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X/&24Technical Document Style.. 23  Ԁ.   CRight ParRight-Aligned Paragraph NumbersI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)3|xp<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@JQX@( T$   de{ $(G.2 $ FT!   XX     0  MARVINBERKELESLIEMcWILLIAMS($   0  MARVINBERKELESLIEMcWILLIAMSWIMBERLYSeFOGLESONGOvertonShelbyWachoviaFinkelsteinSteinberg("$    2 0Indent123  [D\]^_aebcDdIeӀ2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  GGGG'dxd2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23  QSTUVZ[\ ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 dhhhh7Border 1ddOiC << G<  9p`(Arial # F!  #d#^g  kk   YYY FILEDkX March28,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.kAppellateCourtClerk  C F!#d#^g  I$g         Theofficer'sreturnstated"executedascommandedonDonOvertonevadingservice....Thisthe6dayofMay,1992."  F!#d#^g  I$g         Upontakingjudicialnoticeoftheformerproceeding,WachoviaBankCardServicesv.Overton,whichweareentitledtodo,wenotetheaffidavitofMr.Overtoninthatcasestatesthefollowing:    3. AffiantstatesthathehadnonoticethatanyWarranthadbeenfiledbyWachoviaBankCardServicesagainsthiminKnoxCountyGeneralSessionsCourtandnonoticethattherewasatrialsetonJuly21,1992oranyotherdateagainsthiminKnoxCountyGeneralSessionsCourtuntilhereceivedExhibit"2"[seeappendix]fromPlaintiff'slegalassistant.     Moreover,inoralargumentinthepriorcasehiscounseltoldtheCircuitJudge,"[T]hefirstnoticethatMr.OvertonhadwaswhenhereceivedaletterfromMr.Cunninghamstatingwehaveajudgment." WefindtheforegoingcuriousinlightofthefactthattheletterreferredtoisdatedJuly30,1992,andtheappealbondintheGeneralSessionsCourtwasfiledonJuly29,1992.gX  gPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA:Op Monaco  BA:Op Monaco OC<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd F! . ^&ffXd&#ffXd#g    7/XXdd7\RA'\ `    , 5  h u` Ljli;+'h|`  `Lߛ@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ EASTERNSECTIONDONALDE.OVERTON@ ) KNOXCOUNTY@ ) 03A019510CV00375 PlaintiffAppellant @ )@ )@ ) v. @ ) HON.HAROLDB.WIMBERLY,̀@ ) JUDGE @ )RONCUNNINGHAM,@ )GAILSHELBY,and@ ) WACHOVIABANKCARDSERVICES  @ ) @ ) DefendantsAppellees@ ) AFFIRMEDANDREMANDEDDONALDE.OVERTON,ProSeJAMESE.FOGLESONGOFKNOXVILLEFORAPPELLEES    OPINION         Goddard,P.J.  DonaldE.OvertonappealsadismissalofhiscomplaintagainstRonCunningham,anattorney,GailShelby,hislegalassistant,andWachoviaBankCardServices,hisclient,whichsoughtdamages,bothcompensatoryandpunitive,asaresultoftheDefendants'fraud:    10.PlaintiffallegesthatthespecificactsoffraudarethatajudgmentwasobtainedagainstPlaintiffbytheseDefendantswithoutanyserviceofprocessonPlaintiffintheGeneralSessionsCourtaction.Defendantsknewthis,theyperpetratedthisfraudontheGeneralSessionsCourt,anduponPlaintiff.TheadditionalactoffraudwasthelettersenttoMr.OvertonbyMs.Shelby[seeappendix]affirmingthatDefendants("we")hadobtainedthis"finaljudgment",whichwasfalse,andthreateningMr.Overtontoexecuteonthisjudgment.      ThegenesisofthesuitpresentlyonappealwasapriorsuitfiledbyMr.CunninghamintheGeneralSessionsCourtforKnoxCountyonbehalfofWachoviaBankCardServices,predicateduponthefollowingallegation:    FORservicesand/ormerchandisedeliveredtodefendantforwhichpaymenthasnotbeenreceivedasevidencedbytheSwornAccountattachedheretointhesumof$2,361.74togetherwithalllegalinterest,attorneyfeesandthecostsofthisaction.      