplement€their€briefs€as€to€whether€the€alleged€oralÐ °,(( Ðcontract€violated€public€policy.€€The€trial€court€requested€this€in€part€because€ofÐ °.** ÐDurrððs€deposition€testimony€in€the€instant€action.€€In€her€deposition,€Durr€admittedÐ °0,, Ðthat€her€deposition€testimony€in€her€divorce€proceedings€was€inaccurate€andÐ °2.. Ðuntruthful€in€certain€respects.Ð °400 Ðà ` àDurr€filed€a€supplemental€brief€wherein€she€asserted€that€the€alleged€oralÐ °622 Ðcontract€was€not€violative€of€public€policy€because€the€agreement€was€not€a€collusiveÐ °844 Ðagreement€to€obtain€a€divorce.€€Durr€further€asserted€that€she€had€already€decidedÐ ° Ðto€obtain€a€divorce€prior€to€entering€into€the€agreement€and€that€the€agreement€didÐ ° Ðnot€require€the€parties€to€suppress€evidence€in€a€judicial€proceeding.€€Durr€also€filedÐ ° Ðan€affidavit€wherein€she€stated€that€it€was€never€part€of€the€agreement€that€she€wouldÐ °  Ðtestify€inaccurately€in€her€divorce€proceedings€in€exchange€for€Buergerððs€promises.€Ð °  ÐBuerger€also€submitted€a€supplemental€brief€wherein€he€asserted€that€the€allegedÐ °  Ðagreement€violated€public€policy€since€Durrððs€part€of€the€agreement€was€to€testifyÐ °  Ðfalsely€during€her€divorce€proceedings,€which€she€admittedly€did,€in€return€for€theÐ ° Ðalleged€promises€on€his€part.Ð ° Ðà ` àOn€November€19,€1998,€the€trial€court€entered€a€ð ðMemorandum€and€Order.ðð€Ð ° ÐThe€trial€court€found€that€Durr€perjured€herself€at€the€insistence,€and€with€theÐ ° Ðassistance€of€Buerger€and€that€the€promise€of€support€was€given€ð ðin€exchange€for€Ms.Ð ° ÐDurr€providing€untruthful€testimony€in€discovery€depositions€in€both€her€divorceÐ ° Ðfrom€Mr.€Durr€and€in€the€Buerger€divorce€proceeding.ðð€€Finding€that€both€partiesÐ ° Ðwere€knowledgeable€about€the€true€purpose€of€their€activities,€the€trial€court€statedÐ °  Ðthat€each€must€be€denied€relief€on€the€basis€of€unclean€hands€and€denied€BuergerððsÐ °" Ðmotion€for€summary€judgment.€€The€trial€court€also€dismissed€Durrððs€complaint€onÐ °$  Ðthe€basis€that€Durr€did€not€come€into€court€with€clean€hands€due€to€her€perjury,Ð °&"" Ðfinding€that€her€claim€is€ð ðbased€upon€her€dishonesty€in€the€divorce€proceedings€andÐ °($$ Ðis€not€only€linked€to€her€prior€bad€acts,€but€is€the€very€foundation€upon€which€sheÐ °*&& Ðseeks€this€Courtððs€assistance.ððÐ °,(( Ðà ` àThis€appeal€ensued,€and€Durr€presents€the€following€issue,€as€stated€in€herÐ °.** Ðbrief,€for€our€review:Ð °0,, ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àDid€the€lower€court€err€in€applying€the€doctrine€ofÐ °2.. Ðunclean€hands€on€summary€judgment,€even€though€theÐ °3// Ðevidence€failed€to€establish€that€Appellant€gave€certainÐ °400 Ðinaccurate€deposition€testimony€as€part€of€the€agreedÐ °511 Ðconsideration€for€the€contract€at€issue€in€this€case?а622¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àð ðHe€who€comes€into€equity€must€come€with€clean€hands.ðð€€ò òòòGibsonððs€Suits€inÐ °844 ÐChanceryó óóó€ðð€18€(7th€ed.€1988).€€This€maxim€is€known€as€the€unclean€hands€doctrine.€Ð ° ÐIn€discussing€this€doctrine,€this€Court€in€ò òòòContinental€Bankers€Life€Insurance€Co.€v.Ð ´ ÐSimmonsó óóó,€561€S.W.2d€460€(Tenn.€App.