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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€%%X„d&ÓÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÔ€'ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ ¸ ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€ÙûXXdÖXXdÖ7ÑÙ€€ÙßL€+.);+'h|` ¤ `€€Lß›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌDON€GIBSON,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àSEVIER€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9510„CV„00377Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€BEN€W.€HOOPER,€IIÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌJIM€œCLEMENTS›,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌJOHN€M.€NEAL,€Knoxville€and€JERRY€œGALYON›,€Sevierville,€for€appel…lant.ÌÌÌTIMOTHY€W.€JONES,€Kite€&€Jones,€Sevierville,€for€appellee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€case€stems€from€a€contract€whereby€the€plaintiff€sold€aÏgoing€business€known€as€"The€Mountain€Man"€to€the€defendant.€€TheÏpurchase€price€was€financed€by€the€plaintiff€seller.€€The€plain…tiff€retained€a€security€interest€in€the€assets€of€the€business€asÏsecurity€for€payment.€€The€plaintiff,€fearing€that€the€defendantÏwas€liquidating€the€merchandise,€obtained€a€writ€of€attachment€andÏsued€for€all€amounts€due€under€the€contract.€€The€defendant€filedÏan€answer€wherein€he€denied€the€underlying€facts€upon€which€theÏattachment€was€issued€and€filed€a€counterclaim€wherein€he€soughtÏrescission€of€the€contract€based€upon€misrepresentation,€damagesÏfor€loss€of€income,€loss€of€business,€trouble€[sic]€damages,Ïattorney's€fees€and€costs€as€provided€by€T.C.A.€ðð€47„18„104,€theÏ"Tennessee€Consumer€Protection€Act€of€1977."€€The€case€was€triedÏbefore€a€jury€and€resulted€in€a€verdict€in€favor€of€the€plaintiffÍfor€$56,175.00.€€Judgment€was€duly€entered€thereon.€€This€appealÏresulted.€€We€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àSometime€during€the€third€week€of€February,€1993,€Mr.€Gibson,Ïthe€plaintiff,€was€contacted€by€Jim€Clements,€the€defendant,Ïregarding€the€purchase€of€the€business€known€as€"The€MountainÏMan."€€The€two€men€subsequently€met€at€The€Mountain€Man€to€discussÏthe€sale€of€the€store.€€They€reached€an€agreement€and€executed€aÏPurchase€and€Sale€Agreement€on€March€5,€1993.€€The€AgreementÏprovided€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à2.€€Purchase€Price:€€The€purchase€price€for€all€ofÏthe€Sellerððs€interest€in€the€business€known€as€MountainÏMan€shall€be€Eighty€Thousand€Dollars€($80,000.00),Ïpayable€as€follows:€$5,000€at€the€signing€of€this€Agree…ment;€$5,000.00€due€May€1,€1993;€$5,000€due€July€1,Ï1993;€$5,000€due€October€1,€1993€and€$60,000.00€shall€beÏpaid€in€monthly€installments€with€interest€at€the€rateÏof€10%€beginning€on€May€1,1993,€and€continuing€on€theÏsame€day€on€each€month€thereafter€until€fully€paid.ÌÌà8 àà à3.€€Security:€Security€for€the€prompt€and€fullÏpayment€of€the€debt€is€financing€statements€(œUCC›„1)Ïfiled€with€the€Tennessee€Secretary€of€Stateððs€Office€onÏthe€equipment,€furniture,€fixtures,€and€accounts€receiv…able€of€the€business.ÌÌÓÓà àÌà àAt€the€time€of€the€signing€of€the€Agreement,€Mr.€ClementsÏtendered€to€Mr.€Gibson€the€sum€of€$5,000.00€and€executed€a€promis…sory€note€which€embodied€the€terms€of€the€repayment€agreement€andÏadditionally€provided€that€the€monthly€payments€would€be€$1,274.82Ïbeginning€on€May€1,€1993.ÌÌà àLate€in€April,€1993,€Mr.€Clements€had€some€concerns€about€theÏquantity€of€inventory€contemplated€by€the€Sales€Agreement.€HeÏcontacted€Mr.€Gibson.€€They€reached€an€oral€agreement€regarding€aÏmodification€of€the€original€sales€agreement.€€It€is€essentiallyÏthe€terms€of€this€oral€modification€that€gave€birth€to€this€con…troversy.€€According€to€Mr.€Gibson,€it€was€agreed€that€all€theÏ$5,000.00€installment€payments€would€be€waived€if€all€of€theÏmonthly€installment€payments€were€made€on€time€and€without€anyÏproblems.