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ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌPERSHING€McCARTER,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àSEVIER€CIRCUITÐ ø@ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9606„CV„000196Ð À  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àHON.€BEN€HOOPER,€IIÐ H  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àJUDGEÐ È Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌBARBARA€McCARTER,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÐ xÀ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌFRANK€L.€FLYNN,€JR.,€œPryor›,€Flynn,€Priest€&€œHarber›,€Knoxville,€forÏAppellant.ÌÌÌG.€KENNETH€œGILLILAND›,€Sevierville,€for€Appellee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@àà$ìàòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóˆÐ À+ ) ÐÌà€ˆˆ?(#àMcMurray,€J.ˆÌÌà  àThis€is€an€appeal€from€a€judgment€in€a€divorce€action.€TheÏmarriage€was€of€œvery›€short€duration.€€The€court€granted€a€divorceÏto€the€appellee„husband€(plaintiff)€and€divided€the€maritalÏproperty€between€the€parties.€€The€plaintiff€was,€among€otherÏthings,€required€to€pay€rehabilitative€alimony€for€twenty„fourÏmonths€and€to€pay€the€appellant„wife€(defendant)€for€certain€itemsÐ Ð9.;) Ðof€household€furnishings€œthat›€she€had€given€up€œbecause€of›€theÏœmarriage.€›€œAdditionally,›€the€œcourt€required€the€plaintiff›€to€payÏœthe€€defendant's›€attorney€fees€in€the€amount€of€$5,000.00.ÌÌà  àA€multiplicity€of€issues€œhas›€been€presented€to€this€court€forÏreview.€€We,€however,€will€go€directly€to€the€heart€of€the€issueÏœthat€we€find€to€be›€dispositive€of€this€œappeal€and€requires›€aÏreversal€of€the€judgment€of€the€trial€œcourt.ÌÌà  àThe€defendant€charges€the€court€with€error€in€awarding€theÏplaintiff€a€divorce€on€the€grounds€of€inappropriate€marital€conductÏbasedñfññfññmñ€uponñmññfñ€a€motion€for€ñfññgñjudgment€on€the€pleadings€andñgññhññcñ€onñcññhñ€evidenceÏheard€at€ñeñthe€alimony€pendente€lite€hearingñeññiñ.€€ñiñ›ÌÌà  àThe€plaintiff€filed€his€complaint€on€August€11,€1994,€seekingÏan€absolute€divorce€from€the€defendant.€€He€charged€that€theÏdefendant€was€guilty€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€€In€theÏalternative,€he€sought€a€divorce€on€the€grounds€of€irreconcilableÏdifferences.€€On€August€15,€1994,€the€defendant€filed€a€counterÏcomplaint€for€separate€maintenance.€€On€August€29,€1994,€œtheÏdefendant›€filed€an€answer€to€the€original€complaint€wherein€sheÏdenied€that€she€had€been€guilty€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct.€ÏShe€further€denied€that€irreconcilable€differences€had€arisenÏbetween€the€parties.€€An€answer€to€the€œcounter€complaint›€was€filedÏon€September€27,€1994.ÌÌà  àOn€October€21,€1994,€an€order€was€entered€which€directed€theÏplaintiff,€at€his€costs,€to€ship€to€œthe€defendant›€all€of€theÏdefendant's€personal€belongings.€€The€plaintiff€was€ordered€to€payÏcertain€dental€bills€incurred€by€the€defendant€and€required€theÐ 9P-: Ðplaintiff€to€pay€to€the€defendant€œ$2,100.00›€per€month€as€alimonyÏpendente€lite.€€The€order€required€the€defendant€to€return€anÏautomobile€to€the€plaintiff€and€further€required€the€plaintiff€toÏpay€to€the€defendant€$10,000.00€with€which€to€purchase€a€replace…¼ment€vehicle.€€A€request€for€attorney's€fees€pendente€lite€wasÏreserved.ÌÌà  àœThe€parties€filed€various€intermediate€motions,›€none€of€whichÏare€relevant€here.€€On€January€10,€1995,€the€plaintiff€filed€aÏ"Motion€for€Judgment€on€the€Pleading"€œin€which›€he€asked€the€courtÏto€award€him€a€divorce€from€the€defendant€and€determine€theÏproperty€rights€and/or€reserve€the€property€rights€of€the€partiesÏpending€further€orders€of€the€court.€€On€January€20,€1995,€theÏcourt€held€a€hearing€on€the€motion€for€judgment€on€the€pleadings.€ÏThe€court€granted€the€plaintiff€a€divorce€on€the€grounds€ofÏinappropriate€marital€conduct€"based€on€the€testimony€that€theÏcourt€did€hear€and€part€of€which€is€contained€in€the€pleadingsÏbecause€this€is€truly,€is€a€sad€situation."׃×Ý ƒ %ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð H&" ÐÌà  àIn€the€transcript€of€the€January€20€hearing,€we€find€theÏfollowing€colloquy€between€Mr.€Flynn,€attorney€for€the€œdefendant,›Ïand€the€court:ÌÌÓÓà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  àMR.€FLYNN:€€Your€honor,€just€for€the€record,€as€I€under…¼stand€it,€you€are€granting€Mr.€œPershing›€œMcCarter›€aÏdivorce€or€[sic]€inappropriate€marital€conductÏbased€on€the€testimony€you€heard€at€the€pendenteÏlite€hearing?Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  àTHE€COURT:€€Right.ÐX4 (4` Ð ` Ð  Їà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  àMR.