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àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌARLENE€FAIRES,€individually€and€)Ìas€a€representative€of€an€€€€€€€)Ìassociation€of€persons€€€€€€€€€€)Ìpurportedly€acting€under€the€€€€)Ìname€of€Pets€are€Lovable€€€€€€€€)€€REVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌSociety,€a/k/a€PALS,€DON€BIRD,€€)Ìindividually€and€as€Deputy€€€€€€)ÌSheriff€of€Bradley€œCounty,›€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÌÌÌJAMES€F.€LOGAN,€JR.,€Logan,€Thompson,€Miller,€œBilbo›,€Thompson€&ÏFisher,€P.C.,€Cleveland,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌELAINE€B.€œWINER›€and€KEN€E.€œJARRARD›,€Rice,€œKreitzer›€&€œWiner›,€P.C.,ÏChattanooga,€for€Appellee,€Arlene€œFaires›,€et€al.̛̜ÌASHLEY€L.€œOWNBY›,€Cleveland,€for€œAppellee,›€Pets€are€Lovable€SocietyÏa/k/a€PALS.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€dismissed€the€complaint€onÏmotion€for€summary€judgment.€€A€motion€to€amend€the€complaint€wasÏpending€at€the€time€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€was€granted.€ÏThe€trial€court€refused€to€consider€the€motion€to€amend.€€ThisÏappeal€resulted.œ× ƒ, ××  ×›€€We€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€andÏvacate€the€order€granting€the€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àThis€case€stems€from€the€impoundment€of€more€than€400€head€ofÏcattle€in€Bradley€County€by€the€Bradley€County€Sheriff's€Depart…ment€and€the€Pets€are€Loveable€Society€(PALS)€of€Bradley€County.€ÏThe€plaintiff,€Samuel€D.€Lowery,€Jr.,€was€a€cattle€farmer€inÏBradley€County.€€In€September€and€October€of€1993,€he€was€forcedÏto€move€some€of€his€cattle€from€farms€in€Georgia€to€a€BradleyÏCounty€farm€where€he€had€œother›€cattle.€€Shortly€after€moving€theÏcattle€to€Tennessee,€the€Bradley€County€Sheriff's€Department€beganÏreceiving€complaints€about€the€cattle€running€at€large,€destroyingÏproperty,€causing€traffic€accidents€and€dying€without€being€bur…ied.€ÌÌà àPlaintiff€filed€suit€in€Chancery€Court€alleging€that€theÏdefendants€removed€approximately€425€head€of€cattle€without€properÏauthority.€€The€case€was€transferred€to€the€Bradley€County€CircuitÏCourt€in€accordance€with€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„307.× ƒ. ××  ×€Defendants€filed€aÏmotion€for€summary€judgment€based€upon€governmental€immunity.€ÏPlaintiff€filed€a€motion€to€amend€his€complaint€after€the€motionÍfor€summary€judgment€was€filed.€€The€trial€court€denied€plain…tiff's€motion€to€amend.€€ÌÌÌà àPlaintiff€submits€two€issues€for€our€consideration:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€overruling€plaintiff'sÏmotion€to€amend€his€complaint?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€granting€defendants'Ïmotions€for€summary€judgment?ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àIn€denying€the€motion€to€amend,€the€trial€court€stated€in€theÏorder€the€following:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThis€matter€came€on€for€hearing€on€the€œ17th›€day€ofÏJuly,€1995,€upon€motions€of€all€the€defendants€forÏsummary€judgment€and€upon€motion€œof›€plaintiff€for€anÏorder€allowing€him€to€amend€his€complaint€to€stateÏadditional€and€alternative€grounds€for€recovery.€€OnÏJuly€17,€this€court€denied€the€motion€to€amend,€ò òòòholdingÏthat€such€motion€could€not€be€entertained€while€aÏmotion€for€summary€judgment€was€pendingóóó ó.€€TheÏmotion€for€summary€judgment€on€behalf€of€all€defendantsÏheard€on€July€17,€was€taken€under€advisement.€€(EmphasisÏadded).ÌÌà8 àÌÌÓÓà àRule€15.01,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€provides€that€Ïa€motion€to€amend€a€complaint€may€be€granted€after€an€answer€hasÏbeen€filed€with€the€written€consent€of€the€adverse€party€or€byÏleave€of€court.€Leave€to€amend€shall€be€freely€given€by€the€courtÏwhen€justice€so€requires.ÌÌà àOur€Supreme€Court€has€specifically€held€that€a€motion€toÏamend€should€be€considered€before€granting€a€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment.€€òòHenderson€v.€Bush€Brothers€&€Coóó.,€868€S.W.2d€236€(Tenn.Ï1993).€€The€Court€said:ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à...€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€trial€courtÏerred€in€granting€summary€judgment€before€considerationÏof€the€motion€to€amend,€and€we€therefore€vacate€theÏsummary€judgment€...