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àJUDGMENT€OF€THE€TRIAL€COURT€ÌWYKLE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€VACATED€AND€CASE€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellants€)ÌÌÌÌÌDEBORAH€A.€œYEOMANS›,€Johnson€City,€for€appellants.ÌÌÌSANDRA€LEE€œSTANBERY›,€Greenville,€for€appellee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.Ìà àThis€case€arose€from€a€Detainer€Warrant€filed€in€the€generalÏsessions€court€by€the€plaintiff,€Robert€Mason,€against€the€defen…dants,€Rick€and€Cheryl€Wykle.€€The€Wykles€answered€the€warrant,Ïdenying€that€they€owed€the€amount€sued€for€by€the€plaintiff.€€InÏaddition,€they€filed€a€counter€complaint€€alleging,€Ô&  Ôbreach€ofÏcontract,€outrageous€conduct,€property€damage€and€violation€of€theÏTennessee€Consumer€Protection€Act,€T.C.A.€ðð€œ47„18„101.Ô'  ÔÌ›à àThe€general€sessions€court€entered€a€judgment€œagainst›€theÏdefendants€in€the€amount€of€$750.00.€€The€court€also€awarded€theÏplaintiff€possession€of€the€property.ÌÑ7€Ç XXdÈXXdÈ7ÑÌà àThe€defendants€vacated€the€premises€and€appealed€that€portionÏof€the€judgment€of€the€general€sessions€court€regarding€theirÏdamages.€€The€plaintiff,€Mr.€Mason,€filed€a€motion€in€the€circuitÏcourt€to€dismiss€the€appeal€based€on€the€defendants'€failure€toÏpost€a€bond€in€an€amount€required€to€satisfy€the€provisions€ofÏT.C.A.€ðð€29„18„130.€€The€trial€court€sustained€the€motion€andÏdismissed€the€case.€€From€this€action€of€the€circuit€court,€theÍdefendants€have€appealed.€€We€vacate€the€judgment€of€the€œcircuit›Ïcourt.ÌÌà àThe€defendants€filed€a€pauper's€oath€in€lieu€of€bond.€€TheÏdefendants€filed€in€the€circuit€court€a€"statement€of€facts€andÏissues€on€appeal€from€the€general€sessions€court."€€It€is€clearÏthat€the€only€issues€appealed€from€the€general€sessions€court€areÏthose€relating€to€damages€sought€in€their€counterclaim.ÌÌà àThe€defendants€have€appealed€to€this€court€œraising›€a€singleÏissue€for€our€review.€€"Whether€a€party€has€the€right€to€appeal€aÏjudgment€in€an€unlawful€detainer€action,€without€posting€bondÏpursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€29„18„130,€on€a€pauper's€oath,€if€the€partyÏsurrenders€possession€of€the€premises€pending€the€appeal€in€Cir…cuit€Court?"ÌÌà àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€29„18„130€provides€in€pertinentÏpart€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓò òà8 àà à29„18„130.€Immediate€execution€of€writ€ofÏpossession€„€Bond€pending€appeal.€ð"ðó ó€(a)€€WhenÍjudgment€is€rendered€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff,€in€anyÏaction€of€forcible€entry€and€detainer,€forcible€detain…er,€or€unlawful€detainer,€brought€before€a€judge€of€theÏcourt€of€general€sessions,€and€a€writ€of€possession€isÏawarded,€the€same€shall€be€executed€and€the€plaintiffÏrestored€to€the€possession€immediately.ÌÌà8 àà à(b)(1)€...ÌÌà8 àà à(2)€In€cases€where€the€action€has€been€brought€by€aÏlandlord€to€recover€possession€of€leased€premises€from€aÏtenant€on€the€grounds€that€the€tenant€has€breached€theÏcontract€by€failing€to€pay€the€rent,€and€a€judgment€hasÏbeen€entered€against€the€tenant,€the€provisions€ofÏsubsection€(b)(1)€of€this€section€shall€not€apply.€InÏthat€case,€if€the€defendant€prays€an€appeal,€the€defen…dant€shall€execute€bond,€or€post€either€a€cash€depositÏor€irrevocable€letter€of€credit€from€a€regulated€finan…cial€institution,€or€provide€two€(2)€good€personalÏsureties€with€good€and€sufficient€security€in€the€amountÏof€one€(1)€year's€rent€of€the€premises,€conditioned€toÏpay€all€costs€and€damages€accruing€from€the€failure€ofÏthe€appeal,€including€rent€and€interest€on€the€judgmentÏas€provided€for€herein,€and€to€abide€by€and€performÏwhatever€judgment€may€be€rendered€by€the€appellate€courtÏin€the€final€hearing€of€the€cause.€The€plaintiff€shallÏnot€be€required€to€post€a€bond€to€obtain€possession€inÏthe€event€the€defendant€appeals€without€complying€withÏthis€section.€The€plaintiff€shall€be€entitled€to€inter…est€on€the€judgment,€which€shall€accrue€from€the€date€ofÏthe€judgment€in€the€event€the€defendant's€appeal€shallÏfail.€Ì̛̜ÌÓÓà àImplicitly€this€statutory€bond€is€not€required€when€theÏtenant€has€surrendered€possession€of€the€premises.€€Clearly€theÏbond€provision€of€T.C.A.€ðð€29„18„130(b)(2)€is€intended€to€protectÍthe€landlord€or€plaintiff€and€to€provide€a€source€from€which€rentsÏand€damages€which€accrue€during€the€pendency€of€the€œappeal€and›Ïwhile€the€defendant€is€still€in€possession€of€the€œpremises€can€beÏcollected.›€It€has€no€application€where€possession€of€the€premisesÏis€immediately€surrendered€after€judgment€in€the€court€from€whichÏan€appeal€is€taken.ÌÌà àIn€òòNewport€Housing€Authority€€v.€œBallard›óó,€839€S.W.2d€86,€90Ï(1992),€the€Tennessee€supreme€court€stated:ÌÌÓÓÌà8 àà àThe€appeal€bond€requirements€of€T.C.A.€29„18„128Ïthrough€29„18„130€do€not€impose€any€unreasonable€orÏirrational€burdens€upon€parties€seeking€to€appeal€anÏadverse€decision€from€the€general€sessions€court.€ÏMoreover,€the€right€to€appeal€and€the€concomitant€rightÏto€a€trial€by€€jury€is€preserved€even€for€those€liti…gants€without€financial€resources.€€As€this€Court€hasÏlong€recognized,€if€a€party€"is€willing€to€surrenderÏpossession€pending€the€litigation€in€the€higher€courts,Ïthere€is€a€remedy€by€appeal€which€may€be€obtained€on€theÏpauper€oath.€(citing€òòœAmmons›€v.€œCoker›óó,€124€Tenn€676,€681,Ï139€S.W.€732,€733€(1911)).ÌÌÌÓÓà àWe€vacate€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€the€caseÏto€the€trial€court€for€a€trial€on€the€merits.€€œIn›€so€doing,€we€doÏnot€express€any€opinion€on€the€merits€of€any€issue,€other€than€toÍhold€that€the€defendant€is€not€entitled€to€judgment€as€a€matter€ofÏlaw.€œ›€Costs€are€taxed€to€the€appellee.Ìœ›ÌÓÓà€ 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