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T:x4: Л@tt(OPINION X?X<`Ԉ    0 Thesoleissueinthisappealiswhetherthepartiesagreementtodividetheirmothersestatewassupportedbyconsideration.TheChanceryCourtofMauryCountyheldthattheagreementwasenforceable.Weaffirm.@- I.      0 WilmaBrannonGrimes,aresidentofMauryCountyhadthreechildren.Ms.Grimesownedafarmwhereshelivedinwhatthepartiesreferredtoasthe brickhouse.HersonDonniealsolivedonthefarminthe oldhomeplaceandraisedcattleandhayinapartnershipwithhismother.  0 Ms.Grimeswasinhereighties.OnMay19,1992thethreechildrenmetandexecutedahandwrittenagreementonhowtheirmotherspropertywouldbesoldtoraisemoneyforheranticipatedmedicalexpensesandhowtheestatewouldbedividedafterherdeath.Threedayslater,Ms.GrimesexecutedherLastWillandϜTestament,inwhichsheleft$5,000tohersonFred,$5,000plussomemiscellaneouspersonalpropertytoherdaughterJeanetteGrimesWoodward,andthebalanceofherestatetoDonnie.  0 In1994thepartiesdecidedtoexecuteamoreformalagreement.FredGrimesandJeanetteGrimesWoodwardhadalawyerpreparethefollowingwriting:8 80 ! !     8 AGREEMENT80\*.0 0  8 80 ! !  Wetheundersigned,beingallthechildrenandtheonlyheirsatlawofWilmaBrannonGrimes,herebyagreeasfollows: 0 0  8 80 ! !  1.  Withoutregardtoanywillleftbyourmother, 5/4 WilmaBrannonGrimes,wewilldividetheestateofourmotheraccordingtothisagreement. 0 0  8 80 ! !  2.  DonnieGrimesshallreceivetheoldhome 49X38  place,thegardenandbarnjoiningitconsistingofabout :>49 three(3)acresandthewaterrightstothespringthatnowsupplieswatertotheoldhomeplace. 0 0   8 80 ! !  3.  DonnieGrimesshallalsoreceiveallthe   cattle,farmmachineryandautomobilesownedbyourmotheratthetimeofherdeath. 0 0  8 80 ! !  4.  Alltherestofourmothersestate,whether Lp  realproperty,personalpropertyormoney,shallbedividedequallybetweenus,namely:FredGrimes,JeanetteWoodwardandDonnieGrimes. 0 0  ̜8 8  This18thdayofSept.,1994.̛̜  OOnSeptember184,1994thethreechildrensignedtheagreement.  0 Ms.Grimesdiedinthespringof1996.ShortlythereafterDonnieGrimesrepudiatedtheagreement.Theothertwochildrensuedforadeclaratoryjudgmentandthechancellorupheldtheagreement.@- II.  ,P   0 DonnieGrimesdisputesthevalidityoftheagreementbecauseofalackofconsideration.Itishiscontentionthathereceivednothingforthispromisetodividetheestatewithhisbrotherandsister.Wedisagree.Hereceivedtheirpromisetogivehimtheoldhomeplacealongwiththewaterrightsandthentodividetheestateequallyeveniftheirmotherchangedherwill.Thereisaslightdisputeintherecordaboutwhatthepartiesknewwhentheysignedthefirstagreementin1991,butitisclearthattheyknewin1994thatMs.GrimeshadawillleavingnearlyeverythingtoϜDonnie.Theyalsoknewthatshecouldchangethewillorthatherneedsmightconsumemostofherestatebeforeherdeath.Ineithercase,Donniewouldgetasubstantialbenefitfromtheagreement.  0 Considerationexistswhenthepromiseedoessomethingthatheisundernoobligationtodoorrefrainsfromdoingsomethingwhichhehasalegalrighttodo.BrownOilCo.v.Johnson,689S.W.2d149(Tenn.1985).Theconsideration L;p59 doesnothavetobeadequate;itneedonlybevaluable.Townsendv.Neuhardt,139  Tenn.695(1918).Avaluableconsiderationpasseswhenapartymakesapromisetosecurehimselfagainstacontingencythatmayneverhappen.InRichardsonv.   Snipes,330S.W.2d381(Tenn.App.1959),thecourtquotedthefollowingfrom |  WillistononContracts112: \  8 80 ! ! Aconditionalpromisemaybesufficientconsideration,and whenamanactsinconsiderationofaconditionalpromise,ifhegetsthepromisehegetsallthatheisentitledtobyhisact,andif,aseventsturnout,theconditionisnotsatisfied,andthepromisecallsfornoperformance,thereisnofailureofconsideration. 0 0  ̜330S.W.2dat385.  0 WearesatisfiedthatthecontractwassupportedbyvaluableϜconsideration.  0 WeaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthecausetotheChanceryCourtofMauryCounty.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.̜@.8  "!!   0      8   _________________________________  0      8   BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8   PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.̜CONCUR:̛̜_____________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE̛̜̜_____________________________PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE  3-1   GXX` @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE X`XGԈ  ̛̜̜FREDGRIMESand   8   )   JEANETTEGRIMESWOODWARD,  )     0      8   ) Plaintiffs/Appellees, 8   )  AppealNo.     0      8   )  01A019809CH00483     0      8   )   x  VS.  0      8   )  MauryChancery h    0      8   )  No.96539 X|    0      8   )   Hl  DONNIEGRIMES,     8   )  Affirmedand     H!  #  8\   0      8   )  Remanded (L  Defendant/Appellant. 8   ) < ЛGXX` @uu'JUDGMENT    X`XG  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe 8 МChanceryCourtofMauryCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofMauryCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstDonnieGrimes,Principal,andϜColleyandColley,Surety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE̛