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àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌœAPPEALED›€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€DAVIDSON€COUNTYÌAT€NASHVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌœÌTHE›€HONORABLE€C.€ALLEN€HIGH,€CHANCELLORÌœÌÌJERE›€R.€LEEÌ222€Second€Avenue€North,€Suite€360„MÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201Ìà àAttorney€for€McCormick€Ashland€City€and€Nashville€Railroad,€Inc.ÌÌFRANK€G.€ABERNATHYÌ1801€West€End€Avenue,€Suite€1800ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37203Ìà àAttorney€for€œCheatham›€County€Rail€AuthorityÌÌW.€EDWARD€œRAMAGE›Ì201€Fourth€Avenue€N.,€Suite€1700ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37219Ìà àAttorney€for€Central€of€Tennessee€Railway€and€Navigation€Co.Ì̛̜à@ àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED̛̜Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌTODD,€P.J.,€M.S.ÌLEWIS,€J.€ÌÓ  ÓÓÓœ›à@ àò òòòÔ€"„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÔ€"XÔÌÑ  ÑÌà àà àAfter€the€main€issues€between€these€parties€had€been€decided€andÏaffirmed€on€appeal,€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€awarded€the€fundsÏbeing€held€by€the€court€to€the€appellee,€McCormick€Ashland€City€and€NashvilleÏRailroad,€Inc.€(MACO).€€The€œCheatham›€County€Rail€Authority€(CCRA)€and€CentralÏof€Tennessee€Railway€and€Navigation€Company,€œIncorporated›€œ(Central)›€appeal.€ÏWe€affirm.ÌÌà@ àò òI.ó óÌÌà àà àCCRA,€created€in€1987€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€7„56„201,€etÏseq.,€to€provide€rail€service€between€Nashville€and€Ashland€œCity,›€contracted€withÍMACO€to€œestablish›€freight€service€between€the€two€cities.€€In€April€of€œ1989,›€theÏparties€agreed€to€amend€the€operating€agreement€to€allow€MACO€to€leaseÏœCCRAððs›€property€for€advertising€purposes€or€for€storage€of€rail€cars.€€In€returnÏMACO€agreed€to€assume€the€utility,€service,€and€maintenance€functionsÏpreviously€borne€by€œCCRA,›€and€to€use€any€surplus€income€for€the€maintenanceÏand€rehabilitation€of€the€branch€line.€€MACO€leased€advertising€space€to€certainÏadvertisers€and€leased€part€of€CCRAððs€property€to€another€company€for€rail€carÏstorage.ÌÌà àà àIn€1992€CCRA€terminated€the€operating€agreement€with€œMACO,›€andÏsent€notices€to€the€advertisers€and€the€rail€company€to€make€future€payments€toÏCCRA.€€MACO€œprotested,›€and€ultimately€one€of€the€advertisers€filed€anÏinterpleader€action€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€œCounty,›€where€MACO€andÏthe€CCRA€were€already€in€litigation€over€their€contract.€€After€that€time€the€rent€wasÏpaid€into€court.ÌÌà àà àWhen€the€case€in€Davidson€County€came€on€for€œtrial,›€MACOÏvoluntarily€dismissed€its€claims€against€CCRA€and€the€trial€proceeded€on€CCRAððsÏclaims€against€MACO.€€At€the€close€of€CCRAððs€proof€MACO€moved€for€anÏinvoluntary€dismissal€pursuant€to€Rule€41.02€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.€€The€chancellorÏgranted€the€motion.€€Both€sides€then€moved€for€disbursement€of€the€funds€beingÍheld€by€the€court.€€The€chancellor€denied€the€motions€and€entered€the€followingÏorder:ÌÌÒ 0 ÒÒ  ÒÓÓœà àThis›€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€on€œthe€›10th€day€ofÏSeptember,€1993€before€Chancellor€C.€Allen€œHigh›€of€theÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€Part€II,Ïupon€the€Motion€to€Disburse€Funds€filed€by€McCormickÏAshland€City€and€Nashville€Railroad,€Inc.€(ð ðMACOðð)€andÏthe€Court,€after€due€consideration€of€said€Motion,€theÏMemorandum€in€Support€thereof,€the€Response€inÏOpposition€filedœ€by€Chea›tham€County€œRail›€AuthorityÏ(ð ðCCRAðð)€and€the€arguments€of€counsel,€does€herebyÏORDER,€ADJUDGE€and€DECREE€as€follows:ÌÌœà0 à1.›à àMACOððs€Motion€to€Disburse€Funds€is€œdenied;›ÌÌœà0 à2.