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ÔÔ€'ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ ä ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€)°XXdÖXXdÖ7ÑÙ€€ÙßR€+.)A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌIN€RE:€ESTATE€OF€CARL€PARROTT,€€)à àSEVIER€CHANCERYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.A.€NO.€03A01„9612„CH„00386€ÌWANDA€P.€PATTERSON,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌCO„EXECUTOR,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€CHESTER€S.€RAINWATER,€JR.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCHANCELLORÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌJERRY€K.€GALYON,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àÌCO„EXECUTOR,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌand€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌBETTY€LATHAM,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€à àà àIntervenor€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÌRONALD€L.€GRIMM,€Ambrose,€Wilson,€Grimm€and€œDurand›,€Knoxville,€forÏappellants,€Wanda€P.€Paterson,€Bonnie€Shipman,€Floyd€Parrot,€W.€E.ÏParrott€and€Roy€Parrott.ÌÌÌSTEVEN€E.€MARSHALL,€Marshall€and€œDelius›,€Sevierville,€for€Jerry€K.ÏGalyon,€co„executor.ÌÌÌNORMA€œMcGEE›€OGLE,€Ogle,€œWynn›€&€œRader›,€Sevierville,€for€Betty€JeanÏLatham.ÌÌÌÌÇÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€is€a€declaratory€action€wherein€the€parties€seek€to€haveÏa€portion€of€the€œwill›€of€Carl€Parrott,€deceased,€construed€by€theÏcourt.€€Carl€Parrott€died€testate€on€February€20,€1990.€€His€œLast›ÏœWill›€and€œTestament›€was€executed€on€January€3,€1983,€and€named€hisÏattorney,€Jerry€K.€Galyon,€and€his€daughter,€Wanda€ParrottÏPatterson,€co„executors.ÌÌà àOn€November€6,€1990,€Jerry€K.€Galyon€filed€a€petition€in€theÏSevier€County€Probate€Court€to€admit€the€œwill›€to€probate.€€OnÏNovember€15,€1990,€Wanda€Parrott€Patterson€filed€a€petition€in€theÏsame€court€for€probate€of€the€œwill›€and€appointment€of€an€execu…trix.€€She€further€alleged€in€her€petition€that€the€œwill›€was€vagueÏand€ambiguous€and€asked€for€a€construc‚tion€of€Articles€III€throughÏVI€of€the€œwill,›€or€in€the€alternative€that€the€court€declare€allÍprovisions€set€forth€in€Articles€III€through€VI€null€and€void€andÏto€allow€the€proper‚ties€owned€by€Carl€Parrott€at€the€time€of€hisÏdeath€to€pass€to€the€children€of€Carl€Parrott€equally€pursuant€toÏthe€clear€and€unambiguous€language€set€forth€in€Article€VII.ÌÌà àThe€case€eventually€made€its€way€to€chancery€court.€€The€caseÏwas€originally€heard€by€the€chancellor€on€August€18,€1993.€€In€hisÏoriginal€memorandum€opinion,€the€chancellor€found€the€œwill›€to€beÏsubject€to€construction€and€that€the€œwill,›€Articles€III€through€VIÏwere€not€so€ambiguous€as€to€render€them€null€and€void.ÌÌà àThe€chancellor€specifically€found,€among€other€things:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThat€taking€the€provisions€of€the€œwill›€from€itsÏfour€corners€together€with€the€circumstances€shown€toÏhave€existed,€the€documentary€evidence€referred€to€inÏthe€œwill,›€the€testimony€offered,€and€applying€the€exist…ing€law,€the€intention€of€the€testator€becomes€patentlyÏclear€and€unambiguous€as€to€the€respective€properties€soÏdevised,€and€while€the€specific€descriptions€thereof€asÏset€forth€in€the€œwill›€itself€are€less€than€that€to€beÏdesired,€nevertheless,€the€same€are€clearly€identifiableÏas€to€location€and€description€and€are€valid€devises.ÓÓÌÌà àThe€trial€court's€judgment€was€appealed€to€this€court.€€TheÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€was€vacated€because€all€necessary€andÏindis‚pens‚able€parties,€specifically,€œsome€of›€the€œdevisees›€underÏthe€œwill,›€were€not€before€the€court€and€œhad€not€been€made€partiesÏpursuant€to€Rule€19,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€or€T.C.A.Ïðð€29„14„107.ÌÌà àUpon€remand,€the€court,€òòsua€sponteóó,€ordered€that€all€properÏpersons€be€made€a€party€to€the€suit.€€Thereafter,€the€case€wasÏtried€a€second€time.