€.€€òòHendersonóó,€supra,€page€237.ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ  Òà à...€it€is€our€opinion€the€trial€court€must€give€theÏproponent€of€a€motion€to€amend€a€full€chance€to€be€heardÏon€the€motion,€must€consider€the€motion€in€light€of€theÏamendment€policy€embodied€in€T.R.C.P.€15.01,€that€amend…ments€must€be€freely€allowed;€and€in€the€event€theÏmotion€to€amend€is€denied,€the€trial€court€must€give€aÍreasoned€explanation€for€his€action.€€òòHendersonóó,€supra,Ïpage€238.ÓÓÌÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌà àIn€the€instant€case,€the€trial€court€denied€plaintiff'sÏmotion€to€amend€on€the€grounds€that€the€motion€could€not€be€enter…tained€while€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€was€pending.€€ThisÏdecision€is€clearly€in€conflict€with€the€Supreme€Court's€decisionÏin€òòHendersonóó.ÌÌà àAppellees€argue€that€it€was€within€the€trial€court's€discre…tion€to€deny€the€motion,€and€cite€several€factors€that€a€courtÏmust€consider€in€determining€whether€to€grant€a€motion€to€amend.€ÏWe€agree€that€in€the€ordinary€case,€the€standard€of€review€isÏwhether€the€trial€court€abused€œits›€discretion€in€denying€a€motionÏto€amend.€€This€court€in€òòWelch€v.€œThuan›óó,€882€S.W.2d€œ792›€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1994)€noted€that€"[œt]he›€rule€[Rule€15.01,€T.R.A.P.]€providesÏthat€permission€to€amend€may€be€liberally€granted,€but€the€deci…sion€is€in€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court,€and€will€notÏbe€reversed€unless€abuse€of€discretion€has€been€shown."€(CitingÏòòWilson€v.€œRicciardi›óó,€778€S.W.2d€450,€453€(Tenn.€App.€1989)).€ÏHere,€however,€the€trial€court€did€not€exercise€its€discretion€norÍconsider€relevant€factors€in€determining€whether€to€grant€or€denyÏthe€motion.€€The€trial€court's€decision€was€based€on€the€mistakenÏbelief€that€the€court€could€not€entertain€a€motion€to€amend€whileÏa€motion€for€summary€judgment€was€pending.€€Some€of€the€relevantÏfactors€to€consider€are€undue€delay€in€filing;€lack€of€notice€toÏthe€opposing€party;€bad€faith€by€the€moving€party;€repeated€fail…ure€to€cure€deficiencies€by€previous€amendments;€undue€prejudiceÏto€the€opposing€party;€and€futility€of€the€amendment.€€òòWelchóó,Ïsupra,€and€òòœMerriman›€v.€Smithóó,€599€S.W.2d€548€(Tenn.€App.€1979).Ìà àÌà àWe€make€no€determination€concerning€the€merits€of€either€theÏmotion€to€œamend›€œor›€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€except€toÏvacate€the€present€order.€€We€believe€that€the€trial€judge€shouldÏconsider€the€motion€to€amend,€and€if,€in€the€court's€determinationÏthe€motion€is€not€well€taken,€a€reasoned€explanation€for€theÏdenial€should€be€given€in€accordance€with€òòHendersonóó.€€After€actionÏon€the€motion€to€amend,€the€trial€court€may€then€consider€theÏmotion€for€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àIn€light€of€our€resolution€of€appellant's€first€issue,€theÏsecond€issue€is€pretermitted.€We€vacate€the€trial€court's€orderÏgranting€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€defendants.€€Costs€ofÏthis€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellees€and€this€case€is€remand…ed€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.ÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€Ë XXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌSAMUEL€D.€LOWERY,€JR.,€€€€€€€€€€)à àBRADLEY€CIRCUIT€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9605„CV„00177Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€œEARLE›€G.€MURPHYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌARLENE€FAIRES,€individually€and€)Ìas€a€representative€of€an€€€€€€€)Ìassociation€of€persons€€€€€€€€€€)Ìpurportedly€acting€under€the€€€€)Ìname€of€Pets€are€Lovable€€€€€€€€)€€REVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌSociety,€œa/k/a›€PALS,€DON€BIRD,€€)Ìindividually€and€as€Deputy€€€€€€)ÌSheriff€of€Bradley€County€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Bradley€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€vacate€the€trial€court's€order€granting€summary€judgmentÏin€favor€of€the€defendants.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€toÏthe€appellees€and€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€forÏfurther€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM