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Ôó óÔ€3XÔÌÌò òCecil€Crowson,€Jr.Ô€Ôó óÔ  ÔÌÔ€ÂÔÔ€3ÔÔ eee Ôò òAppellate€Court€Clerkó óÔ  ÔÔ€ÔÔ€XÔ ƒÝ ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€/ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€Board€charged€Enochs€with€the€following€five€specific€offenses:ÌÌà8 àà à1.€€On€Friday,€September€4,€1987€and€again€on€Tuesday,€September€8,Ï1987,€Mr.€Enochs€deliberately€rubbed€his€arm€against€the€breast€of€[Student€1],€aÏ14„year€old€student€at€Dyersburg€Middle€School;ÌÌà8 àà à2.€€During€the€Fall€of€1986,€on€at€least€one€occasion€and€perhaps€more,€Mr.ÏEnochs€touched,€caressed,€or€rubbed€[Student€2],€then€a€sixth€grade€student€atÏDyersburg€Middle€School€on€the€breast;ÌÌà8 àà à3.€€During€the€1985„86€school€year,€Mr.€Enochs€repeatedly€embarrassedÏ[Student€3],€then€a€sixth€grade€student€at€Dyersburg€Middle€School,€by€touchingÏher€back€with€his€body,€bumping€his€body€into€her€and€brushing€across€her€breastÏwith€his€elbow€and€forearm;ÌÌà8 àà à4.€€During€September€of€1987,€on€more€than€one€occasion,€Mr.€EnochsÏimproperly€patted,€touched,€and€rubbed€[Student€4],€a€sixth€grade€DyersburgÏMiddle€School€student,€on€the€buttocks€and€the€chest;ÌÌà8 àà à5.€€During€September€of€1987,€on€several€occasions,€Mr.€EnochsÏembarrassed€[Student€5],€and€[Student€6],€both€students€at€Dyersburg€MiddleÏSchool,€by€improperly€touching€them€or€standing€unnecessarily€and€suggestivelyÏclose€to€them.Ì ¹Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€/ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝBoth€statutes€have€since€been€repealed.Ì /Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€/ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€€Currently,€the€statute€provides:ÌÌà8 àThe€review€of€the€court€shall€be€limited€to€the€written€record€of€the€hearing€beforeÏthe€board€and€any€evidence€or€exhibits€submitted€at€such€hearing.€€AdditionalÏevidence€or€testimony€shall€not€be€admitted€except€as€to€establish€arbitrary€orÏcapricious€action€or€violation€of€statutory€or€constitutional€rights€by€the€board.ÌÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513(g)€(1996).Ì ZÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€/ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ýò òòòDe€novoó óóó€review€in€the€chancery€court€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513(g)€differsÏfrom€the€òòò òde€novoó óóó€review€this€Court€applies€under€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).€€òòò òCooper€v.ÏWilliamson€County€Bd.€of€Educ.ó óóó,€746€SW.2d€176,€179€n.3€(Tenn.€1987).€€The€chanceryÏcourt€does€not€attach€any€presumption€of€correctness€to€a€school€boardððs€findings€of€fact,€nor€is€itÏconfined€to€deciding€whether€the€evidence€preponderates€in€favor€of€the€school€boardððsÏdetermination.€òòò ò€Cooperóóó ó,€746€S.W.2d€at€181„82.€€In€appellate€review,€the€trial€courtððs€findings€ofÏfact€are€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€correctness€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€ÏTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d);€ò òòòWilliams€v.€Pittardó óóó,€604€S.W.2d€845,€846€(Tenn.€1980);€ò òòòseeÏCooperó óóó,€746€SW.2d€at€182€n.6.€€In€addition,€appellate€review€is€limited€to€the€facts€established€inÏthe€trial€court€and€included€in€the€record.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(c).ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHÚ(d'hStyl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  h HD: Geneva ÒÒ  h HD: Geneva ÒÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€/ÔÝ  Ýò òÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEó óÌà@ àò òWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌóóÌÌJOHN€TIMOTHY€ENOCHS,à àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àó óPlaintiff/Appellant,ò òà àà àà à)à àó óDyer€Equity€No.€9179€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌDR.€GEORGE€N.€NERREN,€à àà à)à àó óAppeal€No.€O2A01„9505„CH„00113Ìò òœÙ€ÙßR€241A1-j|Àý: â `€€@ÿRß›Superintendent€of€Dyersburg€ó ó€ò òà àà à)à àó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ò òÌCity€Schools,€and€œTHE›€DYERSBURGà à)ÌBOARD€OF€EDUCATIONà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€Ìó óà àDefendants/Appellees.à àò òà à)à àÌòòó óÌò òóóÌ€€€ÌÌÌà@ àó óAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€DYER€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€DYERSBURG,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€J.€STEVEN€STAFFORD,€CHANCELLORÌòòÌÌÌFor€the€Plaintiff/Appellantóó:òòà àà àà àFor€The€Defendants/Appelleesóó:òòÌóóÌCharles€Hampton€Whiteà àà àà àNicholas€E.€BragorgosÌRichard€L.€Colbertà àà àà àà àJames€F.€HornerÌNashville,€Tennesseeà àà àà àà àMemphis,€TennesseeÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌò òÌÌÌà@ à€€€€€€€€AFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àó óHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌòòÌóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ÌÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.Ìò òÇØØÙ  ÙÓÓÓ  ÓÑ7€uXXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  Ñà@ àOPINIONó óÌà àThis€case€involves€the€dismissal€of€a€tenured€teacher.€€€Appellant€John€Timothy€EnochsÏ(ð ðEnochsðð)€challenges€his€discharge€by€Appellee€Dyersburg€Board€of€Education€(ð ðBoardðð)€fromÏhis€position€as€a€tenured€teacher€in€the€Dyersburg€City€School€System.€€After€a€hearing,€EnochsððÏdismissal€was€affirmed€by€the€trial€court.€€€€In€this€appeal,€€€Enochs€claims€that€the€trial€courtððsÏhearing€and€review€of€the€Boardððs€dismissal€violated€the€Teacher€Tenure€Act€and€his€right€to€dueÏprocess.€€We€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.Ìà àIn€1987,€Dr.€Wade€Roby€(ð ðRobyðð),€Superintendent€of€the€Dyersburg€City€School€System,Ïnotified€Enochs,€a€tenured€teacher€assigned€to€Dyersburg€Middle€School,€that€he€was€suspendedÏwith€pay€as€a€result€of€charges€against€him.€€Three€weeks€later,€Roby€sent€Enochs€a€letterÏinforming€him€of€the€charges€against€him€and€giving€him€notice€that€he€had€been€recommended€forÏdismissal.€€€Under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„501,€Enochs€was€generally€charged€with€conductÏunbecoming€a€teacher,€and€the€five€specific€charges€brought€against€him€involved€the€improperÏtouching€of€several€€female€students.œ× ƒ5 ××  ×›€€Robyððs€letter€informed€Enochs€of€his€right€to€a€hearingÍunder€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„512.€€Ìà àIn€1988,€Enochs€was€convicted€of€violating€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„2„606€(aggravatedÏsexual€battery)€and€39„2„607€(sexual€battery).× ƒ6 ××  ×€€€Subsequently,€Appellee€Dr.€George€NerrenÏ(ð ðNerrenðð),€the€new€superintendent€succeeding€Roby,€informed€Enochs€that€the€charges€againstÏhim€had€been€amended€to€include€an€additional€charge:€ð ðconduct€unbecoming€to€a€member€of€theÏteaching€profession€because€of€his€conviction€of€a€felony€involving€moral€turpitude€on€or€aboutÏMay€17,€1988€in€the€Dyer€œCounty›€Circuit€Court.ðð€€€Enochs€requested€a€pre„termination€hearing.€ÏNerren€was€the€only€witness€to€testify€at€the€hearing.€€Nerren€read€into€evidence€EnochsððÏconvictions€by€the€Dyer€County€Circuit€Court.