€€After€the€second€trial,€the€court€found€thatÏthe€will›€was€valid€and€subject€to€construction€so€as€to€carry€outÏthe€intent€of€the€testator.ÌÌà àThe€chancellor€further€appointed€Ronnie€Sims,€a€registeredÏland€surveyor,€as€Special€Master€to€prepare€and€report€to€theÏcourt€metes€and€bounds€descriptions€of€the€tracts€devised€toÏBonnie€Chance,€Roy€Parrott,€W.€E.€Parrott€and€Wanda€Parrott.€€Mr.ÏSims€did€so€and€made€a€report€to€the€court.€€The€court€concurredÍin€the€finding€of€the€Special€Master.€€A€copy€of€the€SpecialÏMaster's€report€is€attached€hereto€as€Appendix€A.ÌÌà àUnder€section€œIIIA›€of€theœ€will,›€the€testator€makes€a€specificÏbequest€of€land€to€Bonnie€Chance,€including€"a€twenty„five€footÏright€of€way€on€and€over€the€land€leading€to€œHaskel›€La‚Follette."€ÏIn€œIIIB›,€a€specific€bequest€of€land€was€made€to€a€son,€RoyÏParrott.€€The€paragraph€making€the€bequest€to€Roy€Parrott,€de…scribed€the€land€"as€set€forth€as€Tract€1€on€the€plat€prepared€byÏClaude€Sutton€that€is€hereby€attached€to€this€my€last€œwill..."›€ÏLikewise€bequests€under€œIIIC›,€and€D€were€made€to€W.€E.€Parrott€andÏWanda€Parrott€which€referred€to€the€plat€of€Claude€Sutton€asÏtracts€2€and€3€respectively.€€Section€œIIIE›€gave€to€Betty€JeanÏParrott€Latham,€"the€remainder€of€Tracts€1,€2,€and€4€of€realÏproperty€€that€are€more€particularly€described€in€Warranty€deed€ofÏRecord€dated€January€15,€1960,€as€recorded€in€the€Register'sÏoffice€of€Sevier€County,€in€Warranty€Deed€Book€131,€page€537,€toÏwhich€reference€is€hereby€made,€a€copy€of€which€is€attached."ÌÌà àParagraph€IV€of€the€œwill›€provided€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àIt€is€my€further€œwill›€and€desire€that€the€right„of„way€that€is€described€on€the€plat€of€Claude€W.€Sutton,Ïthat€is€hereby€attached,€shall€be€increased€by€twenty„five€feet€in€width€and€continue€on€and€over€the€landsÏdevised€and€bequeathed€to€my€daughter,€Betty€JeanÏParrott€Latham,€and€the€costs€of€the€right€of€way€shallÏbe€born€[sic]€at€the€expense€of€my€children,€RoyÏParrott,€W.€E.€Parrott,€Wanda€Parrott€Patterson€andÏBetty€Jean€Latham.œ× ƒ/ ××  ×›ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€expert€testimony€from€qualified€land€surveyors€was€con…flicting.€Mr.€Sims,€who€was€subsequently€appointed€Special€MasterÏtestified€at€the€trial€as€follows:ÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÌÓÓà0 àà àQ.à à...€were€you€hired€by€Jerry€Galyon,€co„executor€ofÏthe€Estate€of€Carl€Parrott€to€do€a€survey?ÌÌA.à àYes,€sir,€I€was.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àDid€you€produce€what's€been€filed€as€exhibit€3?ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌ(Colloquy€between€counsel€and€the€court€omitted.)ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àIn€response€to€that€request,€Mr€Sims,€you€producedÏwhat's€been€filed€as€exhibit€No.€3€here€in€thisÏrecord€is€that€correct?ÌÌA.à àThat's€correct.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àWhat€information€did€you€use€to€produce€Exhibit€No.Ï3?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àFirst€of€all€we€used€the€legal€description€in€ourÏoutside€boundaries.€€We€looked€at€the€œwill,›€and€weÏalso€had€a€map€by€Claude€Sutton€that€we€used€forÏdirection€for€the€lots€that€were€down€on€the€cornerÏof€the€lake.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àIs€that€map€that€you€referred€to€by€Claude€SuttonÏExhibit€No.€2€in€this€record?€€I€show€you€Exhibit€2Ïand€ask€you€if€that's€the€map€you're€referring€to?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àYes,€sir,€it€is.€€I€have€a€copy€of€it.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àWhen€you€say€the€lots€down€by€the€lake€are€youÏtalking€about€the€lots€referred€to€as€Tract€1,ÏTract€2,€and€Tract€3€on€Exhibit€No.€2€to€ClaudeÏSutton€[sic]?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àThat's€correct,€sir.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àSir€did€you€find€evidence€of€the€lots€noted€asÏTract€1,€and€Tract€2€and€Tract€3€on€Exhibit€No.€2Ïon€the€ground€when€you€went€out€to€the€property?