€€However,€according€to€Mr.€Clements,€Mr.€Gibson€agreedÏto€unconditionally€waive€the€three€remaining€$5,000.00€payments.ÌÌà àIt€was€undisputed€at€trial€that€while€the€May,€June€and€JulyÏpayments€were€made,€there€were€problems€associated€with€each.€TheÏcheck€for€the€May€payment€was€returned€due€to€insufficient€funds;× ƒ/ ××  ×Ïthe€June€payment€was€inadvertently€$23.77€short,€but€was€correctedÏthe€next€day;€the€check€for€the€July€payment€was€not€honored€byÏthe€bank€when€first€presented€due€to€insufficient€funds€but€wasÏhonored€on€the€following€day.ÌÌà àMr.€Gibson€filed€suit€seeking€a€money€judgment€for€the€entireÏbalance€of€the€note,€including€the€$5,000.00€payments.€€He€alsoÏsought€and€obtained€an€attachment.€€As€grounds€for€obtaining€theÏattachment,€Mr.€Gibson,€in€his€affidavit,€stated€that€Mr.€ClementsÏwas€in€default,€that€Mr.€Clements€was€absconding€or€about€toÏabscond€or€was€concealing€himself€or€his€property€or€that€he€wasÏfraudulently€disposing€of€his€property.€€Subsequent€to€obtainingÏthe€attachment,€the€sheriff€went€to€the€Mountain€Man€and€changedÏthe€locks€on€the€door.€€Mr.€Clements€was€not€given€a€key.ÌÌà àThe€case€proceeded€to€trial€before€a€jury.€€During€the€trial,Ïthe€trial€judge€instructed€the€jury€that,€as€a€matter€of€law,€theÏattachment€was€valid.€€The€case€was€submitted€to€the€jury€and€itÏretired€to€deliberate.€€The€jury€returned€a€verdict€in€favor€ofÏMr.€Gibson€in€the€amount€of€$56,175.00.€€ÌÌÌà àThe€defendant„appellant€has€presented€the€following€issuesÏfor€our€consideration:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€instructing€the€juryÏthat€the€Plaintiffððs€attachment€of€DefendantððsÏassets€was€valid?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àDid€Plaintiff€obtain€an€attachment€of€DefendantððsÏbusiness€assets€by€making€false€representationsÏthat€the€Defendant€had€defaulted€on€his€obligationsÏto€Plaintiff?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à3.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€denying€DefendantððsÏMotion€for€Directed€Verdict€where€the€PlaintiffÏfalsely€represented€that€all€property€sold€by€himÏto€the€Defendant€was€unencumbered?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à4.à àDid€Defendant€have€the€right€to€rescind€the€con…tract€in€view€of€Plaintiffððs€misrepresentationsÏconcerning€title€to€the€inventory?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à5.à àWere€the€trial€courtððs€instructions€to€the€jury€soÏconfusing€that€the€jury€was€unable€to€understandÏthem?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à6.à àWas€there€any€evidence€to€support€the€juryððs€ver…dict?ÌÌÓÓÌà àOur€standard€of€review€is€set€out€in€Rule€13(d),€TennesseeÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€"Unless€otherwise€required€by€statute,Ïreview€of€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court€in€civil€actionsÏshall€be€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€of€the€trial€court,€accompaniedÏby€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€the€finding,€unless€theÏpreponderance€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Findings€of€fact€by€aÏjury€in€civil€actions€shall€be€set€aside€only€if€there€is€noÏmaterial€evidence€to€support€the€verdict."€€We€note€that€no€pre…sumption€of€correctness€attaches€to€conclusions€of€law.€€òòSeeóó€òòAdamsÏv.€Dean€Roofing€Coóó.,€715€S.W.2d€341,€343€(Tenn.€App.€1986).ÌÌà àThe€first€issue€may€be€restated,€òòi.eóó.,€is€the€validity€of€anÏattachment€a€question€for€the€determination€of€the€court€or€theÏjury?€€ÌÌà àWe€undertake€our€discussion€of€this€issue€by€first€notingÏthat€the€validity€of€the€attachment€is€not€of€jurisdictionalÏimportance.€€Personal€service€of€process€was€obtained€on€theÏdefendant.€€The€attachment€was€obtained€allegedly€to€prevent€theÏdefendant€from€improperly€disposing€of€the€plaintiff's€collateral.