€€Enochs€apparently€neither€testified€on€his€behalfÏnor€offered€any€evidence€at€the€hearing.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€Board€votedÏunanimously€to€dismiss€Enochs,€adopting€the€following€resolution:ÌÓÓà8 àà àBE€IT€RESOLVED,€that€after€a€hearing€conducted€before€the€Board€ofÏEducation€sitting€in€special€session€on€August€29,€1988,€Timothy€Enochs€wasÏshown€to€be€guilty€of€conduct€unbecoming€to€a€member€of€the€teaching€professionÏbecause€of€his€conviction€of€a€felony€involving€moral€turpitude,€to€wit€sexualÏbattery€against€female€students€in€his€charge,€it€is€the€determination€of€this€BoardÏthat€Mr.€Enochs€should€be€and€is€hereby€dismissed€as€a€teacher€in€the€DyersburgÏCity€School€System.ÌÌÓÓEnochs€then€filed€a€complaint€in€chancery€court€seeking€review€of€his€dismissal€as€set€forth€inÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513.Ìà àEnochs€also€appealed€his€criminal€conviction,€which€was€affirmed€by€the€Court€of€CriminalÏAppeals.€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€granted€permission€to€appeal€œand,›€in€œ1991,›€reversed€andÏremanded€for€a€new€trial.€€Seeòòò ò€State€v.€Enochsó óóó,€823€S.W.2d€539€(Tenn.€1991).€€Enochs€hasÏnever€been€retried€on€any€of€the€charges€for€which€he€was€convicted.Ìà àœIn€1994,€after›€resolution€of€the€appeal€of€his€criminal€conviction,€Enochsðð€lawsuit€forÏreview€of€his€dismissal€was€tried€in€chancery€œcourt.›€€During€the€trial,€the€œchancery€court›€allowedÏthe€Board€to€present€evidence€not€presented€at€the€pre„termination€hearing.€€The€new€evidence€Ísupported€the€five€charges€originally€brought€against€Enochs.€€The€œchancery›€court€issued€aÏmemorandum€opinion€in€which€it€reviewed€the€testimony€and€assessed€the€credibility€of€theÏwitnesses.€€œThe€court›€noted€that€several€former€students€testified€regarding€incidents€of€improperÏtouching.€€œIt€observed€that€Enochs›€testified€but€presented€ð ðno€evidence€.€.€.€regarding€theÏallegations€made€by€his€former€œstudents.ð𛀀The€œchancery›€court€found€that€ð ðample€evidence€existedÏfor€the€Board€to€terminate€Enochsðð€employmentðð€and€dismissed€Enochsðð€complaint.€€From€thisÏdismissal€Enochs€now€appeals.€Ìà àOn€appeal,€Enochs€contends€that€the€trial€court€violated€the€Teacher€Tenure€Act,€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðððð€49„5„501€òòò òet€seq.ó óóó,€by€considering€evidence€against€him€on€charges€not€heard€by€theÏBoard€at€his€pre„termination€hearing.€€Because€this€issue€is€a€question€of€law,€our€review€is€òòò òdeÏnovoó óóó€upon€the€record€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d);€òòò ò€MarriottÏEmployeesðð€Fed.€Credit€Union€v.€Harrisó óóó,€897€S.W.2d€723,€727€(Tenn.€App.€1994).€Ìà àThe€applicable€standard€for€œthe€chancery›€court€œin›€a€hearing€to€review€a€school€boardððsÏdismissal€of€a€teacher€is€set€forth€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513(g).€€ÓÓIn€1988,€when€ÓÓEnochs€filedÏhis€complaint,€the€statute€œprovided:›€€ð ðThe€hearing€shall€be€de€novo€and€may€be€on€deposition€andÏinterrogatories,€or€on€oral€testimony.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513(g)€(1990).€€The€parties€do€notÏdispute€that€the€standard€for€the€hearing€is€the€statute€in€effect€in€1988.× ƒ7 ××  ×€€Therefore,€the€hearing€inÏthe€œchancery›€court€in€this€case€was€to€be€òòò òde€œnovoó óóó.× ƒ8 ××  ×›Ìà àBoth€parties€agree€that€under€the€òòò òde€novoó óóó€standard€the€trial€court€was€allowed€to€hearÏevidence€not€presented€at€the€pre„termination€hearing.€€However,€Enochs€maintains€that€the€onlyÏcharge€considered€by€the€Board€at€the€hearing€was€the€charge€that€he€was€convicted€of€crimesÏinvolving€moral€turpitude.€€He€notes€that€the€resolution€dismissing€him€refers€only€to€that€charge.€ÏEnochs€contends€that€the€trial€courtððsòòò ò€de€novoó óóó€review€should€have€been€limited€to€the€singleÏcharge€actually€considered€by€the€Board€at€the€hearing,€the€charge€of€a€criminal€conviction.€HeÏargues€that€€it€was€error€for€the€court€to€consider€evidence€regarding€the€five€charges€of€improperÏtouching€of€students.€Ìà àThe€parameters€of€a€òòò òde€novoó óóó€hearing€in€chancery€court€of€a€teacher€dismissed€under€theÏTeacher€Tenure€œAct›€are€thoroughly€discussed€in€òòò òCooper€v.€Williamson€County€œBoard›€ofÏœEducationó óóó,›€746€S.W.2d€176€(Tenn.€œ1987).›€€In€òòò òCooperó óóó,€the€Court€examined€the€differenceÏbetween€the€common€law€writ€of€certiorari€and€the€statutory€writ€of€certiorari.€€The€Court€noted€thatÏreview€under€the€common€law€writ€of€certiorari€is€generally€limited€to€determining€ð ðwhether€theÏadministrative€body€acted€within€its€jurisdiction,€or€acted€arbitrarily,€capriciously,€or€illegally.ðð€Ïòòò òId.ó óóó€at€179.€€The€common€law€writ€does€not€involve€redetermining€the€facts€found€by€theÏadministrative€body.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€€The€statutory€writ€of€certiorari,€on€the€other€hand,€involves€some€type€ofÏtrial€òòò òde€novoó óóó.€€The€extent€of€the€review€depends€on€the€language€and€context€of€the€statute,€theÏtype€of€administrative€body,€the€decision,€and€the€procedure€involved.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€€The€Court€concludedÏthat€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513(g)€is€a€form€of€the€statutory€writ€of€certiorari,€with€a€ò òòòde€novoó óóóÏreview.€€òòò òId.ó óóóÌà àThe€Court€noted€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„5„513(g)€does€not€limit€the€trial€court€to€aÏreview€of€the€record€of€the€school€boardððs€hearing€but€instead€provides€for€a€òòò òde€novoó óóó€hearingÍwhich€can€be€based€on€depositions,€interrogatories,€or€oral€testimony.€ò òòòCooperó óóó,€746€S.W.2d€atÏ181.€€The€Court€then€stated:ÌÓÓà8 àWe€think€that€a€hearing€òòde€novoóó€requires€the€Chancellor€to€redetermine€both€theÏfacts€and€the€law€from€all€the€evidence€before€the€court.€€While€not€fully€analogous,Ïthis€type€of€review€is€more€akin€to€an€appeal€from€General€Sessions€Court€.€.€.€thanÏto€the€review€of€the€findings€of€a€trial€court€in€a€nonjury€case€by€an€appellate€courtÏunder€Rule€13,€T.R.A.P.€€Under€Rule€13,€T.R.A.P.,€an€appellate€court€doesÌÌà8 àà8 à€ð ðnot€òòtryóó€a€case€òòde€novoóó€as€does€a€Circuit€Judge€on€an€appeal€fromÏthe€General€Sessions€Court.€€In€a€òòde€novo€trialóó€the€Circuit€JudgeÏdoes€not€review€the€action€of€the€General€Sessions€Judge€and€is€notÏconcerned€with€what€took€place€in€the€General€Sessions€œCourt›€norÏthe€propriety€of€the€lower€Courtððs€action;€and€no€presumption€ofÏcorrectness€attaches€to€the€General€Sessions€judgment.€€The€matterÏisòò€triedóó€as€if€no€other€trial€had€occurred.ððÌÌÓÓòòò òId.ó óóó€(quoting€òòò òHohenberg€Bros.€œv.›€Missouri€Pac.€R.R.€Co.ó óóó,€586€S.W.2d€117,€119€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1979).€€The€Court€noted€that,€under€the€Teacher€Tenure€œAct,›€the€trial€court€may,€but€is€notÏrequired€to,€consider€a€record€of€the€proceedings€in€the€school€board€hearing€as€part€of€the€evidenceÏon€appeal.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€€The€Court€stated€œthat›€ð ðreview€under€T.C.A.€[ðð]€49„5„513€manifestly€requires€theÏChancellor€to€reconsider€and€redetermine€all€issues€of€fact€as€well€as€law€as€if€no€suchÏdetermination€had€been€previously€made.ðð€€òòò òId.ó óóó€€The€Court€concluded€œthat,›€ð ð[u]nder€this€statute,€theÏChancellor€completely€substitutes€his€judgment€for€that€of€the€school€board.ðð€€òòò òId.ó óóó€at€182.€ÏTherefore,€under€ò òòòCooperó óóó,€it€was€not€error€for€the€court€to€hear€evidence€at€trial€that€was€not€heardÏat€Enochsðð€hearing€before€the€Board.Ìà àEnochs,€however,€argues€that€in€reality€there€was€only€one€charge€before€the€œBoard›€„„theÏcharge€that€he€had€been€convicted€of€a€crime€involving€moral€turpitude,€a€conviction€that€was€laterÏreversed.€€He€maintains€that€this€was€the€only€charge€on€which€evidence€was€heard,€and€the€onlyÏcharge€upon€which€his€dismissal€was€based.€€€Enochs€contends€it€was€error€to€hear€evidence€onÏcharges€on€which€he,€in€effect,€never€had€a€pre„termination€hearing.Ìà àHowever,€the€record€is€clear€that€all€six€of€the€charges€were€before€the€Board€at€the€pre„termination€hearing.€€While€evidence€was€only€heard€on€the€sixth€charge,€there€was€no€indicationÏthat€the€other€charges€had€been€dismissed.€€Indeed,€the€Amended€Charges€and€Notice€of€DismissalÍexplicitly€states:ÌÓÓà8 àI,€Dr.€George€N.€Nerren,€.€.€.€hereby€amend€the€charges€previously€preferred€byÏmy€predecessor€.€.€.€against€Timothy€Enochs€.€.€.€to€include€the€followingÏò òòòadditionalóóó ó€charge€and€recommend€that€a€hearing€be€held€on€said€charge€òòò òat€theÏsame€time€the€hearing€is€held€on€the€previous€chargesó óóó,€and,€if€òòò òanyó óóó€of€theÏcharges,€as€amended,€proved€to€be€true,€that€Timothy€Enochs€be€dismissed€fromÏhis€position€as€a€tenured€teacher€in€the€Dyersburg€City€School€System.€€(EmphasisÏadded.)ÌÌÓÓBoth€the€criminal€conviction€and€the€other€five€charges€were€based€on€improper€sexual€contact€withÏseveral€female€students€in€his€charge.€€€The€trial€court€refused€to€allow€testimony€regardingÏEnochsðð€alleged€improper€touching€of€other€students€not€mentioned€in€the€original€five€charges.€ÏEnochs€had€notice€of€all€six€charges€and€had€the€opportunity€to€present€evidence€regarding€them.€ÏIn€the€hearing€before€the€Board€as€well€as€the€hearing€in€œchancery›€œcourt,›€€Enochs€failed€to€presentÏany€exculpatory€evidence€regarding€any€of€the€charges.€€The€trial€court€acted€properly€in€allowingÏevidence€about€€all€œsix›€charges€in€the€òòò òde€novoó óóó€hearing.€€Ìà àEnochs€argues€that€allowing€evidence€relevant€to€the€original€five€charges€is€a€violation€ofÏhis€due€process€rights.€€However,€he€clearly€had€notice€of€all€of€the€charges€against€him€and€hadÏthe€opportunity€to€present€evidence€in€his€favor€on€any€or€all€of€them.€€ò òòòSeeóóó ó€œòòò òPhillips›€v.€StateÏBd.€of€Regentsó óóó,€863€S.W.2d€45€(Tenn.€1993).€€Enochs€suffered€no€deprivation€of€his€dueÏprocess€rights.€€€à àEnochs€argues€further€œthat,€under€òòò òCleveland€Board€of€Education€v.ÏLoudermilló óóó,€470€U.S.€532,€546,€105€S.€Ct.€1487,€1495,€84€L.€Ed.€2d€494€(1985),€›€œhe›€wasÏentitled€to€and€did€not€receive€an€explanation€of€the€Boardððs€evidence€against€œhim.›€€However,€theÏrecord€demonstrates€that€the€original€charges€against€him€were€specific,€naming€the€studentsÏinvolved€and€his€alleged€improper€conduct€in€relation€to€each.€€òòò òLoudermilló óóó€does€not€require€a€fullÏevidentiary€hearing€before€an€administrative€body€takes€adverse€action€against€an€employee.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€atÏ545,€105€S.€Ct.€at€1495.€à à̜Ǜà àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€assessed€against€Appellant,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌòòÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ÌÌòòÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.ó ó