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àà  # àÐ øð  ÐROLAND€œSEGROVES›,€Individually,€à  à)Ð ÞÖ  Ðand€as€Executor€of€the€Estate€ofà 8 àà  à)Рļ ÐTOM€SEGROVES,à ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ª¢ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àDefendants/Appellants.à 8 àà  à)Ð vn ÐÌÌà@w w êàAPPEALED€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€BEDFORD€COUNTYˆÌà@"êàAT€œSHELBYVILLE›,€TENNESSEEˆÌÌà@… … êàTHE€HONORABLE€œTYRUS›€H.€COBB,€CHANCELLORˆÌÌÌÌÌR.€WHITNEY€STEVENS,€JR.ÌP.€O.€Box€428ÌœFayetteville›,€Tennessee€37334Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Plaintiff/AppelleeÌÌVANESSA€A.€JACKSONÌ111€North€Atlantic€StreetÌœTullahoma›,€Tennessee€37388Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Defendants/AppellantsÌÌÌÌÌà@¤¤$êàAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDˆÌÌÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àà @ àBEN€H.€CANTRELLÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àà @ àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌCONCUR:ÌKOCH,€J.ÌœCOTTRELL›,€J.ÌÐ  è7à06 ÐÓÓò òÔ€„lz„XX¯Ôòòà@tt(êàO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€X¯X„„lzԈР ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThis€is€an€action€to€œreceive€a€credit€on€a›€note€and€deed€of€trust€œforÏpayments›€made€to€the€holderððs€husband/agent.€€The€Chancery€Court€of€BedfordÏCounty€granted€the€relief€requested.€€We€affirm.ÌÌà@²²-êàò òI.ó óˆÐ ÌÄ  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMinnie€Segroves€owned€two€parcels€of€property€in€Shelbyville.€€CharlesÏBlackwell€occupied€œone€parcel,€upon€which€he›€œñ ñand›€ñ ñoperated›€a€business€called€BlackwellÏSales€and€Tires.€€Ms.€Segrovesðð€husband,€Tom€Segroves,€a€real€estate€broker,Ïhandled€the€œproperties›€for€her.€€On€January€24,€1996€Tom€Segroves€negotiated€a€saleÏof€the€two€parcels€to€James€E.€Farrar€for€$200,000.€€The€contract€stated€that€the€saleÏwas€in€consideration€of€$5,000€in€earnest€money€and€$195,000€to€be€paid€at€theÏclosing.€€Mr.€Farrar€paid€$5,000€in€cash€to€Mr.€œSegroves.Ì›Ìà Ø àà 0 àThe€next€œday,›€Mr.€and€Ms.€Segroves€signed€a€warranty€deed€conveyingÏthe€two€parcels€to€Mr.€Farrar.€€Mr.€Segroves€did€not€deliver€the€deed€at€that€time,Ïhowever,€because€the€parties€were€still€working€out€some€details.€€Since€Mr.€BlackwellÏneeded€a€place€to€move,€Mr.€Farrar€offered€to€sell€him€another€parcel€of€property€Mr.ÏFarrar€owned.€€Mr.€Farrar€offered€the€property€to€Mr.€Blackwell€for€$20,000€andÏworked€out€a€way€to€have€that€$20,000€applied€to€the€purchase€price€for€the€two€lotsÏMr.€Farrar€bought€from€Ms.€Segroves.€€All€of€the€negotiations€took€place€with€Mr.ÏSegroves,€who€acted€as€his€wifeððs€agent.€€She€testified€that€ð ðwhat€Tom€said€wasÏokay.ððÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€record€shows€that€Mr.€Farrar€signed€a€$200,000€note€and€deed€ofÏtrust€to€Ms.€Segroves€on€January€26,€1996.€€Mr.€Segroves€apparently€also€held€theseÐ ”8Œ16 Ðdocuments€until€the€deal€with€Mr.€Blackwell€œwas€worked›€out.€€On€February€1,€1996€Mr.ÏFarrar€deeded€his€other€parcel€to€Mr.€œBlackwell,›€and€Mr.€Blackwell€wrote€a€$1,000Ïcheck€to€Tom€Segroves.€€Mr.€Blackwell€also€signed€a€$19,000€note€to€Mr.€SegrovesÏand€Mr.