€FLYNN:€€At€which€time€the€issue€was€not€reallyÏbefore€the€court€and€we€did€not€come€prepared€forÏthat€hearing€to€litigate€grounds€or€to€try€to€proveÏthe€truth€as€to€who€had€done€what.€€We€were€hereÏmerely€on€a€financial€matter€and€I€know€my€clientÏis€going€to€be€rather€surprised€when€I€inform€herÏthat€she€ð"ð€that€her€husband€has€been€granted€aÐ h° Ðdivorce,€because€we€thought€that€was€a€trial€thatÏwas€coming€in€the€future.€€I€just€want€the€court€toÏknow€that€I'm€going€to€have€problems.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  àTHE€COURT:€€Without€a€doubt€that€may€be€hard€to€explain.€ÏAnd,€you€know,€so€the€record€will€be€clear,€theÏprimary€motivating€factor€in€me€doing€that€is€toÏput€these€parties€where€they€need€to€be€put€and,Ïthen,€simply€to€resolve€the€remaining€issues.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIf€I€did€not€do€that€as€this€record€existsÏtoday,€I€don't€think€I€would€sleep€good€tonight.Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌÓÓÌà  àSubsequently,€the€court's€pronouncements€from€the€bench€wereÏtranscribed€and€incorporated€into€an€order€by€reference.€€œThe€orderÏrecites›€that€"[œa]s›€to€œthe€plaintiff's›€motion€for€a€judgment€on€theÏpleadings,€the€court€grants€a€divorce€to€the€plaintiff,€œPershing›ÏœMcCarter›,€on€the€grounds€of€inappropriate€marital€conduct€based€onÏthe€testimony€that€the€court€heard€previously€at€the€alimonyÏpendente€lite€hearing,€and€a€part€of€which€œthey€contain›€in€theÏpleadings."€€All€other€matters€were€reserved€until€the€"finalÏhearing."€€The€court€declined€to€make€the€order€final€and€appeal…¼able.€€On€March€15,€1996,€a€"Final€Judgment€of€Divorce"€was€enteredÏwherein€the€court€resolved€the€remaining€issues€but€made€noÏreference€to€the€granting€of€a€divorce.ÌÌà  àWe€œcannot€immediately›€perceive€of€a€situation€in€an€action€forÏdivorce€where€a€judgment€on€the€pleadings€would€be€an€appropriateÏœprocedure€to›€obtain€affirmative€relief.€€T.C.A.€ðð€36„4„114€providesÏas€follows:Ìâ âÐ x7À+8 ÐÓÓà8  àò ò36„4„114.€Proof€required.€ð"ð€ó óIf€the€defendant€admits€theÐ ¸  Ðâ âfacts€charged€in€the€bill€or€petition€and€relied€upon€asÏthe€ground€for€divorce€or€the€bill€is€taken€as€confessed,Ïthe€court€shall,€nevertheless,€before€decreeing€aÏdivorce,€except€a€divorce€on€the€ground€of€irreconcilableÏdifferences,€hear€proof€of€the€facts€alleged€as€aforeƒ¼mentioned,€and€either€dismiss€the€bill€or€petition€orÏgrant€a€divorce,€as€the€justice€of€the€case€may€require.׃ ×Ý ƒ %ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð0xÐ Ð  ÐÌÓÓÌà  àWe€hold€it€to€be€reversible€error€to€award€a€divorce€by€aÏjudgment€on€the€pleadings€even€if€coupled€with€the€evidence€takenÏat€the€pendente€lite€hearing.€€The€issues€addressed€by€the€court€atÏthe€pendente€lite€hearing€are€not€the€same€issues€that€must€beÏaddressed€at€the€trial€on€the€merits€of€a€divorce€œcase.ñlñ€€DueÏprocess€requires€that€the€parties€be€afforded€an€opportunity€for€aÏfull€hearing€before€a€judgment€œñlññkññjñ+ñjññkññlñaffecting›€their€rights€may€beÏentered€by€the€court.ñlñ›ÌÌà  àWe€do€note€that€œthe€parties›€œintroduced€much€evidence›€at€theÏpendente€lite€hearing€which€was€irrelevant€to€the€issue€then€beforeÏthe€court€but€œpossibly›€relevant€on€the€issue€of€divorce.€€Neverthe…¼less,€we€œthink€that,€absent€a€stipulation€by€the€parties,€evidenceÏpresented€at›€a€trial€on€the€issue€of€alimony€pendente€lite€cannotÏbe€used€as€a€substitute€for€evidence€at€a€divorce€trial.€€TheÏparties€are€entitled€to€a€full€and€fair€hearing€on€all€materialÏissues€presented€in€the€pleadings.ÌÌà  àWhile€we€understand€the€trial€court's€concerns,€and€asÏmeritorious€as€they€may€be,€the€court€nevertheless€is€required€œtoÏapply€the€law€properly,›€both€procedural€and€substantive,€beforeÏentering€a€judgment€affecting€the€rights€of€either€party.€€Such€wasÏnot€done€in€this€case.ÌÐ 3Ø'3 Ðà  àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€the€caseÏfor€a€trial€on€all€issues€properly€raised€by€the€pleadings.€€œIn›€soÏdoing,€we€do€not€express€any€opinion€on€the€merits€of€any€œissue.›ÏCosts€are€taxed€to€the€plaintiff.ÌÔ‡X[SXXX²0ÔÌÓÓà€-(#àÔ#†X²0XXX[S'#Ô______________________________ˆÐ Vž  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÐ  F#Ž ÐÝ ƒùÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÑ7€[SXXd×XXd×7Ñà@ˆˆìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSˆÐ ¸  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌPERSHING€McCARTER,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àSEVIER€CIRCUITÐ ø@ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9606„CV„000196Ð À  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à 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