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àYes,€we€did.€€We€didn't€find€all€the€corners€but€weÏdid€find€enough€to€restructure€on€existing€pinsÏthat€were€still€there.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àFrom€those€pins€is€that€what€you€produced€theÏsurvey€plat€in€front€of€you,€Exhibit€No.€3?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àThat's€correct.ÌÌQ.à àDid€you€have€any€difficulty€locating€those€tracts?ÌÌA.à àNo,€not€at€all.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àDoes€your€survey,€sir,€correspond€with€survey€ofÏPat€[sic]€Sutton€Exhibit,€Exhibit€No.€2?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àPretty€much€so.€What€they€did€years€ago,€our€bear…ings€may€change€a€little€bit,€but€most€of€theÏbearings€were€magnetic€bearings.€€We€actually€turnÏour€angles€out.€€It€œwill›€change€a€little€bit,€butÏthe€existing€pins€were€there.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àWhat€about€the€tract€up€in€the€corner,€this€halfÏacre€tract;€how€did€you€determine€the€dimensions€ofÏthat€tract?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àIf€I'm€not€mistaken,€that€was€spelled€out€either€inÏthe€œwill›€[sic].€I€don't€know€exactly€how€it€cameÏabout.€€I€believe€it€wasð"ðI€referred€to€a€half€acreÏin€that€corner.ÌÌà0 àà àQ.à àIs€there€any€other€corner€where€that€half€acreÏcould€be€in€terms€of€the€œwill›€that€says€on€top€ofÏthe€ridge€adjoining€the€lands€of€Jack€Hoard€andÏother€lands€of€Bonnie€Chance?€€Is€there€any€otherÏcorner€on€the€Parrott€property€that€half€acre€couldÏbe?ÌÌà0 àà àA.à àNot€in€my€opinion.€€I€had€surveyed€that€adjacentÏproperty€too,€and€I€was€aware€of€that.ÌÌÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌÓÓà àMr.€Jimmy€Daryl€Ogle,€a€licensed€land€surveyor€testified€asÏfollows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà àA.à àBased€on€all€the€evidence€that€I've€discovered€andÏwith€all€the€maps,€the€map€of€Sutton€and€the€mapÏHassle€Wolfe€did€and€the€map€that€Sims€did€and€theÏevidence€on€the€ground,€I€can't€relate€any€evidenceÏthat€I've€found€so€far€that€would€relate€to€the€mapÏthat€was€done€by€Mr.€Sutton.€€I've€been€unable€toÏdetermine€any€of€the€corners€that€he€shows€on€theÏground.€€Nor€have€I€have€[sic]€been€able€to€locateÏwhat€appears€the€corners€that€Hassle€has€shown€inÏhis€survey.€€The€survey€that€Mr.€Sims€shows,€IÏbelieve€could€be€duplicated€back€on€the€ground.€ÏIt's€that€I€can't€determine€what€he€based€hisÏsurvey€on.€€It€doesn't€match€Sims'€nor€Hassle'sÏsurvey.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àYou€mean€it€doesn't€match€Sutton's€or€Hassle's?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àCorrect.ÌÌÌÓÓà àMr.€Hassle€Wolfe,€a€licensed€surveyor€also€testified€overÏobjection€of€counsel€that€he€was€asked€by€the€deceased,€CarlÏParrott,€prior€to€his€death,€to€meet€with€Mr.€Parrott.€€He€testi…fied€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWhat€exactly€did€Mr.€Parrott€ask€you€to€do,€Mr.ÏWolfe?ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌà à(Colloquy€between€court€and€counsel€omitted).ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àWe€were€asked€to€go€out€and€meet€with€Mr.€Parrott.€ÏWe€went€out€and€met€with€him,€talked€with€him,€andÏI€believe€the€Lathams€and€some€others€were€there.€ÏThen€we€went€from€Mr.€Parrott's€over€to€the€proper…ty€and€attempted€to€re„establish€the€tracts.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWhen€you€say€re„establish€the€tracts,€what€tractsÏare€you€referring€to?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àWe€were€given€the€Sutton€map.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àAnd€is€the€map€you€were€given,€exhibit€No.€2?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àYes,€it€appears€to€be€the€one.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àTo€re„establish€the€location€of€the€tract€shown€onÏExhibit€No.€2,€is€that€what€you're€telling€theÏcourt€you€were€asked€to€do?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àThat's€right.