ÿWPC{ äy¸#ÛÓ0M·÷!‚­‡´®I'Xž$íàÙv6ª¨+íl(Rs~*1rãÙCI'hBö1m™ZApü~#¤ÆGm«·´%›ˆ’»dïäž‚s‚q‘mw‰X³œÒ zxŤŽál5SËE0¢„Œ{ -â^ ,JÛÎDëPÛf÷¹=óúŽÈ*Þê^ 0> ÐÐ t6Ä1@ Ðà ` àNashville€Residence€defaulted€on€the€note€to€Orlando€Residence.€€In€December€1986,Ð ° ÐOrlando€Residence€sued€Nashville€Residence€in€the€United€States€District€Court€for€theÐ 6† ÐMiddle€District€of€Tennessee.€€Shortly€after€Orlando€Residence€filed€suit,€NashvilleÐ ¼  ÐResidence€quitclaimed€the€Elm€Hill€property€to€Nashville€Lodging.€€In€1989,€NashvilleÐ B ’ ÐLodging€sold€the€hotel€and€leased€the€property€to€Metric€Partners€Growth€Suite€Investors,Ð È  ÐL.P.€(ð ðMetric€Partnersðð).€€In€March€1990,€Orlando€Residence€obtained€a€judgment€in€federalÐ N ž  Ðcourt€against€Nashville€Residence€for€$250,000€plus€interest.Ð Ô $  ÐÌà ` àArmed€with€its€$250,000€judgment,€Orlando€Residence€filed€suit€in€the€ChanceryÐ à0  ÐCourt€for€Davidson€County€against€Nashville€Residence,€Nashville€Lodging,€Mr.€Nelson,€andÐ f¶  ÐMetric€Partners€attacking€the€conveyance€of€the€Elm€Hill€property€as€a€fraudulentÐ ì< Ðconveyance.€€Orlando€Residence€eventually€succeeded€with€its€claim€and€was€awardedÐ r Ð$501,934€in€compensatory€and€$850,000€in€punitive€damages€from€Nashville€Residence€andÐ øH ÐNashville€Lodging.€€Both€Nashville€Residence€and€Nashville€Lodging€appealed€to€this€court.Ð ~Î ÐÌà ` àOrlando€Residence€decided€to€execute€on€its€chancery€court€judgment€while€NashvilleÐ ŠÚ ÐResidenceððs€and€Nashville€Lodgingððs€appeal€was€pending.€€In€the€summer€of€1996,€OrlandoÐ `  ÐResidence€moved€to€subject€the€Elm€Hill€property€to€an€execution€sale.€€Orlando€ResidenceÐ –æ" Ðpurchased€the€property€for€$100,000,€and€this€sale€was€confirmed€by€the€trial€court.€€ThreeÐ  l$ Ðmonths€later,€this€court€reversed€Orlando€Residenceððs€judgment€and€remanded€the€case€forÐ ¢!ò& Ða€new€trial.€€òòSeeóó€òòOrlando€Residence€Ltd.€v.€Nashville€Lodging€Co.óó,€No.€01A01„9606„CH„Ð (#x( Ð00256,€1996€WL€724915,€at€*4„7€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Dec.€18,€1996),€òòperm.€app.€deniedÐ ®$þ* Ðconcurring€in€results€onlyóó€(Tenn.€May€19,€1997).€Ð 4&„!, ÐÌà ` àWith€the€fraudulent€conveyance€judgment€now€vacated,€Nashville€Lodging€andÐ @)$0 ÐNashville€Residence,€not€surprisingly,€requested€the€trial€court€to€set€aside€the€execution€saleÐ Æ*&2 Ðof€the€Elm€Hill€property€to€Orlando€Residence.€€They€also€requested€the€trial€court€to€dismissÐ L,œ'4 Ðthe€case€because€Orlando€Residence€lacked€standing€to€enforce€the€federal€court€judgment.€Ð Ò-")6 ÐThe€trial€court€declined€to€dismiss€Orlando€Residenceððs€fraudulent€transfer€suit€or€to€set€asideÐ X/¨*8 Ðthe€judicial€sale.€€After€several€additional€skirmishes,€Nashville€Residence€and€NashvilleÐ Þ0.,: ÐLodging€again€appealed€to€this€court.Ð d2´-< ÐÌà ` àNashville€Lodging€also€decided€to€try€another€legal€tack€after€the€trial€court€denied€itsÐ p5À0@ Ðmotion€to€set€aside€the€judicial€sale.