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Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ÑÑ7€O—XXdæXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñò òÔ€¼63¼XXÔÓ  Óññßr€ )<,(j 8` `€€@Eô±` 8ttxP,°ð  rß›ññà@  êàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@¦¦(êàAT€NASHVILLEó óÔ€XO—X¼¼63ÔˆÐ Ä Ð̛̜ÌÌÌœEARLENE›€POLYAK,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð V ¦ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPlaintiff/Appellant,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð " r  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Ð X  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9803„CH„00133Ð î>  ÐVS.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð Ô$  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àLawrence€ChanceryÐ º  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€7951„96€and€7736„95Ð  ð  ÐDORA€LEE€HULEN€andà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ †Ö  ÐWILMA€LESNANSKY,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð l¼ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àDefendants/Appellees.à 8 àà  à)Ð 8ˆ ÐÌÌà@$ $ êàAPPEALED€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€LAWRENCE€COUNTYˆÌà@XX!êàAT€LAWRENCEBURG,€TENNESSEEˆÌÌà@” ” êàTHE€HONORABLE€JIM€T.€HAMILTON,€JUDGE€ˆÌà@êê.êàˆÌÌÌÌEARLENE€POLYAKÌ3179€œMiddlefield›€DriveÌTrenton,€Michigan€48183Ìà Ø àPro€Se/Plaintiff/AppellantÌÌDALTON€MOUNGERÌ806A€South€Garden€StreetÌColumbia,€Tennessee€38402„1468Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Defendants/AppelleesÌÌ̛̜ÌÌÌà@||$êàREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDˆÌÌÌÌ̛̜Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌKOCH,€J.ÌCOTTRELL,€J.ÌÐ  (9x4: ÐÓÓò òÔ€„\6„XXO—Ôòòà@tt(êàO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XO—X„„\6ԈР° ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThis€family€dispute€over€the€partition€of€a€forty„two€acre€farm€inÏLawrence€County€is€well€into€its€third€decade.€€The€Chancery€Court€of€LawrenceÏCounty€granted€judgment€on€the€pleadings€and€ordered€the€property€sold€for€partition.€ÏWe€reverse€and€remand€for€further€proceedings.ÌÌà0 Ø àà € àà@²²-êØ T$Ø T$àò òI.ó óˆÐ @  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àRena€Hulen,€the€owner€of€the€farm€died€in€1976.€€She€left€her€propertyÏin€equal€shares€to€her€three€children,€Earlene€Polyak,€Frank€Hulen,€and€WilmaÏLesnansky.€€The€farm€contained€a€small€house€and€a€barn.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€1983€Mr.€Hulen€and€Ms.€Lesnansky€filed€a€complaint€in€the€chanceryÏCourt€of€Lawrence€County€asking€that€the€farm€be€sold€for€partition.€€Ms.€PolyakððsÏdefense€has€always€been€that€the€parties€orally€agreed€to€partition€the€property€so€thatÏshe€would€get€the€house€and€approximately€ten€acres€on€the€front,€Ms.€LesnanskyÏwould€get€a€site€for€her€son€to€build€a€house€to€the€north€of€the€farmhouse,€and€Mr.ÏHulen€would€get€some€of€the€property€on€the€back€next€to€his€own€farm.€€ApparentlyÏMs.€Polyak€lost€that€battle€(the€order€from€that€case€is€not€in€the€record),€and€she€setÏout€on€a€journey€through€the€federal€courts,€seeking€to€enjoin€the€sale€of€the€propertyÏand€to€recover€damages€for€a€host€of€civil€rights€violations.€€The€course€of€this€journeyÏis€described€in€part€in€an€order€from€the€Sixth€Circuit€Court€of€Appeals€filed€on€AugustÏ13,€1993:ÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àThis€case€and€eight€others€presently€before€theÏcourt€(92„6345/6525;€92„6347/6528;€6526;€6527;€6529;Ïand€6530)€had€their€origin€in€1976€when€Mrs.€Polyak€andÏher€two€siblings€inherited€from€their€mother€a€family€farmÏin€Lawrence€County,€Tennessee,€as€tenants€in€common.€ÏMrs.€Polyakððs€siblings€sought€and€obtained€a€partition€saleÏof€the€property.€€Mrs.€Polyak€objected€to€the€manner€inÏwhich€the€farm€was€divided€and€began€protracted€stateÏcourt€proceedings.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àFailing€to€prevail€in€state€court€litigation,€Mrs.ÏPolyak€began€her€assault€on€the€partition€sale€in€federalÐ º: 6; Ðcourt€in€1985.€€She€sought€monetary€damages€and€anÏorder€setting€aside€the€partition€sale.€€The€defendants€inÏthis€case€are€Mrs.€Polyakððs€brother,€Frank€Hulen,€and€herÏsister,€Wilma€Lesnansky.€€The€defendants€have€long€agoÏstopped€filing€briefs€in€response.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àMrs.€Polyak€is€appealing€from€an€order€entered€byÏthe€district€court€on€October€6,€1992,€in€which€the€courtÏheld€that€it€would€not€consider€any€further€submissions€byÏMrs.€Polyak€to€œrelitigate›€any€issue€regarding€the€parties€orÏthe€property€involved€in€the€partition€sale.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àIn€December€of€1995€Ms.€Polyak€filed€a€complaint€in€the€Chancery€CourtÏof€Lawrence€County€against€Ms.€Lesnansky€and€Mr.€Hulen.€€The€basis€for€theÏcomplaint€was€the€ð ðsettlement€by€agreementðð€of€the€parties€in€1976.€€The€complaintÏwent€on€to€describe€expenses€Ms.€Polyak€had€incurred€in€working€on€the€house,€howÏher€appeal€of€the€order€of€sale€was€inadvertently€lost,€how€the€tobacco€allotment€wasÏtransferred€to€another€(unspecified)€farm,€and€how€the€whole€ordeal€had€caused€herÏstress,€anxiety,€and€embarrassment.€€She€prayed€for€$250,000€in€compensatoryÏdamages,€$250,000€in€punitive€damages,€and€a€deed€to€the€house€and€ten€acres.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€February€of€1996€Mr.€Hulen€and€Ms.€Lesnansky,€acting€pro€œse›,€movedÏto€dismiss€the€complaint€under€Rule€12.06,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.,€for€failure€to€state€aÏclaim.€€The€court€entered€an€order€on€February€21,€1996€containing€the€followingÏfindings:ÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àIt€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€plaintiff€will€pursueÏany€means€to€re„litigate€the€previous€and€related€issuesÏthat€were€involved€or€which€arose€out€of€the€sameÏtransactions€and€occurrences€that€were€involved€inÏlawsuits€already€adjudicated€in€this€Court,€including,€inÏthis€instance,€attempting€to€bring€in€as€defendants€theÏplaintiffs€in€the€original€lawsuit€in€which€the€plaintiff€herein,ÏEarlene€Polyak,€was€a€defendant.€€That€lawsuit€was€filedÏin€the€Chancery€Court€of€Lawrence€County,€Tennessee,Ïbearing€Action€No.€1974.€€The€Court€takes€judicial€noticeÏfrom€the€public€record€that€plaintiff€herein,€Earlene€Polyak,Ïhas€already€litigated€this€dispute€with€the€defendantsÏnamed€herein,€in€this€and€several€other€courts,€and€theÏaverments€therein€appear€to€be€largely€the€same€as€in€thisÏparticular€case.€€The€original€case€was€appealed€to€theÏTennessee€Court€of€Appeals€and€to€the€TennesseeÏSupreme€Court.€€As€mentioned,€the€dispute€has€also€beenÐ ;`6: Ðfiled€by€plaintiff€in€numerous€courts€across€the€UnitedÏStates€of€America€and€has€even€been€pursued€to€theÏUnited€States€Supreme€Court.€€It€appears€from€the€record,Ïthe€Courtððs€judicial€notice€of€prior€matters€of€public€record,Ïand€defendantsðð€motion€that€plaintiffððs€action€is€frivolous,Ïfiled€in€bad€faith,€vexatious€and€otherwise€should€beÏdismissed,€fails€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€beÏgranted€and€is€barred.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àThe€Court,€therefore,€on€defendantsðð€Motion,€andÏalso€òòœsua›€sponteóó,€dismisses€this€lawsuit€filed€by€theÐ `  Ðplaintiff,€Earlene€Polyak,€against€the€defendants,€FrankÏHulen€and€Wilma€Lesnansky.€€Court€costs€are€taxed€toÏplaintiff.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àIn€May€of€1996€Ms.€Lesnansky€and€Dora€Lee€Hulen€filed€a€complaint€inÏthe€Chancery€Court€of€Lawrence€County€seeking€a€sale€of€the€farm€for€partition.€€TheÏcomplaint€alleged€that€Frank€Hulen€died€on€April€11,€1996€and€that€Dora€Lee€HulenÏwas€the€sole€beneficiary€under€his€will.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àMs.€Polyak€filed€an€answer€and€counterclaim€containing€the€sameÏallegations€she€pressed€in€the€complaint€just€recently€dismissed.€€She€then€filed€aÏnotice€of€removal€in€the€Columbia€Division€of€the€United€States€District€Court.€€TheÏdistrict€court€remanded€the€state€claims€to€the€chancery€court€after€dismissing€theÏfederal€claims€in€the€counterclaim.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€the€meantime,€Ms.€Hulen€and€Ms.€Lesnansky€had€moved€to€dismissÏthe€counterclaim€for€failing€to€state€a€claim€on€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€They€also€Ïmoved€for€judgment€on€the€pleadings.€€On€February€10,€1998€the€chancellor€enteredÏan€order€dismissing€the€counterclaim€and€another€order€granting€judgment€on€theÏpleadings.€€The€next€day€the€chancellor€entered€an€order€ordering€the€clerk€andÏmaster€to€sell€the€property€described€in€the€complaint.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€two€cases€have€been€consolidated€on€appeal.€€Both€cases€wereÏdisposed€of€on€motions€to€dismiss,€either€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€under€RuleÏ12.02(6),€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.€or€for€judgment€on€the€pleadings€under€Rule€12.03.€€OurÐ  :p59 Ðproblem€stems€from€the€fact€that€the€chancellor€sustained€both€motions€on€the€groundÏof€res€judicata,€but€the€record€on€appeal€does€not€contain€the€support€for€that€ruling.€ÏIn€fact,€the€defense€of€res€judicata€has€not€even€been€raised€in€either€proceeding.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àAs€we€said€in€òòGregory€v.€Gregoryóó,€803€S.W.2d€242€(Tenn.€App.€1990),Ð 0 € Ðthe€defense€must€be€pled€and€the€party€raising€the€defense€must€prove€it.€€ð ðTo€carryÏthat€burden,€the€party€raising€the€defense€must€generally€put€in€evidence€the€recordÏor€a€copy€of€the€record€of€the€former€case€.€.€.€.€If€the€record€does€not€conclusivelyÏshow€that€a€particular€matter€was€determined€in€a€former€proceeding,€the€party€relyingÏon€res€judicata€as€a€defense€must€supplement€the€record€by€other€proof.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€244.Ð à ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àWe€have€also€searched€the€records€of€this€court€for€evidence€on€whichÏwe€could€base€a€decision,€but€we€have€only€found€evidence€that€Ms.€œPolyak›€attemptedÏto€appeal€a€1983€decision€and€the€appeal€was€dismissed€for€the€lack€of€a€finalÏjudgment.€€Therefore,€on€the€basis€of€what€we€have€before€us,€we€cannot€sustain€aÏjudgment€on€the€pleadings€or€a€judgment€of€dismissal€for€failure€to€state€a€claim.€€OnÏremand€the€appellees€may€be€able€to€establish€a€record€showing€they€are€entitled€toÏthe€relief€sought.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€judgments€entered€in€the€two€cases€from€the€lower€court€areÏreversed€and€the€causes€are€remanded€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Lawrence€CountyÏfor€further€proceedings.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellees.ÌœÓÓÌÌ›à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à_________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌœ_____________________________ññ›ÌPññññÌPññATRICIA›€J.€œCOTTRELL›,€JUDGE€€€€€ÌÑ  ÑÔ€¼ç•¼XX9PÔò òà@êê.êàœññIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@™™(êàAT€NASHVILLEññó óññÔ€X9PX¼¼ç•ÔˆÐ Æ МÌÌÌÌEARLENE€POLYAK,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð œ ì Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPlaintiff/Appellant,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð | Ì Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Ð l ¼  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9803„CH„00133Ð \¬  ÐVS.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð Lœ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àLawrence€ChanceryÐ <Œ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€7951„96€and€7736„95Ð ,|  ÐDORA€LEE€HULEN€andà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ l  ÐWILMA€LESNANSKY,à à àà 8 àà  à)à è àReversedÐ  \ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àandÐ üL Ðà Ø àDefendants/Appellees.à 8 àà  à)à è àRemandedÐ ì< ЛÌÌññññœññññÔ€¼ç•¼XX9PÔò òòòà@uu'êàJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€œTóóó óˆÐ ¼  ЛÌÌÔ€X9PX¼¼ç•ÔÓÓà Ø àà 0 àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€on€appeal€from€theÐ þN МChancery€Court›€of€œLawrence€County,›€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel;€uponÏconsideration€whereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€œjudgment€of€the€trial€court›Ïthere€is€œreversible€error.›Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€œadjudged›€by€this€Court€that€the€œjudgment›€œis€reversed.›€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€œChancery€Court›€of€œLawrence€County›€for€œfurther€proceedings€inÏaccordance€with€the€opinion€filed€herein›€and€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accruedÏbelow.Ìà Ø àà 0 àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€œDora€Lee€Hulen€and€WilmaÏLesnansky,›€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌœññÌññ›ÌññññœœññññÓÓà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àœ_______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌñññññ ñÌñ ñññññà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à_______________________________ññññ›ññññ________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà 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