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWere€you€able€to€do€that,€sir?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àWe€did,€yes.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWhat€did€you€find€on€the€ground?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àWell,€it€was€œmonumented›.€€The€pins€were€stillÏthere.€€They€had€not€been€destroyed,€no€evidence€ofÏdisturbance.ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€trial€court€obviously€accredited€the€testimony€of€Mr.ÏSims€and€Mr.€Wolfe.ÌÌà àThe€trial€court€then€entered€a€judgment€finding€that€the€œwill›€Ìwas€not€so€ambiguous€as€to€render€it€null€and€void.€€The€judgmentÏentered€was,€in€substance,€the€same€as€in€the€first€trial.€€ThisÏappeal€resulted.ÌÌà àThe€appellants€insist€that€the€chancellor€"abused€his€discre…tion"€in€finding€that€the€locations€of€property€devised€in€theÏLast€œWill›€and€Testament€of€Carl€Parrott€were€"patently€clear€andÏunambiguous"€and€in€adopting€the€Ronnie€Sims€Plat€and€SpecialÏMaster's€report€as€correct€descriptions€of€the€property.€€InÏsupport€of€this€assertion,€the€appellants€argue€that€the€Court€ofÏAppeals€may€disturb€the€concurrent€finding€of€the€Master€and€theÏtrial€court€because€the€findings€involve€a€mixed€question€of€lawÍand€fact€and€are€not€supported€by€substantial€and€material€evidence.ÌÌà àIn€our€review€of€the€record,€we€find€it€unnecessary€to€passÏupon€the€question€regarding€the€concurrent€findings€because€theÏfindings€of€the€chancellor€are€supported€by€a€preponderance€of€theÏevidence.€€Thus,€a€greater€burden€than€"material€evidence",€òòi.eóó.Ï"preponderance€of€the€evidence",€has€been€met.€€òòSeeóó€Rule€13(d),ÏTennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.ÌÌà àAppellants€next€argue€that€the€trial€court€"abused€its€dis…cretion"€in€finding€the€œwill›€was€patently€clear€and€unambiguous.€ÏThe€cardinal€rule€for€interpreting€and€construing€a€œLast›€œWill›€andÏœTestament›€is€the€ascertainment€of€the€intent€of€the€testator.€ÏThat€intent,€when€known,€will€be€given€effect€unless€prohibited€byÏsome€rule€of€law€or€public€policy.€€òòœCowden›€v.€œSovran›€Bank/CentralÏSouthóó,€816€S.W.2d€741,€744€(Tenn.€1991).€€However,€for€the€testa…tor's€œwill›€to€be€given€effect,€there€must€be€some€evidence€of€thatÏintent:€"We€cannot€determine€the€devolution€of€estates€based€uponÍthe€mere€surmise€as€to€the€testator's€intention."€òòœPinkerton›€v.ÏœTurman›óó,€196€Tenn.€448,€268€S.W.2d€347,€350€(1954).Ìà àÌà àWe€agree€with€the€observations€of€the€appellants€that€extrin…sic€evidence€is€not€generally€admissible€to€demonstrate€the€intentÏof€the€testator.€€As€a€general€rule€extrinsic€evidence€is€notÏadmissible€to€remove€a€patent€ambiguity€but€is€admissible€toÏremove€a€latent€ambiguity.€€òòWhite€v.€œKaminsky›óó,€196€Tenn.€180,€264ÏS.W.2d€813€(1954)€and€authorities€cited€therein.œ× ƒ0 ××  ×›ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àA€patent€ambiguity€is€one€produced€by€the€uncer…tainty,€contradictoriness€or€deficiency€of€the€languageÏof€an€instrument,€so€that€no€discovery€of€facts€or€proofÏof€declarations€can€restore€the€doubtful€sense€withoutÏadding€ideas€which€the€words€do€not€sustain.€A€latentÏambiguity€is€one€where€the€equivocality€of€expression€orÏobscurity€of€intention€does€not€arise€from€the€wordsÏthemselves,€but€from€the€ambiguous€state€of€extrinsicÏcircumstances€to€which€the€words€of€the€instrumentÏrefer,€and€which€is€susceptible€of€explanation€by€theÍmere€development€of€extraneous€facts€without€altering€orÏadding€to€the€written€language€or€requiring€more€to€beÏunderstood€thereby€than€will€fairly€comport€with€theÏordinary€or€legal€sense€of€the€words€and€phrases€used.ÏòòœTeague›€v.€œSowder›óó,€121€Tenn.€132,€114€œS.W.›€484€(1908).€ÌÌÓÓòòWard€v.€Berry€&€Assoc.€Incóó.,€614€S.W.2d€372€(Tenn.€App.€1981).€ÌÌà àWe€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€œwill›€with€all€its€attachments,Ïwhich€are€specifically€referred€to€in€the€œwill,›€make€the€intent€ofÏthe€testator€patently€clear.ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àAmbiguity€that€may€be€removed€by€parol€evidence€isÏnot€a€doubt€thrown€upon€the€intention€of€the€party€inÏthe€instrument€by€extrinsic€proof€tending€to€show€anÏintention€different€from€that€manifested€by€the€words€ofÏthe€instrument.€It€must€grow€out€of€the€question€ofÏidentifying€the€person€or€subject€mentioned€in€theÏinstrument€...,€etc.€€òòHarrison€v.€Mortonóó,€2€Swan,€469;ÏòòGourley€v.€Thompsonóó,€2€œSneed›,€391;€òòœEatherly›€v.€œEatherly›óó,Ï1€Cold.,€464,€78€Am.€Dec.,€499;€òòœHorton›€v.€Thompsonóó,€3ÏTenn.€Ch.,€581;€òòClark€v.€Clarkóó,€2€Lea.,€725.ÌÌ€òòœTeague›€v.€œSowder›óó,€121€Tenn.€132,€114€S.W.€484€(1908).ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€appellants€lastly€argue€that€the€extrinsic€evidenceÏadmitted€cannot€definitively€locate€the€properties€devised€or€theÍrights€of€way€leading€to€them.€€In€support€of€this€proposition,Ïthe€appellants€quote€from€òòœHearne›€v.€Alexanderóó,€3€œShannon›'s€casesÏ224€(1875):ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à[A€testator's]€...€intention€must€be€so€plain€onÏthe€face€of€the€instrument€or€capable€of€being€made€soÏplain€that€the€executor€may€proceed€to€execute€hisÏtrusts€without€the€slightest€misgiving,€and€with€theÏabsolute€conviction€that€he€is€doing€exactly€what€hisÏtestator€intended€he€should€doð"ðno€more€and€no€less.ÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€same€basic€argument€was€put€forth€in€òòSheffield€v.€Frank…linóó,€222€S.W.2d€974€(Tenn.€App.€1947).€€In€response€the€courtÏstated:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€test€is€whether€a€surveyor€with€the€deed€beforeÏhim€and€with€or€without€the€aid€of€extrinsic€evidenceÏcan€locate€the€land€and€establish€the€boundaries.€Ï(Citation€Omitted).ÌÌà8 àà àThough€parol€evidence€cannot€be€resorted€to€toÏsupply€material€parts€of€a€deed,€it€is€always€admissibleÏto€show€where€the€land€is€that€fills€the€descriptionÏcontained€in€the€instrument.€€òòœRagsdale›€v.€McCallóó,€[145€ÏTenn.€684,€237€S.W.€66€(1922)].€€It€is€permissible€toÏapply€but€not€to€supply,€description.€Ibid.€€...ÌÌòòSheffieldóó,€supra,€page€979.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àWhile€we€recognize€that€the€court€in€òòSheffieldóó€was€speakingÏof€a€deed,€we€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€same€rules€apply€toÏœWills.›€€We€find€no€merit€in€the€appellants'€argument.ÌÌà àWe€note€parenthetically€that€while€the€œwill›€may€not€be€fair,Ïit€is€not€our€duty€to€assess€fairness.€€The€intent€of€the€testatorÏmust€be€carried€out,€no€matter€how€unfair€it€may€seem€so€long€asÏit€is€not€in€violation€of€law€or€prohibited€by€public€policy.ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€assessed€to€the€appellants€and€this€case€is€remanded€toÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌWilliam€H.€Inman,€Senior€JudgeÌÑ7€›XXd×XXd×7ÑÇÑ  Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌIN€RE:€ESTATE€OF€CARL€œPARROTT›,€€)à àSEVIER€CHANCERYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.A.€NO.€03A01„9612„CH„00386€ÌWANDA€P.€PATTERSON,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌCO„EXECUTOR,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€CHESTER€S.€RAINWATER,€JR.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCHANCELLORÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌJERRY€K.€œGALYON›,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌCO„EXECUTOR,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìand€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌBETTY€œLATHAM›,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€à àà àINTERVENOR€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏChancery€Court€of€Sevier€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÍUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€opinion€that€thereÏwas€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€assessed€to€the€appellants€and€this€case€is€remanded€toÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAMÌ