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ÔÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ7€µwXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÞ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÙ€€ÙßR€$&#A1-j|pX` à. `€€@ÿRßà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌà àà à€€€________________________________________________ÌÌò òNELL€MAY€PUTNAM,€IndividuallyÌand€NELL€MAY€PUTNAM,€ÌAdministratrix€of€the€Estate€ofÌCHARLES€O.€PUTNAM,€ÌÌà àó óPlaintiff„Appellee,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àWeakley€Chancery€No.€13112ÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€02A01„9511„CH„00250ÌÌò òRUSSELL€PUTNAM€ANDÌWINSTON€PUTNAM,€ó óÌÌà àDefendants„Appellants.Ì___________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àFROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€WEAKLEY€COUNTYÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€WILLIAM€MICHAEL€MALOAN,€CHANCELLORÌÌÌÌÌà@ àNancy€Miller„Herron;€Herron€&€Miller„Herron€of€DresdenÌà@ àFor€AppelleeÌÌà@ àJeffrey€W.€Parham€and€H.€Max€Speight€of€MartinÌà@ àFor€Appellant,€Russell€PutnamÌÌÌÌÌà@ àòòò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóÌà@ àÌà@ àOpinion€filed:ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÌÌHEWITT€P.€TOMLIN,€JR.,€SENIOR€JUDGEó óÌ›Ñ7€µwXXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  ÑÓÓà àThis€is€a€T.R.A.P.€9€appeal€from€an€interlocutory€order€of€the€chanceryÏcourt€denying€the€motion€of€defendant,€Russell€Putnam,€to€dismiss€plaintiffððsÏsuit€for€lack€of€personal€jurisdiction€and€lack€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction.€€Ìà àThe€facts€are€apparently€undisputed€and€implicitly€stipulated€by€theÏappellate€briefs€and€memoranda€filed€in€the€trial€court.€€Plaintiff,€Nell€MayÏPutnam,€widow€of€Charles€O.€Putnam,€was€appointed€administratrix€of€hisÏestate,€and€plaintiff€filed€a€petition€in€the€probate€proceeding€againstÏdefendants,€Russell€Putnam€and€Winston€Putnam× ƒ' ××  ×,€to€set€aside€fraudulentÏconveyances€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€31„1„105€(1984).€€The€petition€alleges€thatÍCharles€O.€Putnam,€resident€of€Weakley€County,€Tennessee,€died€intestateÏwithout€surviving€issue.€€The€petition€avers€that€the€petitioner€is€the€widow€andÏthe€duly€appointed€administratrix€of€the€estate€of€Charles€Putnam.€€She€aversÏthat€defendant,€Russell€Putnam,€is€the€deceasedððs€brother€and€is€a€resident€ofÏWest€Monroe,€Louisiana.€€The€petition€further€avers:€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à7.€€After€entering€upon€the€administration€of€theÏestate,€€Plaintiff€determined€that€Decedent€had€madeÏcertain€conveyances€to€Defendants€withoutÏconsideration,€with€the€intent€to€defraud€and€depriveÏher€of€her€share€of€the€estate.€€The€conveyances€wereÏas€follows:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(A)€Certificates€of€Deposit€in€the€FirstÏAlabama€Bank€in€the€face€amount€ofÏ$66,353.00;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(B)€Cash€in€the€amount€of€$34,486.00Ïdeposited€in€Sunburst€Bank,€CalhounÏCity,€Mississippi.€ÌÌÓÓà àThe€petition€seeks€to€set€aside€the€ð ðfraudulent€conveyancesðð€of€the€fundsÏand€that€the€funds€be€made€a€part€of€the€estate.€€Ìà àRussell€Putnam€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€for€lack€of€personal€jurisdictionÏand€lack€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction.€€The€motion€avers€that€he€has€noÏconnection€with€the€Tennessee€forum,€that€he€conducts€no€business€inÏTennessee,€€and€that€he€does€not€have€any€minimum€contacts€with€the€State€ofÍTennessee.€€The€motion€further€states€that€the€certificates€of€deposit€wereÏpurchased€from€an€Alabama€bank€with€funds€derived€from€sources€outside€ofÏTennessee€and€were€purchased€before€the€deceased€moved€to€the€State€ofÏTennessee.€€Putnam€also€avers€that€the€property€is€outside€the€State€ofÏTennessee,€and€that€the€state€has€no€subject€matter€jurisdiction€over€theÏproperty.€€Before€the€motion€was€heard,€the€petitioner€was€allowed€to€amendÏthe€petition,€adding€Count€II€which€alleges€that€on€the€morning€after€theÏdecedentððs€death,€Russell€Putnam€instructed€the€petitionerððs€son„in„law,€DanÏBlackman,€to€bring€to€him€Charles€Putnamððs€ð ðgray€duffle€bagðð€when€the€familyÏcame€to€Mississippi€for€the€funeral.€€The€petitioner€alleges€that€the€gray€duffleÏbag€contained€the€certificates€of€deposit€for€the€Alabama€funds.€€The€amendedÏpetition€alleges€in€part:€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à(5)€Russell€Putnam€and€the€deceased€engaged€in€a€civilÏconspiracy€against€Plaintiff€with€the€intent€to€defraudÏand€deprive€Plaintiff€of€her€interest€in€the€decedentððsÏestate.ÌÌÓÓà àThe€undisputed€facts€are€as€follows:€Petitioner€and€Charles€Putnam€wereÏmarried€in€1953€and€were€property€owners€and€residents€of€the€State€ofÏAlabama€until€approximately€1992€when€they€sold€the€Alabama€property.€€TheyÏmoved€in€with€petitionerððs€daughter€in€Martin,€Weakley€County,€Tennessee,Íwhere€they€were€living€at€the€time€of€Charles€Putnamððs€death€on€April€30,€1993.Ìà àRussell€Putnam,€the€brother€of€the€decedent,€is€a€citizen€and€resident€ofÏWest€Monroe,€Louisiana,€and€never€visited€his€brother€while€his€brother€lived€inÏTennessee.€€Russell€Putnam€was€last€in€the€State€of€Tennessee€in€the€late€1940'sÏwhen€he€worked€in€the€state€for€a€brief€period€of€time.Ìà àBeginning€in€1983,€during€the€time€that€petitioner€and€the€deceased€livedÏin€Alabama,€the€deceased€purchased€several€certificates€of€deposit€in€the€nameÏof€ð ðC.€O.€Putnam€or€Russell€Putnam.ðð€€The€purchases€were€made€from€anÏAlabama€bank,€and€the€funds€remained€in€the€Alabama€bank€even€after€theÏdeceased€and€petitioner€moved€to€the€State€of€Tennessee.Ìà àThe€trial€court€denied€Russell€Putnamððs€motion€to€dismiss,€and€thisÏappeal€presents€the€sole€issue€of€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€theÏmotion.Ìà àRussell€Putnam€was€served€with€process€under€the€Tennessee€long€armÏstatute,€T.C.A.€ðð€20„2„214€(1994),€and€petitioner€asserts€that€he€was€properlyÏserved€pursuant€to€the€following€provisions€of€the€statute:€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò20„2„214.€€Jurisdiction€of€persons€unavailable€toÏpersonal€service€in€state€„€Classes€of€actions€toÏwhich€applicable.ó ó„€(a)€Persons€who€are€nonresidentsÏof€Tennessee€and€residents€of€Tennessee€who€areÍoutside€the€state€and€cannot€be€personally€served€withÏprocess€within€the€state€are€subject€to€the€jurisdictionÏof€the€courts€of€this€state€as€to€any€action€or€claim€forÏrelief€arising€from:ÌÌà àà àà àà à*à àà à*à àà à*ÌÌà8 àà8 à(2)€Any€tortious€act€or€omission€within€this€state;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(3)€The€ownership€or€possession€of€any€interest€inÏproperty€located€within€this€state;ÌÌà àà àà àà à*à àà à*à àà à*ÌÌà8 àà8 à(6)€Any€basis€not€inconsistent€with€the€constitutionÏof€this€state€or€of€the€United€States.