ThepresentcomplaintallegesMr.OvertonwasneverservedwithprocessandthatajudgmentwasimproperlyenteredbytheGeneralSessionsCourtagainsthimonJuly21,1992,intheamountof$2730.65.Thereafter,Ms.ShelbysentaletteronbehalfofFinkelstein,Kern,Steinberg&Cunningham,datedJuly30advisingMr.Overtonthatafinaljudgmenthadbeenenteredagainsthimintheamountof$2730.65.  Whereupon,Mr.OvertonappealedthecasetotheCircuitCourtwhichfoundadverselytohim.ThiscasewasthenappealedtothisCourtandhisdefenseastoservicewassustained.Thecasewasaccordinglydismissed.WachoviaBankCardServicesv.DonaldE.Overton,anunpublishedopinionofthisCourtfiledinKnoxvilleonFebruary15,1996.  InthepresentcasetheDefendantsfileda"MOTIONTODISMISSAND/ORFORMOTIONFORSUMMARYJUDGMENT"whichwasaccompaniedbyanaffidavitofMr.Cunninghamstatinginteraliathefollowing:     3.Theundersignedfurtherstatesthatonthe21stdayofJuly,1992,thedateofentryofajudgmentagainstDonaldE.OvertoninKnoxCountyGeneralSessionsCourt,thiscasewaspresentedonaswornaccountandthataletterfromtheprocessserverwasattachedtothecomplaintandthecourtreadtheletter.ThattheundersignedadvisedthecourttheremaybeaquestionastoserviceofprocessandtheJudgeafterduedeliberationdecidedthatvalidservicehadinfactbeenobtainedinthecauseandsubsequentlyenteredajudgmentagainstDonaldE.Overton.ThattheundersignedcausednoticeoftheentryofthisjudgmenttobesenttoDonaldOverton.DonaldE.OvertonpersonallyappearedandpersonallyfiledanappealofthisjudgmentwithinthetimeprovidedbylawtotheCircuitCourt.TheappealedcasewasdulysetfortrialandjudgmentinthatproceedinghasbeenenteredagainstDonaldE.OvertonandinfavorofWachoviaBankCardServicesfortheamountof$4,509.26.      NocounteraffidavitwasfiledbyMr.Overton,althoughhedidfilethefollowingaffidavitonApril28,1993,whichwasbeforeMr.Cunningham'saffidavitwasfiledonJune7,1995:    ComestheAffiantDonaldE.OvertonandstatesthatthefactualallegationsintheComplaintfiledinthiscasearetrueandexacttothebestofhisknowledge,informationandbelief.      ItisapparentfromMr.Cunningham'saffidavitthattherewasnoattempttodefraudMr.Overton.AttheoutsetandinthefinesttraditionofmembersoftheBar,Mr.CunninghamcalledtotheattentionoftheGeneralSessionsJudgethequestionableserviceofprocess. m   ׀Indeed,Mr.OvertonwasabletoreassertthisdefenseuponappealtotheCircuitCourtandthereaftertothisCourtwhereheultimatelyprevailed.  TheaffidavitwhichMr.OvertondidfiledoesnotmeettherequirementsofRule56.03oftheTennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure,becauseitwasnotmadeonhispersonalknowledge,butrather"tothebestofhisknowledge,informationandbelief."  ItistruethatMr.OvertonwasincorrectlyadvisedthatthejudgmentoftheGeneralSessionsCourthadbecomefinal,butthisinnowayprejudicedhimbut,indeed,ifhisandhiscounsel'sstatementsaretobebelieved, n   כenabledhimtomakeatimelyappealandasalreadynotedultimatelytoprevail.  FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmedandthecauseremandedforcollectionofcostsbelow.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMr.Overton.      _______________________________      HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.CONCUR:________________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.________________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.