€€It€filed€a€new€action€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€DavidsonÐ ö6F2B ÐCounty€claiming€that€Orlando€Residence€was€being€unjustly€enriched€as€a€result€of€itsÐ |8Ì3D Ðpurchase€of€the€Elm€Hill€property€at€the€judicial€sale.€€€This€case€was€assigned€to€the€trialÐ :R5F Ðcourt€where€Orlando€Residenceððs€fraudulent€conveyance€claim€was€pending.€€Accordingly,Ð ° ÐNashville€Lodging€asserted€that€it€was€entitled€to€return€of€the€property€and€to€restitution€ofÐ 6† Ðall€rents€and€profits€received€by€Orlando€Residence€after€the€execution€sale.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€OrlandoÐ ¼  ÐResidence€swiftly€moved€to€dismiss€this€lawsuit€on€res€judicata€grounds.€On€September€8,Ð B ’ Ð1998,€the€trial€court€dismissed€Nashville€Lodgingððs€complaint.€€Nashville€Lodging€CompanyÐ È  Ðperfected€its€second€appeal€to€this€court.Ð N ž  ÐÌà ` àThe€dispute€over€the€Elm€Hill€property€took€on€a€new€dimension€prior€to€the€oralÐ Zª  Ðarguments€in€both€appeals.€€Metric€Partners€defaulted€on€a€promissory€note€it€had€signed€asÐ à0  Ðpart€of€the€1989€conveyance€of€the€property€and€purchase€of€the€hotel.׃`×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€note€wasÐ f¶  Ðsecured€by€a€first€mortgage€on€both€the€Elm€Hill€property€and€the€hotel.€€Following€theÐ ì< Ðdefault,€the€holder€of€the€note€notified€the€parties€that€it€intended€to€foreclose€on€and€sell€theÐ r ÐElm€Hill€property€and€the€hotel.€€The€foreclosure€sale€was€conducted€shortly€after€this€courtÐ øH Ðheard€oral€argument€in€the€appeal€involving€Orlando€Residenceððs€fraudulent€conveyanceÐ ~Î Ðclaim.€€WBL€II€Real€Estate€Limited€Partnership€€purchased€the€Elm€Hill€property€and€theÐ T Ðhotel€for€$9,050,000.€€The€trustee€of€the€deed€of€trust€estimated€that€approximately€$500,000Ð ŠÚ Ðin€excess€proceeds€would€be€distributed€to€the€owner€of€the€Elm€Hill€property€after€theÐ `  Ðexisting€indebtedness€was€satisfied.Ð –æ" ÐÌà ` àThe€foreclosure€sale€ended€any€possibility€that€either€Orlando€Residence,€NashvilleÐ ¢!ò& ÐLodging,€or€Nashville€Residence€could€recover€possession€of€the€Elm€Hill€property.€Ð (#x( ÐAccordingly,€following€oral€argument€in€its€appeal€from€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€itsÐ ®$þ* Ðunjust€enrichment€complaint€against€Orlando€Residence,€Nashville€Lodging€moved€toÐ 4&„!, Ðdismiss€its€appeal€from€the€dismissal€of€its€unjust€enrichment€claim.Ð º' #. ÐÌà@ÕÕ.Dàò òII.ˆÐ Æ*&2 Ðà@þ þ DàòòNashville€Lodgingððs€Unjust€Enrichment€Claimóóó óˆÐ L,œ'4 ÐÌà ` àAppellants€may€request€an€appellate€court€to€dismiss€their€appeal€any€time€after€it€hasÐ X/¨*8 Ðbeen€perfected.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€15(a);€òòFort€v.€Fortóó,€118€Tenn.€103,€108„09,€101€S.W.Ð Þ0.,: Ð433,€435€(1907).