ÌÌÓÓà àThe€petitioner€has€the€burden€of€making€out€a€prima€facie€case€thatÏexercising€personal€jurisdiction€over€this€defendant€under€the€long€arm€statuteÏis€proper.€€ò òòòDavis€Kidd€Booksellers€v.€Day„Impexó óóó,€832€S.W.2d€572,€577€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1992).Ìà àPetitioner€first€asserts€that€Russell€Putnam€is€subject€to€the€jurisdictionÏof€the€court€because€the€cause€of€action€arises€from€a€tortious€act€or€omissionÏwithin€the€state.€€Petitioner€argues€that€under€T.C.A.€ðð€20„2„214€(a)(2),€serviceÏmay€be€obtained€even€though€the€tortious€acts€were€committed€outside€theÏstate€but€the€tortious€injury€was€sustained€within€the€state€and€relies€uponÏò òòòHanvy€v.€Crosman€Arms€Co.,€ó óóó€225€Tenn.€262,€466€S.W.2d€214€(1971)€andÍò òòòGodwin€Aircraft,€Inc.€v.€Houstonó óóó,€851€S.W.2d€816€(Tenn.€App.€1992).€ÏPetitionerððs€reliance€upon€these€cases€is€misplaced.€€In€the€instant€case,Ïpetitioner€alleges€and€the€uncontroverted€facts€are€that€the€so„called€fraudulentÏconveyances€were€made€by€the€decedent€during€his€lifetime€in€the€State€ofÏAlabama€while€he€was€a€resident€of€the€State€of€Alabama.€€If,€in€fact,€theÏconveyances€were€fraudulent,€they€resulted€in€injury€to€the€petitioner€at€theÏtime€they€were€made,€which€was€an€injury€that€was€sustained€in€the€State€ofÏAlabama.€€The€fact€that€petitioner€and€her€husband€subsequently€moved€to€theÏState€of€Tennessee€did€not€change€that€situation€and€cause€petitioner€to€sustainÏa€new€injury€in€the€State€of€Tennessee.Ìà àPetitioner€also€asserts€that€the€amended€complaint€includes€a€count€forÏcivil€conspiracy,€and€that€each€co„conspirator€is€liable€for€all€the€damagesÏnaturally€flowing€from€any€wrongful€act€by€a€co„conspirator.€€We€have€noÏquarrel€with€such€law,€but€petitioner€fails€to€take€into€account€that€here€againÏthe€conspiracy€alleged€is€that€of€the€decedent€with€Russell€Putnam€whichÏoccurred€during€the€decedentððs€lifetime€while€he€was€a€resident€of€the€State€ofÏAlabama€and€any€conspiracy€between€the€parties€occurred€in€the€State€ofÏAlabama.€€We€find€no€basis€for€service€of€process€on€Russell€Putnam€under€theÍprovisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€20„2„214€(a)(2).Ìà àPetitioner€next€asserts€that€Russell€Putnam€is€subject€to€jurisdiction€ofÏthe€court€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€20„2„214€(a)(3),€the€ownershipÏor€possession€of€an€interest€in€property€located€in€the€state.Ìà àThe€certificates€of€deposits€are€in€the€name€of€C.€O.€Putnam€or€RussellÏPutnam.€€It€is€undisputed€that€these€certificates€were€in€the€State€of€TennesseeÏat€the€time€of€C.€O.€Putnamððs€death€and€were€removed€from€the€state€at€theÏinstance€of€Russell€Putnam€without€any€authority€from€C.€O.€PutnamððsÏadministratrix.Ìà àThe€transactions€for€the€issuance€of€the€certificates€of€deposit€wereÏconducted€€entirely€within€the€State€of€Alabama,€and€the€certificates€wereÏissued€in€that€state.€€Although€Alabama€law€may€apply€as€to€the€legal€effect€ofÏthe€certificates,€in€the€absence€of€a€showing€to€the€contrary,€we€presume€thatÏAlabama€law€is€the€same€as€that€of€Tennessee.€€ò òòòShepard€&€Gluck€v.€Thomasó óóó,Ï147€Tenn.€338,€347,€246€S.W.€836€(1922);€ò òòòJohn€H.€Heirigs€Const.€Co.€v.€Exideó óóó,Ï709€S.W.2d€604,€609€(Tenn.€App.€1986).Ìà àT.C.A.€€€ðð€47„3„104€(j)(1996)€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò47„3„104.€€Negotiable€instrument.ó ó€ÌÌà àà àà àà à*à àà à*à àà à*ÌÌà8 àà8 à(j)€ð ðCertificate€of€depositðð€means€an€instrumentÏcontaining€an€acknowledgment€by€a€bank€that€a€sumÏof€money€has€been€received€by€the€bank€and€aÏpromise€by€the€bank€to€repay€the€sum€of€money.€€AÏcertificate€of€deposit€is€a€note€of€the€bank.ÌÌÓÓà àA€bank€cannot€be€compelled€to€pay€a€certificate€of€deposit€issued€by€itÏwithout€a€surrender€of€the€certificate€unless€its€production€has€becomeÏimpossible€on€account€of€its€loss€or€for€other€reasons€and€then€a€bond€ofÏindemnity€must€be€given.€€ò òòòDevine€v.€Unaka€National€Bankó óóó,€125€Tenn.€98,€140ÏS.W.€747€(1911).Ìà àA€certificate€of€deposit€is€presumed€to€belong€to€the€person€whose€nameÏappears€thereon.€€9€C.J.S.€òòBanks€&€Bankingóó€€ðð€299€(1996).Ìà àT.C.A.€ðð€47„50„102€(1995)€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò47„50„102.€€Assignable€instruments€„€Suit€byÏassignee.€„ó ó€Bonds€with€collateral€conditions,€bills€orÏnotes€for€specific€articles€or€the€performance€of€anyÏduty,€nonnegotiable€notes€for€money€and€acceptedÏorders€shall€be€assignable,€and€suit€may€be€prosecutedÏby€the€assignee€in€the€assigneeððs€own€name.ÌÌÓÓà àWe€conclude€from€the€above€that€a€certificate€of€deposit€is€property,€andÏthat€Russell€Putnam€had€an€ownership€interest€in€property€located€in€this€stateÏat€the€time€of€C.€O.€Putnamððs€death.€€It€is€also€undisputed€that€the€propertyÍwas€removed€from€the€state€by€the€unilateral€action€of€Russell€Putnam.€€TheÏadministratrix€of€C.€O.€Putnamððs€estate€disputes€the€ownership€of€theÏcertificates€by€virtue€of€a€statute€that€prohibits€transfers€to€defeat€a€widowððsÏdistributative€share.€€We€hold€that€when€a€dispute€exists€between€the€estate€ofÏa€Tennessee€resident€and€a€nonresident€third€party€as€to€ownership€of€assetsÏlocated€within€the€state€at€the€death€of€decedent,€€service€may€be€obtained€onÏœthe€non„resident›€under€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€20„2„214€(a)(3).€€Ìà àHad€Russell€Putnam€not€arranged€for€the€removal€of€the€certificates€fromÏthe€state€prior€to€the€commencement€of€the€estate€proceedings,€he€would€haveÏbeen€compelled€to€utilize€the€Tennessee€courts€to€obtain€possession€of€theÏcertificates.€€He€certainly€could€have€anticipated€that€if€he€did€not€quicklyÏremove€the€certificates€from€the€State€of€Tennessee€that€he€could€be€involved€inÏa€court€proceeding€in€the€state€to€determine€ownership€of€the€certificates.€ÏTherefore,€he€could€reasonably€anticipate€that€he€could€become€involved€inÏlitigation€in€Tennessee.Ìà àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€appellantððs€motion€toÏdismiss€is€affirmed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court.€€Costs€of€theÏappeal€are€assessed€against€the€appellant.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌ_________________________________ÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óÌÌ_________________________________Ìò òHEWITT€P.€TOMLIN,€JR.ÌSENIOR€JUDGEó ó̜Ԁ(ÔÔ€(Ô