€Farrar€co„signed€it.€€The€parties€met€at€the€courthouse€in€Shelbyville€andÏrecorded€the€various€deeds.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àShortly€thereafter€Tom€Segroves€became€œill.€€He€died›€in€the€summer€ofÏ1996.€€Mr.€Farrar€discovered€that€the€note€he€gave€Ms.€Segroves€had€not€beenÏcredited€with€the€œ$25,000,›€and€he€asked€the€court€for€relief.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€chancellor€found€as€a€fact€that€the€contract€price€for€the€two€parcelsÏof€property€was€$200,000;€that€Mr.€Farrar€paid€$5,000€as€earnest€money€and€it€wasÏnot€returned€to€him;€œand€that›€Mr.€Segroves€agreed€to€let€Mr.€Farrar€œhave›€a€credit€onÏthe€$200,000€note€for€the€$20,000€sale€of€his€lot€to€Mr.€Blackwell.€€The€chancellorÏdecreed€that€Mr.€Farrar€could€be€made€whole€by€giving€him€a€$25,000€credit€on€theÏ$200,000€note€as€of€February€1,€1996.ÌÌà@––-êàò òII.ó óˆÐ ¨* #& ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€appellant€asserts€that€the€chancellor€erred€in€allowing€parolÏevidence€to€alter€the€terms€of€the€note.€€òòSee€Rush€v.€œChattanooga€DuPont›€œEmployeesðð›Ð H0@), ÐCredit€Unionóó,€358€S.W.2d€333€(Tenn.€1962).€€œThe›€controversy€in€this€case,€however,Ð (2 +. Ðis€not€over€the€terms€of€the€note,€but€over€œthe›€credits€œto›€be€given€to€the€balance€owedÏon€the€note.Ìâ âÐ È7À04 Ðà Ø àà 0 àAs€to€the€$20,000€transaction€with€Mr.€Blackwell,€there€can€be€no€doubtÏâ âthat€it€took€place€subsequent€to€the€date€Mr.€Farrar€signed€the€note.€€Therefore,€itÏcould€not€be€affected€by€the€parol€evidence€rule,€which€prohibits€evidence€ofÏagreements€made€prior€to€or€contemporaneous€with€the€execution€of€the€note.€ÏòòœWhelchel›€Co.€v.€Ripley€Tractor€Co.óó,€900€S.W.2d€691€(Tenn.€App.€1995).€€A€strongerÐ ˆ€ Ðcase€could€be€made€about€the€$5,000€earnest€money,€which€was€paid€before€theÏexecution€of€the€note.€€But€the€chancellor€found€that€the€parties€apparently€anticipatedÏthat€the€$5,000€would€be€returned€to€Mr.€Farrar,€and€that€due€to€œMr.›€Segrovesðð€illnessÏthe€money€was€not€returned.€€Therefore,€the€testimony€did€not€vary€the€terms€of€theÏnote.ÌÌà@zz,êàò òIII.ó óˆÐ ¨  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€appellant€also€contends€that€the€estate€of€Tom€Segroves€was€aÏnecessary€party€to€the€proceedings€below.€€Rule€19.01€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏCivil€Procedure€requires€the€joinder€of€all€persons€necessary€to€give€complete€reliefÏto€those€already€parties,€and€all€persons€claiming€an€interest€in€the€subject€of€theÏœaction,›€if€their€interest€or€œññof›€ññthe›€interests€of€those€already€parties€might€be€adverselyÏaffected.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àœññtññññTññhe›€appellant€argues€that€the€effect€of€the€chancellorððs€decree€was€toÏmake€the€estate€of€Tom€Segroves€liable€to€Minnie€Segroves€for€the€$20,000€creditÏstemming€from€the€Blackwell€transaction.€€€(The€$1,000€check€and€the€$19,000€noteÏwere€made€payable€to€Tom€Segroves.)ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWe€œdisagreeññ.€€ññññ›€tñññ ñTñ ñhe›€only€effect€of€the€chancellorððs€decree€was€a€findingÏthat€the€consideration€received€by€Tom€Segroves€from€these€transactions€wasÏreceived€by€him€as€the€agent€of€Minnie€Segroves.