WPC # VU:a % 0(b w@4 ) 8 0J@ 0T 0^ 0h< 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0d U* B) DC AMdv~]v B D3 0@ AO> 0DS D/ BHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0nLH,rAZ"Arial RegularX($- - DEDDUӀD 3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d7Border 1dd- C << G !  #d#     YYY FILEDXApril30,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva  d%%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .          \RA'\\RA'\7XXdd7    ћ FIRSTFARMERSANDMERCHANTS )NATIONALBANKOFCOLUMBIA, )anationalbankingassociationwith )itsprincipalofficeinColumbia,  )MauryCounty,Tennessee,  )      ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   ) AppealNo.      ) 01A019608CV00381̜VS.      )̜R!" A1-j|`  `@Rߛ      ) MauryCircuitBURTBROTHERSFURNITURECO., ) No.6746INC.,WILLIAMW.HARDISON,SR., )andDOROTHYM.HARDISON,  )individually,andd/b/aBurt  )BrothersFurnitureCo.,Inc.,  )      ) Defendants/Appellants.  )@ COURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ MIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLEAPPEALEDFROMTHECIRCUITCOURTOFMAURYCOUNTYATCOLUMBIA,TENNESSEETHEHONORABLEJIMT.HAMILTON,JUDGETHOMASH.PEEBLES,IV̜WALLERLANSDENDORTCH&DAVIS809SouthMainStreet,Suite300P.O.Box1035Columbia,TN384021035 AttorneyforPlaintiff/AppelleeDELILAHA.SPEEDP.O.Box973Columbia,Tennessee38402 AttorneyforDefendant/Appellant@ AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED       BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGECONCUR:TODD,P.J.,M.S.LEWIS,J.  @ OPINION X  Theprimaryquestioninthiscaseiswhetherawifesguarantyofherhusbandsdebtscoversdebtsforwhichhelaterbecameobligatedasaguarantor.TheCircuitCourtofMauryCountygrantedsummaryjudgmentagainstthewife.Weaffirm.@ I.   OnJuly14,1994,WilliamW.Hardison,Sr.,presidentandsolestockholderofBurtBrotherFurnitureCo.,Inc.inColumbia,renewedanoteonbehalfofhiscompanypayabletotheFirstFarmers&MerchantsNationalBank.ThebankheldMr.Hardisonsguarantyandonesignedbyhiswife,DorothyM.Hardison,onJune9,1989.TheguarantiesareidenticalexceptthatMr.HardisonsecuresthedebtsofBurtBrothersandMrs.Hardisonssecuresthedebtsofherhusband.  ThefirsttwoparagraphsofMrs.Hardisonsguarantystate:8 8  FORVALUERECEIVEDandforthepurposeofenablingWilliamW.Hardison,Sr.ofColumbia,TN(hereinafter Debtor),toobtaincreditfromFirstFarmersandMerchantsNationalBankofColumbia,Tennessee,(hereinaftercalled bank),theundersignedherebyguaranteespromptpaymentatmaturity,oratanyothertimethereafter,ofanyandallindebtednessorobligationsuponwhichDebtornowisormayhereafteratanytimebecomeobligatedorboundtosaidbankeitherasprincipalorendorser,whethersaidobligationsarisebyloans,overdraft,orotherextensionsofcreditsmadebyandwiththeconsentofDebtorandweagreetopayallcostsandexpensesincurredbysaidbankinenforcingthisguaranty,includingareasonableattorneysfee.8 8  Itisunderstoodandagreedthatthisguarantyisandshallbecontinuinginnature;thatthisguarantyguaranteestheperformanceofallpresentandfutureobligationsofDebtor;thatnoadditionalwritingorguarantyshallberequiredofguarantoratthetimeDebtorincursfutureobligations;andthatthisguarantywillobligateguarantoronallfutureobligationsofDebtor.8  Ӝ  WhenBurtBrothersdefaultedonthenote,thebanksuedthecompanyandMr.andMrs.Hardison.Mrs.Hardisonadmittedsigningthe1989guarantybutassertedthatherguarantycoveredonlythoseobligationsthatMr.Hardisonincurredasaprincipalorendorser,notasaresultofhisownguaranty.Thecourtgrantedthebanksmotionforsummaryjudgment.@ II.   WeagreethatthelanguageofMrs.HardisonsguarantycoverstheobligationsofMr.HardisonarisingfromhisguarantyofBurtBrothersdebts.Theguarantyisverybroadinitsterms.WhilethefirstparagraphdoesrefertoMr.Hardisonsliabilityasprincipalorendorser,thesecondparagraph guaranteestheperformanceofallpresentandfutureobligationsofMr.Hardison.InTennesseethewordsofaguarantyagreementaretobetakenasstronglyagainsttheguarantorasthesensewilladmit.HickorySpringsMfg.Co.,Inc.v.Evans,541S.W.2d97(Tenn.1976);Taylorv.Ross,736S.W.2d614(Tenn.App.1987).Therefore,theguarantycoverstheobligationMr.Hardisonnowhastothebankasaresultofhisownguaranty.  Therearenodisputedissuesoffactandthebankisentitledtoajudgmentasamatteroflaw.̛̜  WeaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthiscausetotheCircuitCourtofMauryCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.TaxthecostsonappealtoMrs.Hardison.      _____________________________      BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGECONCUR:_______________________________HENRYF.TODD,PRESIDINGJUDGEMIDDLESECTION_______________________________SAMUELL.LEWIS,JUDGE X   @