€€Accordingly,€we€grant€Nashville€Lodgingððs€motion€to€dismiss€its€appealÐ ° Ðfrom€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€its€unjust€enrichment€action€against€Orlando€ResidenceÐ 6† Ðbased€on€the€partiesðð€stipulation€that€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€ð ðdoes€not€constitute€a€resÐ ¼  Ðjudicata€defense€to€Nashville€Lodging€Companyððs€restitution€claim€for€monetary€relief€in€theÐ B ’ Ðcase€.€.€.€before€the€Davidson€County€Chancery€Court,€Case€No.€92„3086„III.ððÐ È  ÐÌà@««-Dàò òIII.ó óˆÐ Ô $  Ðà@Ú Ú Dàòòò òOrlando€Residenceððs€Fraudulent€Conveyance€Claimó óóóˆÐ Zª  ÐÌà ` àWe€turn€now€to€the€appeal€from€the€trial€courtððs€refusal€to€set€aside€the€judicial€saleÐ f¶  Ðof€the€Elm€Hill€property€to€Orlando€Residence€or€to€dismiss€Orlando€Residenceððs€fraudulentÐ ì< Ðconveyance€claim€for€lack€of€standing.€€Nashville€Residence€and€Nashville€Lodging€assertÐ r Ðthat€the€trial€court€should€have€ordered€Orlando€Residence€to€return€the€Elm€Hill€propertyÐ øH Ðto€Nashville€Lodging€after€this€court€vacated€and€remanded€Orlando€Residenceððs€$1,351,934Ð ~Î Ðjudgment€in€December€1996.€€They€also€assert€that€Orlando€Residence€does€not€haveÐ T Ðstanding€to€enforce€the€$250,000€federal€court€judgment€against€Nashville€Residence.Ð ŠÚ ÐÌà@ÛÛ.Dàò òA.ˆÐ –æ" Ðà@¡¡ DàòòReturn€of€the€Elm€Hill€Propertyóóó óˆÐ  l$ ÐÌà ` àCourts€ordinarily€decline€to€wield€their€judicial€power€in€cases€that€do€not€involve€aÐ (#x( Ðgenuine€and€existing€controversy€requiring€the€adjudication€of€present€rights.€€òòSee€State€exÐ ®$þ* Ðrel.€Lewis€v.€Stateóó,€208€Tenn.€534,€537,€347€S.W.2d€47,€48€(1961).€€Even€though€a€caseÐ 4&„!, Ðpresented€justiciable€claims€when€it€was€first€filed,€it€will€be€subject€to€dismissal€on€appealÐ º' #. Ðif€intervening€events€prevent€or€disable€the€appellate€courts€from€granting€the€type€of€judicialÐ @)$0 Ðrelief€that€courts€traditionally€grant.€€òòSee€Ford€Consumer€Fin.€Co.€v.€Clayóó,€984€S.W.2d€615,Ð Æ*&2 Ð616€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998).Ð L,œ'4 ÐÌà ` àA€moot€case€or€claim€is€one€that€has€lost€its€character€as€a€present,€live€controversy.€Ð X/¨*8 ÐòòSee€McCanless€v.€Kleinóó,€182€Tenn.€631,€637,€188€S.W.2d€745,€747€(1945).€€When€a€case€orÐ Þ0.,: Ðclaim€becomes€moot,€it€no€longer€serves€as€a€means€to€provide€judicial€relief€to€the€prevailingÐ d2´-< Ðparty.€€òòSee€Knott€v.€Stewart€Countyóó,€185€Tenn.€623,€626,€207€S.W.2d€337,€338„39€(1948);Ð ê3:/> ÐòòMcIntyre€v.€Traughberóó,€884€S.W.2d€134,€137€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994).€€Thus,€appellate€courtsÐ p5À0@ Ðordinarily€dismiss€appeals€in€cases€that€become€moot€while€on€appeal.€€òòSee€Hale€v.€Stateóó,€548Ð ö6F2B Ðâ âS.W.2d€878,€878€(Tenn.€1977).€€Determining€whether€a€claim€or€a€case€has€become€moot€isÐ |8Ì3D Ða€question€of€law.€€òòSeeóó€òòDiGiorgio€v.€Leeóó,€134€F.3d€971,€974€(9th€Cir.€1998);€òòSivak€v.€Stateóó,Ð ° Ð769€P.2d€1132,€1133€(Idaho€Ct.€App.€1989).€€Ð 6† Ðâ âÌà ` àOrlando€Residence€owned€and€possessed€the€Elm€Hill€property€when€this€appealÐ B ’ Ðbegan,€and€thus€Nashville€Residenceððs€and€Nashville€Lodgingððs€claim€to€recover€the€Elm€HillÐ È  Ðproperty€presented€live€issues€for€which€judicial€relief€was€available.€€The€posture€of€thisÐ N ž  Ðclaim€changed,€however,€after€the€foreclosure€sale.€€As€a€result€of€the€foreclosure€sale,Ð Ô $  ÐOrlando€Residence€no€longer€owned€or€possessed€the€Elm€Hill€property.€€Because€theÐ Zª  Ðproperty€is€now€in€the€hands€of€a€third„party,€the€courts€cannot€order€Orlando€Residence€toÐ à0  Ðreturn€the€property€to€Nashville€Residence€or€Nashville€Lodging.€€Accordingly,€NashvilleÐ f¶  ÐResidenceððs€and€Nashville€Lodgingððs€demand€for€the€return€of€the€Elm€Hill€property€is€nowÐ ì< Ðmoot.€Ð r ÐÌà@áá.Dàò òB.ˆÐ ~Î Ðà@88!DàòòOrlando€Residenceððs€Standingóóó óˆÐ T ÐÌà ` àThe€issue€of€Orlando€Residenceððs€standing€to€pursue€its€fraudulent€conveyance€claimÐ `  Ðremains€to€be€addressed.€€Nashville€Residence€and€Nashville€Lodging€assert€that€anotherÐ –æ" Ðcourt,€in€a€related€proceeding€involving€the€same€parties,€determined€that€Orlando€ResidenceÐ  l$ Ðwas€not€the€proper€party€to€pursue€the€$250,000€federal€court€judgment׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€that€thisÐ ¢!ò& Ðdecision€should€collaterally€estop€Orlando€Residence€from€proceeding€with€its€fraudulentÐ (#x( Ðconveyance€claim€against€them.€€We€have€already€decided€this€issue€adversely€to€NashvilleÐ ®$þ* ÐResidence€and€Nashville€Lodging.Ð 4&„!, ÐÌà ` àThe€law€of€the€case€doctrine€prevents€the€redetermination€of€issues€adjudicatedÐ @)$0 Ðbetween€the€parties€in€a€prior€appeal€of€the€same€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòMemphis€Publððg€Co.€v.€TennesseeÐ Æ*&2 ÐPetroleum€Underground€Storage€Tank€Bd.óó,€975€S.W.2d€303,€306€(Tenn.€1998).€€It€is€basedÐ L,œ'4 Ðon€the€practical€recognition€that€issues€already€considered€and€decided€ordinarily€need€notÐ Ò-")6 Ðâ âbe€decided€again,€and€it€applies€to€issues€actually€before€or€necessarily€decided€by€theÐ X/¨*8 Ðappellate€court€in€an€earlier€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€òòMemphis€Publððg€Co.€v.€Tennessee€PetroleumÐ ° ÐUnderground€Storage€Tank€Bd.óó,€975€S.W.2d€at€306.Ð 6† Ðâ âÌà ` àNashville€Residence€and€Nashville€Lodging€challenged€Orlando€Residenceððs€standingÐ B ’ Ðin€the€first€appeal€of€this€case.€€In€our€first€opinion,€we€wrote:à  àÐ È  ÐÓ€ÓÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àDuring€oral€argument€counsel€stated€that€the€gravamen€ofÐ R ¢  Ðappellantððs€jurisdiction/standing€issue€is€that€there€are€twoÐ V¦  Ðentities€named€Orlando€Residence,€Ltd.,€(ORL),€in€one€of€whichÐ Zª  Ð[Samuel]€Hardige€is€the€general€partner€owning€98%,€and€in€theÐ ^®  Ðother€of€which€he€is€the€sole€owner.€€In€this€situation,€theÐ b²  Ðdoctrine€of€ððde€minimis€non€curat€lexðð€(the€law€is€not€concernedÐ f¶  Ðwith€trifles)€applies.€€Whether€Mr.€Hardige€is€98%€or€100%Ð jº Ðowner€of€the€plaintiff,€as€general€partner€or€as€owner,€he€isÐ n¾ Ðentitled€to€prosecute€this€suit€on€behalf€of€the€plaintiff€whichÐ r Ðshould€be€more€specifically€identified€by€amendment€T.R.C.P.Ð vÆ ÐRule€17.01.€€Ðzʸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` (#` (#àNo€merit€is€found€in€appellantsðð€first€issue.ЂҸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌÓ€ÓòòOrlando€Residence,€Ltd.€v.€Nashville€Lodging€Co.óó,€1996€WL€724915,€at€*2„3.€€This€decision,Ð ŠÚ Ðwhether€correctly€or€incorrectly,€adjudicated€Orlando€Residenceððs€standing€for€the€purposeÐ ` Ðof€this€case.€€The€fact€that€a€trial€judge€in€another€action€involving€the€same€parties€reachedÐ –æ Ða€different€result€does€not€affect€the€operation€of€the€law€of€the€case€doctrine€in€this€case.Ð  l ÐÌà ` àWhile€Nashville€Residence€and€Nashville€Lodging€concede€that€they€challengedÐ (#x# ÐOrlando€Residenceððs€standing€in€their€1996€appeal,€they€ask€us€to€revisit€the€same€issue€inÐ ®$þ% Ðlight€of€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Courtððs€decision€to€concur€only€in€the€result€of€our€earlierÐ 4&„!' Ðopinion.€€It€is€now€settled€that€the€Courtððs€denial€of€permission€to€appeal€concurring€only€inÐ º' #) Ðthe€result€does€not€weaken€the€application€of€the€law€of€the€case€doctrine.€€òòSee€MemphisÐ @)$+ ÐPublððg€Co.€v.€Tennessee€Petroleum€Underground€Storage€Tank€Bd.óó,€975€S.W.2d€at€307.€€InÐ Æ*&- Ðsuch€cases,€our€decisions€remain€the€law€of€the€case€as€to€the€disputed€issue.€òòSee€Ladd€v.Ð L,œ'/ ÐHonda€Motor€Co.óó,€939€S.W.2d€83,€91€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).€€Ð Ò-")1 ÐÌà@±±.Dàò òIV.ó óˆÐ Þ0.,5 ÐÌà ` àWe€dismiss€appeal€No.€01A01„9901„CH„00047€upon€motion€of€Nashville€LodgingÐ ê3:/9 ÐCompany€and€tax€the€costs€of€the€appeal€to€Nashville€Lodging€Company€and€its€surety€forÐ p5À0; Ðwhich€execution,€if€necessary,€may€issue.€€Further,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€decision€inÐ ö6F2= Ðappeal€No.01A01„9807„CH„00357€declining€to€dismiss€Orlando€Residenceððs€fraudulentÐ |8Ì3? Ðconveyance€claim€and€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedings.€€We€tax€Ô_ÔtheÐ :R5A Ðcosts€of€appeal€No.€01A01„9807„CH„00357,€jointly€and€severally,€to€Nashville€ResidenceÐ ° ÐCorporation,€Nashville€Lodging€Company,€and€Kenneth€E.€Nelson,€and€their€sureties,€forÐ 6† Ðwhich€execution,€if€necessary€may€issue.Ð ¼  ÐÌÌÓ€Óà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à______________________________Ð N ž  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÐ R ¢  ÐÌÌCONCUR:Ð ^®  ÐÌÌ___________________________________Ð jº ÐBEN€H.€CANTRELL,Ð n¾ ÐPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.Ð r ÐÌÌÌ________________________________Ð ‚Ò ÐWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ †Ö ÐFor€Appeal€No.€01A01„9807„CH„00357Ð ŠÚ ÐÌÌÌ________________________________Ð šê ÐPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEÐ ž î ÐFor€Appeal€No.€01A01„9901„CH„00047