WPCN # VU:a % 0(b w@4 ) 8 0J@ 0T 0^ 0h< 0r 0| 0 0 1u U, 0dI U, U* B)DC, AMo  Bv~vc D36 0@i AO 0D D/ B1HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 ,rAZ"Arial RegularX($- - DDD ӀD 3|x2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d!!!!7Border 1dd-"C << G  !  #d#       YYY FILED XJuly3,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk   dPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &Xd&#Xd#       \RA'\7XXdd7    ћINTHEMATTEROF:   )      )PORTIAGOBEL,    ) AppealNo.      ) 01A019601PB00040 Plaintiff/Appellant,   )      ) PutnamProbateٜL#$";+'h|<"`  `LߛVS.      ) No.14064      )ESTATEOFRUPERTNEWMAN, )DECEASED,    )      ) Defendant/Appellee.  )̛̜@ COURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ MIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLE̜APPEALEDFROMTHEPROBATECOURTOFPUTNAMCOUNTY,ATCOOKEVILLE,TENNESSEETHEHONORABLEBILLBAIRDGRIFFITH,JUDGERANDYS.CHAFFINCAMERONANDCAMERON100S.JeffersonAvenueCookeville,Tennessee38501 AttorneyforPlaintiff/AppellantJEFFREYG.JONESBARNES&ACUFF100S.JeffersonAvenueCookeville,Tennessee385013424̜ AttorneyforDefendant/Appellee ̛̜@ AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED̜       BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGECONCUR:TODD,P.J.,M.S.LEWIS,J.  @  OPINION  X  TheProbateCourtofPutnamCountydismissedaclaimagainsttheestateofRupertO.Newmanbecausetheclaimantlackedstandingtomaketheclaim.Weaffirm.@ I.   RupertO.NewmandiedonJuly5,1992andhisson,BobbyJoeNewman,qualifiedastheexecutoroftheestate.OnJanuary15,1993,PortiaGoblefiledaclaimagainsttheestatecontainingthefollowing: 0   @  H??/CLAIMSTATEOFTENNESSEE)   ssCOUNTYOFPUTNAM)  I,PORTIAGOBEL,herebymakeoaththattheforegoingclaimisjust,correct,andvalidobligationoftheestateofthedeceased;thatneithertheclaimantnoranyotherpersoninitsbehalfhasreceivedpaymenttherefore,inwholeorinpart,exceptsuchasiscreditedthereon;andthatnosecuritythereforehasbeenreceived,exceptasthereonstated.Thisclaimbeingfor$16,000.00,checkdatedDecember10,1979,madeouttoRupertNewman.    /S/PortiaGobel     REPRESENTATIVE      AttachedtotheclaimwasacopyofacheckdatedDecember10,1979madeouttoVirginiaC.Newmanandpurportedlybearingherendorsement.TheproofshowedthatthecheckwasusedtopurchaseacertificateofdepositattheCitizensBankinCookevilleinthenameofMr.orMrs.RupertO.Newman.Mrs.NewmanwasmarriedtoRupertO.Newman. Theexecutorfiledanobjectiontotheclaim,raisingthequestionofMs.GobelsstandingtomakeaclaimagainsttheestateofRupertO.Newman.Theobjectionalsoraisedthestatuteoflimitationsasadefense.  Atthehearingontheclaim,theonlyproofonthequestionofstandingwasMs.GobelstestimonythatshewasMrs.Newmansdaughter.OnOctober5,1995,theprobatejudgeheldthatMs.Gobellackedstandingtomaketheclaiminherindividualcapacityanddismissedtheclaim.OnNovember7,1995Ms.Gobelmovedtobeallowedtoamendher complainttoshowthatsheistheadministratrixofhermothersestate.Thetrialjudgeoverruledthemotionandtheorderdismissingtheclaimhasbeenappealed.@ II.   Wefailtoseehowthetrialjudgecouldbefaultedfordismissingtheclaim.EvenifweweretooverlookthedefectsintheclaimitselfandviewitasaclaimbyMs.Newmans representative,Ms.Gobelsrepresentativecapacitywasputinissuebytheexecutorsanswer.WiththepleadingsmakinganissueofMs.Gobelsstandingtomaketheclaim,theburdenwasonhertoproveherrepresentativecapacity.TothisdatethereisnoproofintherecordestablishingthefactofMs.Newmansdeath,orthatMs.Gobelhasbeenappointedadministratrixoftheestate.InherbriefMs.Gobelassertsthatthosefactsareuncontroverted.Butthatassertionoverlookstheexecutorsanswer,andthereisnoproofestablishingeitherfact.  Ms.Gobelassertsthattheprobatejudgeerredindenyinghermotiontoamend.ShecitesthefamiliarruleinthisStatethatamendmentsareliberallyallowedwhenjusticesorequires.SeeBlockerv.Dearborn&Ewing,851S.W.2d825(Tenn.App.1992).Buttheamendment,madetwoyearsafterthehearingintheprobatecourt,soughtonlytoamendthe complaint.ItdidnotseektoreopentheproofanditdidnotexhibitcopiesofMs.Gobelslettersofadministration.Underthosecircumstancesthetrialjudgedidnoterrinoverrulingthemotion.  ThejudgmentofthecourtbelowisaffirmedandthecauseisremandedtotheProbateCourtofPutnamCounty.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.Ӝ̛      _____________________________      BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE̜CONCUR:_______________________________HENRYF.TODD,PRESIDINGJUDGEMIDDLESECTION_______________________________SAMUELL.LEWIS,JUDGE  @