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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€¼ÔÑ7€æ9XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  Ñ›Þ ÞÌMid„State€Trust€IV,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellee,à àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9703„CV„00145Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)̜ـ€ÙßR€"$!A1-j|sö` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€4887ÌRandall€W.€Swift,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURT€OF€CHEATHAM€COUNTYÌÌAT€ASHLAND€CITY,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€LEONARD€W.€MARTIN,€JUDGEÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌÌÌRANDALL€W.€SWIFT,€PRO€SEÌ1107€Nettie€DriveÌAshland€City,€Tennessee€37015ÌÌÌCRAIG€R.€ALLEN,€ESQ.ÌFoster,€Foster,€Allen€&€DurrenceÌ515€Pioneer€Bank€BuildingÌ801€Broad€StreetÌChattanooga,€TN€37402Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLEEÌÌÌÌÌà@ àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÓ  Óà@ àÔ€ ÔòòOPINIONóóÌÔ€¼ÔÌÓ€Óà àThis€is€an€appeal€by€defendant/appellant,€Randall€W.€Swift,€from€theÏdecision€of€the€Cheatham€County€Circuit€Court€dismissing€his€appeal€from€theÏgeneral€sessions€court.€€The€facts€out€of€which€this€matter€arose€are€as€follows.ÌÌà àSwift€executed€a€promissory€note€and€deed€of€trust€in€favor€of€Jim€WalterÏHomes,€Inc.€(ð ðJWHðð)€in€August€1991.€€The€deed€of€trust€gave€JWH€a€securityÏinterest€in€a€piece€of€property€located€in€Cheatham€County€and€owned€by€Mr.ÏSwift.€€JWH€subsequently€assigned€its€security€interest€to€plaintiff/appellee,€Mid„State€Trust€IV.ÌÌà àMid„State€foreclosed€on€and€purchased€the€property€on€28€August€1996.€ÏMr.€Swift€remained€on€the€property€after€the€foreclosure€proceedings.€€Mid„StateÏfiled€a€detainer€action€against€Mr.€Swift€in€the€general€sessions€court€when€Mr.ÏSwift€refused€to€vacate€the€premises.€€Mr.€Swift€failed€to€appear€at€the€trial,€andÏthe€general€sessions€court€entered€judgment€on€23€September€1996€granting€Mid„State€writ€of€possession€and€ordering€Mr.€Swift€to€vacate€the€property€in€tenÏdays.ÌÌà àMr.€Swift€attempted€to€appeal€the€general€sessions€judgment€on€3€OctoberÍ1996.€€He€filed€an€appeal€bond,€a€pauperððs€oath€in€lieu€of€appeal€bond,€and€anÏaffidavit€of€indigency.€€Mr.€Swift€failed€to€sign€the€appeal€bond€or€to€list€a€surety.€ÏOn€6€November€1996,€Mid„State€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€or,€in€the€alternative,Ïto€reschedule€the€trial€date.€€Mid„State€argued€Mr.€Swift€ð ðfailed€to€comply€withÏthe€applicable€detainer€statutes€in€that€he€.€.€.€failed€to€file€a€proper€appeal€bondÏwith€surety€as€required€by€Tennessee€law.ðð€€The€court€agreed€with€Mid„StateððsÏargument€and€dismissed€the€appeal€by€order€entered€4€December€1996.€€Mr.ÏSwift€filed€his€notice€of€appeal€to€this€court€on€31€December€1996.€€Mid„StateÏfiled€a€motion€to€dismiss€the€appeal€on€12€May€1997.€€Mid„State€claimed€Mr.ÏSwift€failed€to€comply€with€Rules€24(c)€and€(d)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏAppellate€Procedure€and€this€court€should€not€consider€his€brief€pursuant€to€RuleÏ13(c)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.ÌÌà àIt€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€the€motion€to€dismiss€should€be€overruledÏand€the€case€decided€on€the€merits.€€ð ð[T]he€overall€intent€of€the€rules€is€to€allowÏcases€to€be€resolved€on€their€merits.€€A€courtððs€construction€and€application€of€theÏrules€should€further€that€intent€and€should€enhance,€not€impede,€the€search€forÏjustice.ðð€€òòò òJohnson€v.€Hardinóóó ó,€926€S.W.2d€236,€238„39€(Tenn.€1996).€€InÏòòò òJohnson,ó óóó€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€determined€the€court€of€appeals€erred€inÏdismissing€an€appeal€and€denying€a€motion€to€file€a€late€designation€of€a€partialÏtranscript€when€all€the€parties€were€aware€of€the€basis€of€the€appeal€and€a€fullÏtranscript€was€not€necessary€to€convey€the€issues.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€at€239.