ÌÌà àThe€attachment€obtained€by€the€defendant€was€procured€pursu…ant€to€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€29„6„101€which€provides€inÏpertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àò ò29„6„101.€Grounds€for€attachment.€ð"ðó ó€Any€personÏhaving€a€debt€or€demand€due€at€the€commencement€of€anÏaction,€or€a€plaintiff€after€action€for€any€cause€hasÏbeen€brought,€and€either€before€or€after€judgment,€mayÏsue€out€an€attachment€at€law€or€in€equity,€against€theÏproperty€of€a€debtor€or€defendant,€in€the€followingÏcases:Ì€ÌÌà8 àà à(5)€Where€he€absconds,€or€is€absconding€or€conceal…ing€himself€or€property;Ì€Ìà8 àà à(6)€Where€he€has€fraudulently€disposed€of,€or€isÏabout€fraudulently€to€dispose€of,€his€property;ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€support€of€his€application€for€an€attachment,€the€plain…tiff€filed€his€own€affidavit,€the€affidavits€of€Donald€Hess,ÏTimothy€Lewis€and€Judy€A.€Champagne.€€The€plaintiff's€affidavitÏstated€in€substance€that€the€defendant€was€indebted€to€him,€theÏdebt€was€past€due€and€owing€and€"...€upon€information€and€belief,ÏI€fear€that€the€defendant€is€fraudulently€disposing€of€all€theÏassets€securing€the€indebtedness€owed€to€me€and€that€the€defendantÏplans€to€abscond€with€any€remaining€assets€by€Thursday,€July€15,Ï1993."× ƒ0 ××  ×ÌÌà àDonald€Hess€in€his€affidavit€stated€that€he€was€the€managerÏof€the€Mountain€Man€Shop€and€employed€by€the€defendant.€€He€de…posed€that:€"I€was€told€by€Mr.€Clements€to€sell€everything€in€theÏshop€no€matter€what€the€cost€and€for€me€to€get€some€boxes€becauseÍeverything€had€to€be€out€of€the€shop€by€Thursday,€July€15,€1993."€ÏHe€further€stated€that€he€had€witnessed€Mr.€Clements€selling€itemsÏfrom€the€shop€at€prices€well€below€costs€and€offering€to€sell€theÏdisplay€cases€and€other€fixtures€for€well€below€their€currentÏvalue€and€that€he€had€personally€heard€Mr.€Clements€tell€manyÏcustomers€that€he€was€going€out€of€business.ÌÌà àTimothy€W.€Lewis€stated€in€his€affidavit€that€on€July€10,Ï1993,€he€went€to€the€Mountain€Man€Shop€and€spoke€directly€with€Mr.ÏClements.€€"I€told€him€that€I€had€heard€he€was€selling€his€displayÏcases.€€He€responded€'how€many€do€you€want?'€€I€asked€him€how€muchÏhe€wanted€for€these€cases.€€He€said€they€were€worth€$800.00€each,Ïbut€he€would€sell€them€for€$200.00€each.€...€€I€returned€to€theÏMountain€Man€Shop€at€approximately€8:30€p.m.€the€same€day.€€IÏoffered€to€purchase€two€(2)€wooden€statues€one€with€a€price€tag€ofÏ$250.00€and€the€other€with€a€price€tag€of€$175.00€for€a€total€ofÏ$50.00.€€Jim€Clements€asked€me€how€many€I€wanted€at€that€price.€€IÏtold€him€that€I€just€wanted€the€two.€€So€I€purchased€the€two€(2)Ïstatues€for€$50.00.€€When€I€handed€Jim€Clements€the€$50.00,€heÍremoved€a€large€wad€of€money€from€his€pocket€and€placed€the€$50.00ÏI€had€given€him€in€with€the€rest€of€the€money€and€returned€the€wadÏto€his€pocket.€€Jim€Clements€did€not€ring€up€the€purchase€on€theÏcash€register€nor€did€he€give€me€a€receipt.ÌÌà àMs.€Judy€A.€Champagne€stated€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà àOn€July€9,€1993,€I€went€to€the€Mountain€Man€Shop...ÏWhile€in€the€shop€I€personally€heard€Jim€Clements€tellÏseveral€customers€that€he€was€selling€everything€soÏcheap€because€he€was€going€out€of€business.ÌÌà8 àà àI€was€also€told€by€Joel€œArwood›,€and€employee€of€JimÏClements,€that€he€had€been€instructed€by€Mr.€Clements€toÏsell€everything€in€the€store€for€whatever€price€wasÏoffered€and€that€Mr.€Clements€had€told€him€everythingÏwould€be€out€of€the€Mountain€Man€Shop€by€Thursday€[JulyÏ15,€1993].€€(Bracketed€material€in€the€original.)ÌÌÓÓÌà àThere€are€necessarily€two€facets€which€are€to€be€examined€inÏdetermining€whether€an€attachment€is€valid.