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ÔÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓ ` Ü‚Xœ ’X ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€î}XdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€&Ô›Þ ÞÌD.B.€EDWARDS,€Individually€andà à)Ìd/b/a€BELLE€APPLICATIONS€CORP.,à à)Ìà àà à)ÌÓ#` Ü‚Xœôx‘X#Óà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà à)à à01„A„01„9605„CH„00205Ìv.à àà à)Ìà àà à)à àRutherford€Chanceryà àÌRUTHERFORD€COUNTY€CREAMERY,à à)à àNo.€92CV„452̜ـ€ÙßR€),(A1-j|GK` ç `€€@ÿRß›F€&€œH›€ASSOCIATES,€AMERICAN€à à)ÌSOCO,€INC.,€and€FLEMMINGà à)ÌSODERLUND,€Individually€andà à)Ìd/b/a€F€&€H€ASSOCIATES,à à)à àÌà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appellants.à à)ÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€&¼ÔCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€FOR€RUTHERFORD€COUNTYÌÌAT€MURFREESBORO,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€ROBERT€E.€CORLEW,€III,€CHANCELLORÌÓ ` Ü‚XœÈ“X ÓÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌÔ€&XÔDONALD€M.€BULLOCH,€JR.Ì301€North€Spring€StreetÌP.€O.€Box€398ÌMurfreesboro,€Tennessee€37133„0398€Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLEEÌÌÌÌPAUL€E.€JENNINGSÌJennings€&€RamerÌ303€Church€Street,€Suite€101ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€&¼ÔÌÌÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÓÓòòÓ  ÓÔ€&°ÔMEMORANDUM€OPINIONóó× ƒ. ××  ×òòÔ€&¼ÔÌÓ  ÓÓ#` Ü` ä œÈ“X#ÓóóÔ€&XÔà àDefendants,€Rutherford€County€Creamery,€F€&€H€Associates,€American€Soco,€Inc.,Ïand€Fleming€Soderlund,€individually€and€d/b/a€F€&€H€Associates,€have€appealed€from€theÏjudgment€of€the€chancery€court€in€favor€of€œplaintiff,›€œD.€B.›€Edwards,€individually€and€d/b/a€BelleÏApplications€Corp.€ÌÌà àThe€appeal€involves€installation€of€certain€equipment€into€a€building€owned€by€F€&€HÏAssociates€("F€&€H").€€F€&€H€is€a€partnership€composed€of€Fleming€œSoderlund€("Mr.›€œSoderlund")›Ïand€American€Soco,€Inc.€("Soco")€which€is€engaged€in€the€business€of€owning€and€leasingÏbuildings€and€machinery.€€Soco€is€a€New€Jersey€corporation€duly€qualified€to€do€business€inÏTennessee.€€œRutherford€County€Creamery€("RCC")›€is€an€operating€division€of€Soco€whichÏmanufactures€cheddar€and€Parmesan€cheese€for€sale€to€process€œor€grated›€cheese€manufacturers.€ÏRCC's€principal€place€of€business€is€in€the€Murfreesboro€building€in€Rutherford€County€where€FÏ&€H€own€both€the€building€and€machinery.€ÌÌà àIn€Spring€of€1991,€œD.€B.›€Edwards,€the€owner€and€president€of€œBelle€ApplicationsÍCorp.€("Belle"),›€met€with€William€D.€Jones,€the€general€manager€of€œRCC,›€to€discuss€RCCððs€needÏfor€a€reverse€osmosis€system€to€concentrate€whey,€a€by„product€of€the€cheese€manufacturingÏprocess,€in€order€to€make€whey€a€saleable€product.€€After€a€visit€to€the€plant,€in€a€letter€dated€20ÏMay€œ1991,›€Plaintiff€sent€RCC€an€estimate€of€$216,500€for€the€installation€of€a€used€system.€ÏThough€rejected€by€Mr.€Jones,€the€œdefendants›€œpoint›€out€as€relevant€the€letterððs€inclusion€ofÏestimates€for€ð ðprojected€engineering,€labor,€and€expenses€to€installðð€(€$27,000),€€ð ðprojectedÏœhardware"›€($35,000),€and€ð ðelectrical€costðð€($15,500).ÌÌà à€In€a€subsequent€letter€dated€2€July€1991,€Plaintiff€sent€RCC€an€estimate€of€$202,675Ïfor€a€newer€kind€of€system.€€This€proposal€had€five€items€of€hardware€which€had€no€priceÏestimates€listed.€€At€trial,€Mr.€Edwards€testified€that€these€items€would€have€totaled€$36,800.€ÏSignificantly,€the€estimate€did€include€the€following€item:€ð ð[p]rojected€labor€and€expenses€to€installÏ$25,000.ðð€€Although€not€accepted,€Mr.€Soderland€claims€that€this€estimate€formed€the€basis€behindÏthe€contract€which€existed€between€F€&€H€and€Plaintiff.ÌÌà àIn€August€of€1991,€Mr.€Edwards€told€Mr.€Jones€of€the€availability€of€a€used€system€inÏa€Wisconsin€plant€which€could€be€purchased€for€$50,000€and€moved€for€$15,000.€€In€addition,Ïaccording€to€Mr.€Jones,€Mr.€Edwards€was€going€to€sell€œfor€the€defendant€RCC€certain›€membraneÏshrouds€for€$40,000€resulting€in€a€substantial€savings€to€the€defendant.€€Mr.€Jones€compared€theÏquotation€given€in€the€July€2,€1991€œletter›€and€based€on€economic€considerations,€F€&€H€ultimatelyÏpurchased€this€system.€€While€F€&€H€asserts€that€a€contract€with€Plaintiff€for€the€purchase€andÏinstallation€of€this€system€existed€at€the€time€of€the€decision€to€purchase€the€system,€it€is€BelleððsÏcontention€that€it€was€hired€to€remove€and€transfer€the€system€and€only€subsequently€was€it€hired€toÏsupervise€the€installation€of€the€system.