€€The€facts€of€thisÏcase€are€similar.€€The€parties€are€aware€that€the€issue€before€the€court€is€whetherÏthe€trial€court€properly€dismissed€the€appeal€for€failure€to€file€a€proper€bond.€€InÏaddition,€there€is€no€need€for€a€transcript€or€statement€of€the€evidence€as€all€theÏnecessary€proof€is€available€from€the€technical€record.€€Finally,€this€court€hasÏdenied€motions€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€comply€with€Rule€24(d)€in€the€past.€€TheÍcourt€has€waived€the€requirments€of€Rule€24(d)€pursuant€to€Rule€2€and€held€thatÏthe€court€should€decide€the€case€on€the€technical€record€alone.€€ò òòòSee€Barnes€v.ÏMiller€Med.€Groupó óóó,€No.€01„A„01„9512„CV„00549,€order€(Tenn.€App.€21€Feb.Ï1996).€€Such€is€an€appropriate€result€in€this€case€as€well.€€It€is€also€the€opinion€ofÏthis€court€that€Mid„Stateððs€argument€regarding€Rule€13(c)€must€fail.€€Mid„StateÏargues€that€ð ð[t]he€issues€raised€by€[Mr.€Swift]€in€his€brief€are€completely€outsideÏthe€record€and€should€not€be€considered€pursuant€to€T.R.A.P.€13(c).ðð€€AlthoughÏMr.€Swift€failed€to€enumerate€specific€issues€in€his€brief,€he€did€address€certainÏissues€in€his€argument.€€He€addressed€the€issue€of€whether€the€foreclosure€wasÏproper€and€the€issue€of€whether€he€properly€filed€the€bond.€€This€court€may€notÏaddress€the€first€issue€because€the€order€of€foreclosure€is€not€properly€before€thisÏcourt.€€We€may,€however,€resolve€the€second€issue€the€facts€of€which€are€notÏoutside€the€record.€€Neither€Mr.€Swiftððs€failure€to€comply€with€Rules€24(c)€andÏ(d)€nor€his€overzealous€attempt€at€bringing€forth€the€issues€on€appeal€meritÏdismissal€of€the€case.€€Thus,€Mid„Stateððs€motion€to€dismiss€is€hereby€overruled.ÌÌà àMoving€on€to€the€merits,€there€are€two€statutes€relevant€to€the€issue€ofÏwhether€the€trial€court€properly€dismissed€Mr.€Swiftððs€appeal.€€The€first€appliesÏto€detainer€actions€specifically€and€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà à(b)(1)€If€the€defendant€pray€an€appeal,€then,€in€that€case,€theÏplaintiff€shall€execute€bond,€with€good€and€sufficient€security,€inÏdouble€the€value€of€one€(1)€year's€rent€of€the€premises,€conditionedÏto€pay€all€costs€and€damages€accruing€from€the€wrongfulÏenforcement€of€such€writ,€and€to€abide€by€and€perform€whateverÏjudgment€may€be€rendered€by€the€appellate€court€in€the€final€hearingÏof€the€cause.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„18„130(b)(1)€(Supp.€1996).€€The€second€applies€to€civilÏactions€in€general€and€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà à(a)€Any€civil€action€may€be€commenced€by€a€resident€of€thisÏstate€without€giving€security€as€required€by€law€for€costs€and€withoutÍthe€payment€of€litigation€taxes€due€byÌà8 àà à(1)€Filing€the€following€oath€of€poverty:€.€.€.€à àÌà8 àandÌà8 àà à(2)€Filing€an€accompanying€affidavit€of€indigency€asÏprescribed€by€court€rule.Ìà8 àà àÓ€ÓÌÓ€ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€20„12„127€(Supp.€1996).ÌÌà àMid„State€argues€Mr.€Swift€failed€to€comply€with€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€section€29„18„130(b)(1),€but€the€fact€is€that€section€does€not€requireÏMr.€Swift€to€do€anything.€€Instead,€the€section€requires€Mid„State,€not€Mr.€Swift,Ïto€file€an€appeal€bond.€€The€section€clearly€states€that€the€plaintiff,€Mid„State,Ïmust€execute€a€bond€to€cover€all€costs€and€damages€accruing€from€the€wrongfulÏenforcement€of€the€writ€of€possession€if€the€defendant,€Mr.€Swift,€pray€anÏappeal.× ƒ% ××  ×ÌÌà àTherefore,€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed€and€the€case€isÏremanded€to€the€trial€court€for€any€further€necessary€proceedings.€€Costs€onÏappeal€are€taxed€against€plaintiff/appellee,€Mid„State€Trust€IV.ÌÓÓÌÌÌÔ€XÔà àà àà àà àà àà àà àœ__________________________________›Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌœ›œ________________________________›ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌœ›ÌÌœ________________________________›ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