€€As€we€view€the€proof,€such€aÐ ¨9 26 Ðfinding€was€inescapable.€€Ms.€Segroves€testified€that€she€left€the€transaction€entirelyÏin€her€husbandððs€hands;€whatever€consideration€he€received€she€considered€it€paidÏto€her€because€it€was€all€theirs.€€She€said,€ð ðHe€just€handled€it€and€it€was€his€as€far€asÏheððs€concerned.ððÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWhether€there€are€any€obligations€between€Ms.€Segroves€and€herÏhusbandððs€estate€is€a€matter€not€decided€in€this€case.€€We€do€not€think€the€estate€wasÏa€necessary€party.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€judgment€of€the€lower€court€is€affirmed€and€the€cause€is€remandedÏto€the€Chancery€Court€of€Bedford€County€for€any€further€proceedings€necessary.€€TaxÏthe€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant.ÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àœñ ñ¼à Ø àñ ññ ñ›ñ ññ ñà 0 àñ ññ ñ›ñ ññ ñà ˆ àñ ññ ñ›ñ ññ ñà à àñ ññ ñ›ñ ññ ñà 8 àñ ñ›à  à_________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ_____________________________Ìœñ ñPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€ñ ññ ñWILLIAM›€B.›€CAIN,›€ñ ñJUDGE›ÌÐ  810*- ÐÑ  ÑÔ€¼§¼¼XX9MÔò òà@êê.êàœññIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  Ðà@™™(êàAT€NASHVILLEˆÌÌÌÌññó óññÔ‡X9MX¼¼§¼ÔJAMES€E.€FARRAR,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð v n Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPlaintiff/Appellee,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð VN Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 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„9808„CH„00443Ð 6.  МVS›.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð &  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àBedford€ChanceryÐ   Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€21,083Ð þ  ÐMINNIE€R.€SEGROVES€andà 8 àà  à)à è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ öî  ÐROLAND€SEGROVES,€Individually,€à  à)Ð æÞ  Ðand€as€Executor€of€the€Estate€ofà 8 àà  à)à è àAffirmed€andÐ ÖÎ ÐTOM€SEGROVES,à ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àRemandedРƾ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àDefendants/Appellants.à 8 àà  à)Ô#†¼§¼¼XX9MŒ&#Ôò òÐ ¦ž Ðó óÔ€X9MX¼¼§¼ÔÌÔ€¼§¼¼XX9MÔò òòòà@uu'êàJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€Tóóó óˆÐ †~ ÐÌÓÓÔ€X9MX¼¼§¼Ôà Ø àà 0 àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€on€appeal€from€theÐ ²ª ÐChancery€Court€of€Bedford€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel;€uponÏconsideration€whereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€decree€of€the€ChancellorÏthere€is€no€reversible€error.Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€decreed€by€this€Court€that€the€decree€is€affirmed.€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Bedford€County€for€the€enforcement€of€the€decreeÏand€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accrued€below.Ìà Ø àà 0 àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€Minnie€R.€Segroves€and€RolandÏSegroves,€individually€and€as€executor€of€the€estate€of€Tom€Segroves,€Principals,€andÏRay,€Van€Cleave€&€Jackson,€P.C.,€Surety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àPATRICIA€J.€œCOTTRELL›,€JUDGEññ›