›à àThe€Clerk€and€Master€is€directed€to€hold€the€œà0 àà0 àdisputed›€œfunds›€pending€a€finœal€dispost›ion€ofÏœthe›€appeal€now€pending€before€the€Court€ofÏœAppeals›€in€Case€No.€œ01„A„01„9307„CV„00298›€and€a€final€disposition€of€any€appealÏœtaken›€in€this€matter;€andÌÌœà0 à3.›à àThe€Clerk€and€Master€is€further€directed€œà0 àpursuant›€to€œTennessee›€Rule€of€Civil€œProcedure›Ï54.02€to€œenter›€this€Order,€as€well€œas›€the€Order€ofÏJudgment€previously€œentered›€on€July€26,€1993,€asÏthe€final€œjudgment›€of€this€Court€in€this€cause€so€thatÏœthe›€parties€may€perfect€any€appeal,€there€œbeing›€noÏjust€reason€for€œdelay.€€ÌÌÌÌÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àà àThis›€court€affirmed€the€chancellorððs€decision€and€CCRA€soughtÏpermission€to€appeal€from€the€Supreme€Court.€€While€the€application€wasÏpending€in€the€Supreme€Court,€œCentral,€MACOððs€successor›€œas€the›€railroadÏoperator,€sought€to€recover€the€funds€itself.€€Its€argument,€supported€by€CCRA,Íwas€that€according€to€the€amended€operating€agreement€the€funds€had€to€beÏused€in€maintaining€and€servicing€the€railroad.€€œCentral,€therefore,€argued€that€itÏwas›€the€logical€œchoice,›€because€it€was€the€only€entity€in€œa€position›€to€use€theÏfunds€for€that€purpose.€€The€chancellor€denied€Centralððs€motion€and€incorporatedÏthe€following€in€his€order:€ð ðthe€disposition€of€the€disputed€funds€is€controlled€by€aÏprior€order€of€this€Court,€entered€on€September€21,€1993€at€Minute€Book€180,ÏPage€275.ðð€€The€order€referred€to€is€the€order€quoted€above.ÌÌà àà àThe€Supreme€Court€denied€permission€to€appeal€on€February€27,Ï1995.€€MACO,€CCRA€and€Central€all€moved€immediately€to€recover€the€funds.€€OnÏœMarch›€27,€1995€the€chancery€court€ordered€the€funds€disbursed€to€MACO.ÌÌà@ àà0 àà àò òII.ó óÌÌà àà àOn€appeal€CCRA€and€Central€argue€that€the€chancery€court€and€thisÏcourt€lack€subject€matter€jurisdiction€over€CCRA€because€it€is€a€stateÏgovernmental€œentity€entitled€to€sovereign€immunity.›€€Although€this€issue€has€notÏbeen€raised€before,€subject€matter€jurisdiction€may€be€raised€at€any€time.€€RuleÏ12.08€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc;€òòœGillespie›€v.€Stateóó,€619€œS.W.2d›€128€(Tenn.€App.€1981).ÌÌà àà àCentral€asserts€that€in€the€pleadings€MACO€admitted€œthe€following›Ïœallegation:€›€that€CCRA€ð ðis€a€governmental€agency€of€the€State€of€Tennessee,Íwhich€upon€information€and€belief,€is€authorized€by€œT.C.A.›€ðððð€7„56„201€et€seq.ðð€ÏBecause€of€the€conclusiveness€of€admissions€made€in€the€pleadings,€CentralÏargues€that€the€issue€is€now€foreclosed.€€See€Rule€8.04€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.;€òòJohnÏP.€œSaad›€&€Sons,€œiInc.›€œv.›€Nashville€Thermal€Transfer€Corp.óó,€642€œS.W.2d›€151,€152Ï(Tenn.€App.€1982).€€ÌÌà àà àWe€think,€however,€that€Central€reads€too€much€into€the€admission.€ÏFirst,€the€allegation€is€that€CCRA€is€a€ð ðgovernmental€agencyðð€of€the€State,€not€œthatÏit€is€a›€governmental€entity€entitled€to€sovereign€immunity.€€Admitting€that€œa€plaintiffÏis€an›€œagency€ð ðauthorized›€by€œT.C.A.›€ðððð€7„56„201,€et.€seq.ðð€is€not€an€admission€thatÏCCRA€is€an€arm€of€the€state€clothed€with€sovereign€immunity.ÌÌà àà àFurther,€we€are€convinced€that€just€as€the€parties€cannot€conferÏjurisdiction€by€agreement,€they€cannot€deprive€the€courts€of€jurisdiction€byÏagreement€either.€€Or,€œstated›€differently,€the€parties€cannot€confer€sovereignÏimmunity€by€agreement€where€it€does€not€otherwise€exist.ÌÌà àà àOn€the€merits€of€this€claim,€we€are€satisfied€that€CCRA€is€not€entitledÏto€state€governmental€immunity.€€It€was€not€created€by€the€state€but€by€localÏgovernments,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€7„56„201;€it€is€governed€by€a€board€of€directorsÏappointed€by€local€governments,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€7„56„203(a);€it€is€notÏgoverned€by€laws€governing€state€entities,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€7„56„205;€and€theÍstate€has€no€power€of€oversight,€or€other€authority€over€œit.€€CCRA›€is€subject€to€theÏGovernmental€Entity€Review€Law,€commonly€called€the€ð ðSunset€Lawðð,€found€inÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„29„101,€et€seq.€€But€the€law€applies€to€many€œentities,€createdÏpursuant€to€statutes€passed€by€the€legislature,›€that€œarguably€are›€not€arms€of€theÏstate.€€See€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ4„29„212,€et€seq.€€We€would€be€reluctant€to€holdÏthat€all€of€the€entities€mentioned€in€the€Sunset€Law€were€clothed€with€sovereignÏimmunity.›ÌÌà@ àò òIII.ó óÌÌà àà àCCRA€asserts€that€MACO€waived€any€claim€to€the€funds€paid€intoÏœcourt,›€by€its€nonsuit€at€the€beginning€of€the€trial€in€1993.€€We€find€in€the€record,Ïhowever,€the€order€entered€at€the€end€of€that€trial,€which€recites€that€the€trialÏproceeded€on€(among€other€issues)€œð ðthe›€competing€claims€of€the€CCRA€andÏMACO€to€the€sums€deposited€into€the€registry€of€the€Court.ðð€€Thus,€we€hold€thatÏMACO€did€not€voluntarily€dismiss€its€claim€to€the€funds€now€is€dispute.̛̜à@ àò òIV.ó óÌÌà àà àCCRA€and€Central€assert€that€the€funds€paid€into€court€wereÏobligated€to€be€spent€on€rehabilitation€of€the€railroad.€€Section€œ8„12›€of€theÏamended€agreement,€however,€only€required€MACO€to€use€ð ðany€surplus€ofÍincome€over€expensesðð€for€the€maintenance€and€rehabilitation€of€the€railroad.€€WeÏare€convinced€that€the€issue€of€whether€MACO€violated€that€provision€of€theÏagreement€was€„„€or€should€have€been€„„€tried€in€the€prior€litigation.€€Violation€ofÏthat€provision€was€certainly€one€of€the€reasons€cited€by€CCRA€for€terminating€theÏagreement€in€1992.€€€The€1994€opinion€of€this€court€reflects€that€ð ðthe€conflictingÏclaims€of€MACO€and€CCRA€to€the€rental€funds€were€joined€in€an€interpleaderÏaction€filed€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€which€was€consolidatedÏwith€this€case.ðð€€The€chancellor€dismissed€CCRAððs€claim€and€this€court€affirmed.ÌÌà àà àWe€think€this€issue€has€been€decided€and€cannot€be€raised€again.€ÏSee€òòœMassengill›€v.€Scottóó,€738€S.W.2d€629€(Tenn.€1987).€€The€record€reflects€thatÏwhen€MACO€moved€for€a€disbursement€of€the€funds€in€September€of€1993€(afterÏthe€trial),€the€chancellor€entered€an€order€requiring€the€funds€to€be€held€until€theÏtwo€appeals€then€pending€were€decided.€€When€the€parties€came€back€to€courtÏafter€this€court€had€decided€the€two€appeals,€the€chancellorððs€remarks€from€theÏbench€œmade›€it€clear€that€he€considered€the€issue€to€have€been€œdecided,›€and€thatÏthe€funds€were€simply€being€held€to€see€if€that€decision€would€be€affirmed.ÌÌà@ àò òV.ó óÌÌà àà àCCRA€and€Central€argue€that€some€of€the€funds€being€held€by€theÏcourt€were€paid€after€MACO€was€terminated€in€œ1992,›€and€even€after€1994€whenÍMACOððs€contract€expired€by€its€own€terms.€€Assuming€that€MACOððs€right€to€theÏrental€payments€was€affected€by€those€two€events,€neither€appellant€cites€theÏrecord€where€evidence€of€the€various€payments€may€be€found€or€where€the€issueÏwas€presented€to€the€trial€court.€€Under€Rule€6(b)€of€the€Rules€of€this€court,€thisÏissue€œcan›€be€œignored€because€of€the€lack€of€specific€references€to€relevant€pagesÏof€the€record.›€€œThough€we€ordinarily€are€not€inclined€to€invoke€Rule€6(b)€when€aÏparty€raises€a€legitimate€issue,€we€must€do€so€in€this€case€because€of€the€sheerÏsize€of€the€record.›ÌÌà àà àThe€judgment€of€the€court€below€is€affirmed€and€the€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€the€enforcement€of€itsÏjudgment.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellants.ÌÌÓÓœÌÌ›à àà àà àà àà àà à________________________________Ìà àà àà àà 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