€€Due€to€the€size€of€the€system,€a€delay€as€well€as€additionalÏcosts€occurred€in€removing€the€system€from€the€Wisconsin€plant.ÌÌà àOnce€in€Murfreesboro,€the€defendants€testified€that€they€believed€the€plaintiff€wasÏresponsible€for€the€entire€installation,€including€labor,€which€was€to€be€completed€by€October€31.€ÏHowever,€Mr.€Edwards€testified€that€Mr.€Jones€and€Mr.€Soderland€informed€him€that€they€hadÏsome€local€people€to€do€the€installation.€€When€Mr.€Edwards€returned€to€the€plant€two€weeks€afterÏdelivering€the€equipment,€he€was€surprised€to€find€that€nothing€had€been€done.€€Mr.€Jones€told€himÏthat€they€had€been€too€busy€and€requested€that€Mr.€Edwards€find€installers.€€Mr.€Edwards€didÏlocate€some€installers€at€which€time,€as€he€testified,€he€was€requested€to€supervise€the€job.€ÏAccording€to€the€trial€courtððs€findings,€installation€began€in€November€and€some€invoices€wereÏsent€and€paid€during€that€period.ÌÌà àOn€November€18,€1991,€a€meeting€occurred€between€Mr.€Edwards,€Mr.€Soderland,ÏMr.€Jones€and€RCCððs€accountant,€Mr.€Dempsey,€to€discuss€the€progress€of€the€installation€andÏfuture€costs€associated€therewith.€€While€Mr.€Soderland€contends€that€this€meeting€was€aÏconfirmation€of€the€contract€under€which€the€parties€were€working,€Mr.€Edwards€saw€it€a€check€onÏthe€progress€of€the€work.€€Mr.€Soderland€and€Mr.€Dempsey€testified€that€they€asked€Mr.€EdwardsÏfor€the€total€and€final€cost€at€this€meeting€telling€him€of€the€importance€of€such€a€figure€as€financingÏof€the€project€was€being€sought€from€an€outside€lender.€€Mr.€Soderland€and€Mr.€Dempsey€statedÏthat€Mr.€Edwards€agreed€that€the€total€cost€would€be€approximately€$150,000.ÌÌà àWhile€Mr.€Edwards€was€on€the€premises€of€RCC,€it€is€undisputed€that€he€wasÏrequested€by€RCC€to€do€some€additional€work€on€other€equipment€previously€installed€in€order€toÏmaintain€or€regain€its€U.S.D.A.€certification.€€This€work€was€not€a€part€of€any€prior€discussionÏwith€F€&€H€but€was€only€for€RCC€to€be€able€to€sell€its€cheese€in€compliance€with€governmentÏstandards.€€Mr.€Edwards€testified€that€the€installers€spent€approximately€40%€of€their€time€on€thisÏU.S.D.A.€work€and€that€it€delayed€the€completion€of€the€reverse€osmosis€system€for€as€long€as€aÏmonth.€According€to€Mr.€Edwards,€additional€labor€expenses€associated€with€this€work€totaledÍ$13,685.00€and€additional€hardware€expenses€totaled€$25,637.ÌÌà àIn€December€of€1991,€Defendants€refused€to€pay€Plaintiff€any€more€œand€on›€March€22,Ï1992,€Plaintiff€filed€a€notice€of€œmechanics'›€and€materialmenððs€lien€against€the€real€estate€owned€byÏF€&€H€located€in€Murfreesboro€on€which€the€reverse€osmosis€system€was€installed.€€This€suitÏcommenced€as€a€ð ðSuit€for€Enforcement€of€Lien.ððÌÌà àDefendants€have€presented€four€issues€which€are€as€follows:ÌÓÓÓ)` Ü` ä Ò”œx‘X)Óà8 àœ1.›à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€finding€no€contract€existed€between€BelleÏœand›€defendant€F€&€œH?›Ìà8 àœ2.›à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€finding€F€&€H€œshould›€be€ultimately€liableÏfor€the€portions€of€the€debt€attributed€to€œRCC?›Ìà8 àœ3.›à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€holding€that€the€action€was€an€appropriateÏapplication€of€the€mechanics'€and€materialmen's€lien€as€provided€byÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€66„11„101€et€seq.Ìà8 àœ4.›à àWhether€the€evidence€supports€the€trial€court's€finding€of€anÏascertainable€amount€due€for€work€performed€and€Defendant€œRCC€and€F€&ÏH€are€entitled€to€no€significant€effect.?ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€defendants€in€their€appellate€brief€and€the€appellee€in€its€reply€brief€have€discussedÏthese€issues€together€and€in€a€convoluted€manner.ÌÌà àWe€adopt€the€"opinion"€of€the€trial€court€filed€in€this€matter€and€attached€as€anÏaddendum€to€this€opinion.ÌÌà àThe€evidence€in€the€record€fully€supports€the€finding€of€the€trial€court€and€the€trialÏcourt's€findings€of€fact€are€supported€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€We€are€therefore€of€theÏopinion€that€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€should€be€affirmed€pursuant€to€Rule€10€of€the€Court€ofÏAppeals.ÌThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€therefore€affirmed,€and€the€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€forÍthe€enforcement€of€its€judgment€and€any€further€necessary€proceedings.€€Costs€on€appeal€areÏassessed€to€the€defendants/appellants.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà 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