€1977)€stated:Ð ¸ ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àThe€principle€is€general,€and€is€one€of€the€maximsÐ ¼  Ðof€the€Court,€that€he€who€comes€into€a€Court€of€EquityÐ ¼  Ðasking€its€interposition€in€his€behalf,€must€come€withÐ ¼  Ðclean€hands;€and€if€it€appear€from€the€case€made€by€him,Ð ¼  Ðor€by€his€adversary,€that€he€has€himself€been€guilty€ofÐ ¼  Ðunconscientious,€inequitable,€or€immoral€conduct,€in€andÐ ¼  Ðabout€the€same€matters€whereof€he€complains€of€hisÐ ¼  Ðadversary,€or€if€his€claim€to€relief€grows€out€of,€or€dependsÐ ¼  Ðupon,€or€is€inseparably€connected€with€his€own€priorÐ ¼  Ðfraud,€he€will€be€repelled€at€the€threshold€of€the€court.€Ð ¼  Ðò òòòC.F.€Simmons€Medicine€Co.€v.€Mansfield€Drug€Co.óóó ó,€93Ð ¼  ÐTenn.€84,€23€S.W.€165€(1893).о¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àNone€of€the€parties€to€the€fraud€can€have€theÐ ¾ Ðassistance€of€the€Court€to€compel€either€the€enforcementÐ ¾ Ðor€cancellation€of€the€contract€or€to€have€propertyÐ ¾ Ðinterests€transferred€thereunder€restored.€€Equity€willÐ ¾ Ðleave€such€parties€where€they€have€placed€themselves,€andÐ ¾ Ðwill€refuse€all€affirmative€aid€to€either€of€the€fraudulent€Ð ¾ Ðparties.€€ò òòòGibsonððs€Suits€in€Chanceryóóó ó,€5th€Ed.,€ðð€51;€ò òòòParksÐ ¾ Ðv.€McKamyóóó ó,€40€Tenn.€297€(1859).ÐÀ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓò òòòIdóóó ó.€at€465.à ¸ à€Ð  Ðà ` àIn€òòò òOverton€v.€Lewisó óóó,€152€Tenn.€500,€279€S.W.€801€(1926),€our€supreme€courtÐ Æ! Ðstated€that:Ð Ê# ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àIt€is€not€every€willful€and€reprehensible€act€that€willÐ Ê%!! Ðpreclude€a€litigant€in€a€court€of€equity€from€obtaining€theÐ Ê&"" Ðrelief€prayed,€but€such€conduct,€under€the€principleÐ Ê'## Ðinvolved€in€this€maxim,€òòò òmust€bear€an€immediate€relationÐ Ê($$ Ðto€the€subject-matter€of€the€suitó óóó,€and€in€some€measureÐ Ì)%% Ðaffect€the€equitable€relations€subsisting€between€theÐ Î*&& Ðparties€to€the€litigation€and€arising€out€of€the€transaction.Ð Î+'' Ð.€.€.€ÐÎ,((¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓ152€Tenn.€at€510,€279€S.W.€at€804€(emphasis€in€original).€€The€operation€of€theÐ Î.** Ðmaxim€is€confined€to€misconduct€connected€with€the€particular€matter€in€litigationÐ Î0,, Ðand€does€not€extend€to€any€misconduct,€however€gross,€which€is€unconnectedÐ Î2.. Ðtherewith,€and€with€which€the€defendant€is€not€concerned.€€ò òòòGreer€v.€Shelby€MutualÐ Î400 ÐIns.€Co.óóó ó,€659€S.W.2d€627,€630€(Tenn.€App.€1983).Ð Ò6"22 Ðà ` àThe€pleading€of€unclean€hands€is€not€a€prerequisite€for€denying€relief.€€UponÐ Ö8&44 Ðdiscovering€it,€the€court€may€apply€the€maxim€on€its€own€motion.€€ò òòòOwens€v.€Owensóóó ó,Ð ° Ð21€Tenn.€App.€104,€106€S.W.2d€227€(1937).€€The€maxim€ð ðgives€wide€range€to€theÐ ´ Ðequity€courtððs€use€of€discretion€in€refusing€to€aid€the€unclean€litigant.ðð€€ò òòòPrecisionÐ ´ ÐInstrument€Mfg.€Co.€v.€Automotive€Maintenance€Machinery€Co.óóó ó,€324€U.S.€806,€815,Ð ¸  Ð65€S.€Ct.€993,€997,€89€L.€Ed.€1381€(1945).€€The€trial€court€is€not€ð ðbound€by€formulaÐ ¼  Ðor€restrained€by€any€limitation€that€tends€to€trammel€the€free€and€just€exercise€ofÐ ¼  Ðdiscretion.ðð€€ò òòòKeystone€Driller€Co.€v.€General€Excavator€Co.óóó ó,€€290€U.S.€240,€245„46,Ð ¼  Ð54€S.€Ct.€146,€148,€78€L.€Ed.€293,€297€(1933).€€Ð À Ðà ` àDurr€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€dismissing€her€complaint€based€on€theÐ À Ðdoctrine€of€unclean€hands,€because€the€evidence€in€the€record€does€not€establish€thatÐ À ÐBuergerððs€promises€of€financial€support€were€contingent€on€Durr€providing€untruthfulÐ À Ðtestimony€in€her€divorce€proceeding.€€Durr€contends€that€the€doctrine€of€uncleanÐ À Ðhands€applies€only€where€the€plaintiffððs€misconduct€bears€an€immediate€connectionÐ À Ðto€the€particular€transaction€that€forms€the€basis€of€her€claim€against€the€defendant.€Ð À ÐIt€does€not€apply€where€such€misconduct€is€separable€from€the€agreement€plaintiffÐ À  Ðseeks€to€enforce.€€Durr€avers€that€the€evidence€in€this€case€supports€a€finding€that€herÐ À" Ðinaccurate€testimony€was€not€part€of€the€partiesðð€contract,€but€rather€separateÐ À$  Ðconduct€that€she€engaged€in€at€Buergerððs€request.Ð À&"" Ðà ` àBuerger,€on€the€other€hand,€submits€that€the€trial€court€properly€found€thatÐ À($$ ÐDurrððs€claims€grow€out€of,€depend€upon€and€are€inseparably€connected€with€her€ownÐ À*&& Ðprior€fraud.€€Durr€admitted€that€she€committed€unconscientious,€inequitable€andÐ À,(( Ðimmoral€conduct€in€and€about€the€matters€raised€in€her€complaint.€€Because€theÐ À.** Ðalleged€contract€violates€not€only€public€policy€but€also€the€laws€of€the€State€ofÐ À0,, ÐTennessee,€Buerger€asserts€that€the€Chancellor€did€not€abuse€her€discretion€inÐ À2.. Ðdismissing€the€case.€€Buerger€also€submits€that€had€the€Chancellor€not€dismissed€theÐ À400 Ðcase€on€the€basis€of€unclean€hands,€he€would€have€been€entitled€to€summaryÐ À622 Ðjudgment€because€the€purported€agreement€is€so€indefinite€and€uncertain€that€it€isÐ À844 Ðinvalid€and€that€it€violates€the€Statute€of€Frauds.€€Durr€asserts€that€the€agreement€isÐ ° Ðdefinite€and€certain€and€that€it€does€not€violate€the€Statute€of€Frauds.Ð ° Ðà ` àIn€her€deposition€testimony€in€the€instant€action,€Durr€admitted€time€afterÐ ° Ðtime€that€she€and€Buerger€agreed€that€she€would€testify€falsely€about€theirÐ °  Ðrelationship€in€her€divorce€proceedings€in€order€to€protect€Buerger€in€his€divorceÐ °  Ðproceedings.€€For€example,€Durr€testified,€in€pertinent€part:Ð °  ÐÓÓÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Do€you€recall€testifying€in€your€deposition€onÐ °  ÐFebruary€10,€1995,€that€you€did€not€recall€the€first€timeÐ ° Ðyou€had€a€social€meeting€such€as€a€dinner€or€a€lunch€withÐ ° ÐMichael€Buerger?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Thatððs€possible.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Was€that€testimony€false?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Itððs€possible€that€I€said€that.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Is€it€possible€you€testified€falsely?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Oh,€possibly,€yes.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Why€would€you€have€falsified€that€testimony?а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€So€that€Mr.€Buergerððs€divorce€case€would€go€smoothly,Ð °" Ðas€per€his€request.а#¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àà h à*à À àà  à*à p àà È à*а%!!¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Was€it€agreed€between€you€and€Mr.€Buerger€that€youÐ °'## Ðwould€lie€in€your€deposition?а($$¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€It€was€agreed€between€Mr.€Buerger€and€myself€that€myÐ °*&& Ðdivorce€wasnððt€important€and€that€his€was€very€importantÐ °+'' Ðand€meant€everything€to€the€both€of€us.€€And€I€took€it€atÐ °,(( Ðwhatever€it€took€for€me,€thatððs€what€I€committed€to€doÐ °-)) Ðwith€him,€along€with€him.а.**¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àà h à*à À àà  à*à p àà È à*а0,,¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Yes.€€Was€there€ever€any€discussion€between€you€andÐ °2.. ÐMichael€Buerger€about€you€testifying€falsely€in€yourÐ °3// Ðdeposition?а400¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€He€gave€me€this€as€a€cheat€sheet€so€that€I€would€knowÐ °622 Ðwhat€to€say.€€It€was€implied€that€this€was€very€importantÐ °733 Ðthat€I€know€what€he€said€in€his€deposition€so€that€whenÐ °844 Ðthey€depositioned€me,€that€I€would€know€what€to€say.а955¸ ¤¸ ¤ Їà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Aside€from€the€implication€that€you€have€justÐ ° Ðmentioned,€was€there€ever€any€explicit€conversationÐ ° Ðbetween€you€and€Mr.€Buerger€about€your€lying€in€yourÐ ° Ðown€deposition?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€I€think€that€this€cheat€sheet€is€pretty€implicit.а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€No,€maððam.€€I€used€the€word€ð ðexplicit.ðð€€Was€thereÐ °  Ðever€any€explicit€conversation€between€you€and€MichaelÐ °  ÐBuerger€about€your€lying€in€your€deposition?а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€It€was€implied€that€I€was€to€do€what€it€took€so€that€hisÐ °  Ðdivorce€would€go€smoothly€and€that€mine€wasnððt€anÐ °  Ðimportant€thing€and€that€it€was€„„€the€most€importantÐ °  Ðthing€was€that€he€get€through€his€divorce.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Was€there€ever€any€express€use€of€the€word€ð ðtestifyÐ ° Ðfalselyðð€or€ð ðlieðð€or€ð ðperjure€yourself€under€oathðð€duringÐ ° Ðyour€conversations€with€Mr.€Buerger?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€He€gave€me€this€cheat€sheet€and€said€specifically,€thisÐ ° Ðis€what€I€said.€€This€is€what€you€can€say.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àà h à*à À àà  à*à p àà È à*а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€There€were€times€when€you€testified€inaccurately€inÐ ° Ðyour€deposition;€isnððt€that€true?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€I€basically€did€what€Mr.€Buerger€wanted€me€to€do.а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Well,€in€doing€that,€did€you€testify€on€occasions€inÐ °" Ðways€that€you€knew€werenððt€true?а#¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€I€canððt€remember€exactly€at€this€point.€€I€just€basicallyÐ °%!! Ðdid€what€Mr.€Buerger€had€told€me€to€do.а&""¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€And€you€donððt€know€today€as€we€sit€here€whetherÐ °($$ Ðsome€of€that€included€testimony€„„а)%%¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Yes,€yes.€€Some€of€it€included€„„€some€of€it€„„€yes,€I€didÐ °+'' Ðwhat€Mr.€Buerger€told€me€to€do€so€that€„„€because€heÐ °,(( Ðmade€it€very€clear€to€me€that€my€divorce€wasnððt€theÐ °-)) Ðimportant€thing€and€that€his€divorce€was.€€And€I€did€whatÐ °.** ÐMr.€Buerger€asked€me€to€do.а/++¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àà h à*à À àà  à*à p àà È à*а1--¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Iððm€talking€about€the€deposition€you€gave€in€your€ownÐ °3// Ðdivorce€and€the€temporary€support€proceedings€in€yourÐ °400 Ðown€divorce.€€In€any€of€that€sworn€testimony,€did€youÐ °511 Ðtestify€falsely?а622¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€My€testimony€in€my€divorce€was€one€that€I€wasÐ °844 Ðsimply€saying€anything€it€took€to€get€through€it€becauseÐ °955 ÐMichael€and€I€discussed€that€my€divorce€was€not€theÐ ° Ðimportant€divorce,€and€whatever€it€took€for€me€to€do€isÐ ° Ðwhat€I€was€going€to€do€so€that€Michaelððs€divorce€„„€so€thatÐ ° ÐMichael€could€get€through€his€divorce€easily,€that€„„а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àà h à*à À àà  à*à p àà È à*а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€In€your€deposition,€why€did€you€not€disclose€theÐ °  Ðaccount€at€the€Bank€of€Goodlettsville?а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€I€wanted€to€protect€Michael.а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Even€at€the€risk€of€perjuring€yourself?а ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Even€at€that€risk.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Would€you€perjure€yourself€in€this€deposition€now€toÐ ° Ðobtain€your€goal€of€winning€this€case?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€The€reason€why€I€perjured€myself€is,€Michael€assuredÐ ° Ðme€that€if€I€were€to€do€that,€that€my€divorce€wasnððt€anÐ ° Ðimportant€divorce€and€that€his€was,€and€at€all€costs€toÐ ° Ðprotect€his€divorce.€€And€thatððs€what€I€did.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Do€you€consider€this€to€be€an€important€case?а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Yes.а¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Would€you€perjure€yourself€in€this€deposition€if€itÐ °  Ðwould€help€you€win€this€case?а!¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€No.а#¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€Whatððs€the€difference?а%!!¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€The€difference€is€that€Michael€assured€me€that€myÐ °'## Ðdivorce€case€was€unimportant€and€what€I€had€to€loseÐ °($$ Ðthere€was€strictly€to€give€up€my€claim€on€alimony€and€myÐ °)%% Ðclaim€on€any€futures,€business,€the€recording€business€andÐ °*&& Ðall€that€stuff.€€That€is€what€I€had€to€lose€there.€€And€thatððsÐ °+'' Ðwhy€I€did€it.€€Michael€assured€me€that€he€would€makeÐ °,(( Ðgood€the€promises€that€he€did,€and€thatððs€why€I€did€it.€Ð °-)) ÐHe€told€me€in€no€uncertain€terms€that€my€divorce€wasnððtÐ °.** Ðimportant€and€that€his€was.а/++¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àQ.€€And€did€you€concur?а1--¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àA.€€Obviously€I€did.а3//¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àDurrððs€testimony€establishes€that€she€and€Buerger€agreed€that€she€would€doÐ °511 Ðanything€necessary€to€help€Buerger€in€his€divorce€proceeding€and€that€pursuant€toÐ °733 Ðthat€agreement€she€testified€falsely€in€the€divorce€proceedings.€€Giving€her€testimonyÐ °955 Ðthe€benefit€of€every€doubt€and€accepting€her€testimony€that€there€was€an€agreement,Ð ° Ðit€is€clear€that€her€performance€under€the€agreement€required€her€to€do€ð ðanythingððÐ ° Ðto€assist€Buergerððs€divorce€case,€which€includes€perjury.€€In€furtherance€of€theÐ ° Ðagreement,€she€committed€perjury.€€It€is€obvious€to€this€Court€that€Durrððs€claimÐ °  Ðgrows€out€of,€depends€upon,€and€is€inseparably€connected€with€her€agreement€toÐ °  Ðcommit€perjury,€and€the€actual€commission€of€perjury.€€It€was€proper€for€the€trialÐ °  Ðcourt€to€repel€Durr€at€the€threshold€of€the€court.Ð °  Ðà ` àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€Ð ° Ðfor€such€further€proceedings€as€necessary.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€assessed€against€theÐ ° Ðappellant.Ð ° ÐÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à_________________________________Ð ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ð ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÐ ² ÐÌò òCONCUR:Ð ´ ÐÌÌó ó____________________________________Ð º  Ðò òDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÐ º  ÐÌ____________________________________Ð ¾" ÐHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEó óÐ À# ÐÌ