€€We€are€of€the€opinionÏthat€the€court€may€look€to€the€allegations€and€affidavits€and€thatÏif€found€to€be€sufficient€under€the€statute,€the€court€may€rule,Ïas€a€matter€of€law,€that€an€attachment€was€or€was€not€lawfullyÏissued.€€In€so€doing,€he€is€looking€purely€to€the€face€of€theÍinstruments€and€not€the€truth€or€falsity€of€the€underlying€factsÏstated€in€the€allegations€and€affidavits.€€If,€on€the€other€hand,Ïthe€underlying€facts€stated€in€the€allegations,€affi‚davits€orÏother€evidence€supporting€the€attachment€are€disputed€and€denied,Ïthen€a€question€or€questions€of€fact€may€be€presented€which€cannotÏproperly€be€resolved€as€a€matter€of€law,€but€must€be€left€to€theÏtrier€of€fact.€€The€concept€that€questions€of€fact€must€be€re…solved€by€the€trier€of€fact€is€so€elementary€as€to€require€noÏcitations€of€authority,€nevertheless,€òòseeóó€òòMorgan€v.€TennesseeÏCentral€Railway€Coóó.,€31€Tenn.€App.€409,€216€S.W.2d€32€(1948).ÌÌà àWe€must,€therefore,€determine€whether€the€defendant€hasÏsufficiently€challenged€the€underlying€facts€in€the€plaintiff'sÏaffidavits.ÌÌà àQuite€clearly,€the€record€does€not€support€a€finding€that€theÏdefendant€is€absconding€or€concealing€himself€or€property,€hence,Ïthe€attachment€must€be€based€upon€the€statutory€ground€that€theÍdefendant€has€fraudulently€disposed€of,€or€is€about€to€fraudulent…ly€dispose€of€his€property.ÌÌà àIn€his€answer,€the€defendant€denies€that€he€was€fraudulentlyÏdisposing€of€his€property€and€testified€that€the€disposition€ofÏthe€property€was€in€the€ordinary€course€of€business€or€else€wasÏbeing€sold€in€anticipation€of€moving€the€business€to€anotherÏlocation.€€He€further€testified€that€the€plaintiff€knew€the€pur…pose€of€the€disposition.ÌÌà àWe€believe,€therefore,€that€there€was€an€issue€of€materialÏfact€raised€as€to€whether€the€attachment€was€wrongfully€sued€outÏand€that€by€the€denial€of€the€underlying€facts€in€the€answer€andÏthe€relief€sought€in€the€counterclaim,€the€disputed€issues€of€factÏshould€have€been€submitted€to€the€jury€for€determination.Ô% € ÔÌÌà àWe€should€note€that€we€have€some€reservations€as€to€whetherÏthe€plaintiff's€sworn€complaint€and€affidavits€in€this€case€areÏsufficient€to€support€the€issuance€of€a€valid€attachment.€€òòSeeóóÍòòNelson€v.€œFuld›óó,€14€S.W.€1079€(Tenn.€1891).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòIn€Re:€Chemi…cal€Separation€Corpóó.€29€œB.R.›€240€(œBkrtcy›.€1983).€€Assuming€withoutÏdeciding€that€the€plaintiff's€complaint€and€affidavits€are€suffi…cient,€as€a€matter€of€law,€to€warrant€the€issuance€of€a€writ€ofÏattachment,€is€not€determinative€as€to€whether€the€attachment€wasÏwrongfully€œsought.›€€The€determination€of€whether€the€attachmentÏwas€wrongfully€œsought,›€in€the€face€of€disputed€facts,€is€to€beÏleft€to€the€trier€of€fact.ÌÌà àWe€are€of€the€opinion€that€it€was€error€for€the€court€toÏperemptorily€instruct€the€jury€that€the€attachment€was€valid.€€OurÏnext€inquiry€must€be€whether€this€error€was€harmless€or€consti…tutes€reversible€error?ÌÌà àRule€36(b),€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€procedure€providesÏas€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à(b)€Effect€of€Error.€ð"ð€A€final€judgment€from€whichÏrelief€is€available€and€otherwise€appropriate€shall€notÏbe€set€aside€unless,€considering€the€whole€record,€errorÍinvolving€a€substantial€right€more€probably€than€notÏaffected€the€judgment€or€would€result€in€prejudice€toÏthe€judicial€process.ÌÌÓÓÌà àWe€conclude€that€not€only€did€the€error€involve€a€substantialÏright€and€more€probably€than€not€affected€the€judgment€but€wouldÏalso€result€in€prejudice€to€the€judicial€process.€€In€òòMorgan€v.ÏTennessee€Central€Railway€Coóó.,€supra,€it€was€stated:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àDefendant€had€the€constitutional€right€to€have€allÏissues€of€fact€decided€by€a€jury€if€evidence€was€inÏconflict€on€the€issues.€€Constitution€of€Tennessee,ÏArticle€I,€Section€6,€and€Article€VI,€Section€9.ÌÌÓÓÌà àWe€further€note€that€the€charge€was€given€by€the€court€notÏonly€in€the€original€charge€but€in€response€to€a€question€by€theÏforeman€of€the€jury.€€The€following€colloquy€transpired€betweenÏthe€foreman€of€the€jury,€Mr.€Spivey,€and€the€court:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà àMR.€SPIVEY:€€There€is€a€question€as€to€the€dispositionÏof€the€court's€in€terms€of€what€your€position€isÏconcerning€the€responsibility€of€the€jury€relatingÏto€the€locking€up€of€the€business.€€Now,€there€isÍthe€understanding€of€the€legality€of€it€on€behalfÏof€the€judge,€but€to€what€extent€or€is€there€anyÏrestriction€on€your€part€to€us€as€to€what€thatÏmight€have€to€do,€to€relate€to€the€decision€of€theÏcase€in€any€wayÌÌà8 àà0 àà àà àI€hope€I€have€made€myself€clear.ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àTHE€COURT:€€Ladies€and€Gentlemen,€the€question€that€youÏraised€about€the€attachment€is€a€matter€of€law€asÏopposed€to€being€a€matter€of€fact.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àà àAnd€I€have€found€that€the€attachment€was€properlyÏissued€and€properly€executed.€€And€in€this€state,Ïif€it€is€properly€issued€and€executed€there€are€noÏdamages€that€arise€in€that€situation.ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àJUROR:€€I€want€to€know€if€the€reason€the€place€wasÏpadlocked€was€because€the€man€was€in€default?€ÏThere€has€to€be€a€reason€to€do€it€ð"ð€and€I€know€itÏis€all€done€legally,€but€we€have€talked€aboutÏdefault€and€I€want€to€know€if€that€was€the€reasonÏhe€was€in€default€of€the€contract.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àTHE€COURT:€€Ladies€and€Gentlemen,€in€an€effort€to€answerÏthe€last€question€I€am€reiterating€what€I€haveÏalready€said,€but€it€has€been€ruled€that€the€attachƒment€was€legal€and€no€damages€can€result€from€theÏfact€of€the€attachment€itself.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àà àThe€default€and/or€breach€of€contract,€and€I€useÏthose€words€simultaneously.€€The€default€or€breachÏof€contract€issue€is€still€soaring€for€you€toÍdecide€along€with€any€damages€that€may€have€result…ed€from€the€default€or€breach.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àà àAnything€else?ÌÌÓÓÌà àIt€appears€to€us€that€the€jury€was€concerned€about€the€effectÏof€the€closing€of€the€business€by€the€attachment€and€subsequentÏlocking€of€the€establishment€by€the€Sheriff.€€It€is€reasonable€toÏinfer€from€the€foregoing€colloquy€that€the€jury€was€concerned€asÏto€whether€the€padlocking€was€the€cause€of€the€default.ÌÌà àUnder€the€circumstances€of€the€case,€we€are€of€the€opinionÏthat€the€error€in€the€court's€charge€is€reversible€error.ÌÌà àSince€our€resolution€of€the€first€issue€is€dispositive€ofÏthis€appeal,€the€remainder€of€the€issues€presented€are€pretermit…ted.€€Further,€it€is€not€necessary€for€us€to€consider€the€appel…lant's€motion€to€consider€post€judgment€facts.ÌÌà àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€theÏcase€for€a€new€trial.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€to€theÏappellee.ÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.ÌœÇÑ  ÑÑ7€+'XXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌDON€GIBSON,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àSEVIER€CIRCUITÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9510„CV„00377Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€BEN€W.€HOOPER,€IIÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌJIM€CLEMENTS,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌ›œÌà@ àò òòòORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Sevier€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÏUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€thatÏthere€was€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€theÏcase€for€a€new€trial.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€to€theÏappellee.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM›