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TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdd7    %XX  r )<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  rߛ@  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XX%Ԉ  FIRSTDEPOSITNATIONALBANK,  )     0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   8   )    0      8   )  AppealNo. zr    0      8   )  01A019809CH00505 `X  МVS.  0      8   ) F>    0      8   )  DavidsonChancery ,$    0      8   )  No.963977II   MENK.QUACH,     8   )   @      H!  #      0      8   ) Defendant/Appellant. 8   )  @U U APPEALEDFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY@#ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE@8 8 THEHONORABLECAROLL.MCCOY,CHANCELLORJOHNE.BUFFALOE,JR.JOHNA.BARNEYBUFFALOE&SHARP201FourthAvenueNorth,#1300Nashville,Tennessee37219 AttorneyforPlaintiff/AppelleeJOHNL.WHITFIELD,JR.MOODY,WHITFIELD&CASTELLARIN95WhiteBridgeRoadSuite509,CavalierBuildingNashville,Tennessee37205 AttorneyforDefendant/Appellant@$AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:KOCH,J.CAIN,J.  706  TXX@tt(OPINION XXTԈ    0 Thisisanattackontheserviceofasummons.TheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyrefusedtosetasideadefaultjudgmentbasedonthesheriffsreturn.Weaffirm.@- I.      0 OnDecember18,1996,theFirstDepositNationalBanksuedMenK.Quachonaswornaccountforacreditcardbalance.ProcessissuedfromtheclerkandmastersofficeinDavidsonCounty,showingthedefendantsaddressasabusinessonCharlotteAvenueinNashville.Induecoursetheprocesswasreturnedbythesheriff,showingthatthedefendantwaspersonallyservedonDecember20,Ϝ1996.̛  0 OnFebruary27,1997,thecourtgrantedtheplaintiffadefaultjudgment,basedonthefactthatthedefendanthadnotfiledananswerwithinthetimeallowedbylaw.OnJune4,1998,Mr.QuachfiledamotionforrelieffromthejudgmentunderRule60.02,Tenn.R.Civ.Proc.AlongwiththemotionMr.QuachfiledhisownϜaffidavit,denyingthathehadeverobtainedacreditcardfromtheplaintifforthathewasindebtedtotheplaintiffinanyamount.TheaffidavitwentontoassertthatMr.QuachwasnotawarethathehadbeensueduntilhewasservedwithinterrogatoriessometimeafterMay13,1998.Thecourtdeniedthemotiontosetasidethejudgment.  0 Mr.QuachthenfiledaRule59.04motiontoalteroramendthejudgmentdenyinghimRule60relief.HefiledanadditionalaffidavitdenyingthatheownedtheCharlottePikepropertyonDecember20,1996.HefurtheraverredthatBonHoutUng 816 operatedtheCharlottePikebusinessandthatBonHoutUnghadfraudulentlyobtainedthecreditcardfromtheplaintiffinthenameofMr.Quach.Inaddition,Mr.QuachfurnishedtheaffidavitofarealestateagentwhorepresentedhiminthesaleoftheCharlottePikerestauranttoBonHoutUngin1994.In1996,accordingtotheϜrealtorsaffidavit,Mr.UngwasoperatingtherestaurantandMr.QuachwasoperatingamovierentalbusinessinSpringHill,Tennessee.  0 Thechancellordeniedthemotiontoalteroramend.@- II.     0 Ajudgmentobtainedwithoutjurisdictionoverthedefendantisvoid.Overbyv.Overby,457S.W.2d851(Tenn.1970).Avoidjudgmentisoneofthe h` groundsforreliefunderRule60,Tenn.R.Civ.Proc.SeeRule60.02(3). H!@   0 Mr.Quachsaffidavitassertsthathewasnotservedbytheofficer.ButϜ itiswellsettledthattheofficersreturnisregardedinlawasthebestevidenceofthefactitstates,andtheoathofaninterestedpartyisnotsufficientinlawtoovercomesuchreturn.RoyalClothingCompanyv.Holloway,347S.W.2d491(Tenn.1961). *#& OntheRule60.02(3)motiontheonlyproofcontradictingthereturnwasMr.Quachsownaffidavit.Therefore,thechancellorwascorrectindenyingthemotion.  0 Withthemotiontoalteroramend,Mr.Quachfiledanotheraffidavitofhisown,andtherealtorsaffidavit.WehaveourdoubtsthattheseaffidavitsareevenrelevanttotheRule60motion.Buteveniftheyare,therealtorsaffidavitdoesnotcorroborateMr.Quachsdenial.TherealtoronlysaysthatMr.QuachhadsoldthebusinesslocatedonthepropertyandthatheoperatedanotherbusinessinSpringHill. 926 Mr.Quachstates,however,thatthestillownedthepropertywherethebusinesswaslocated.TheonlyevidenceattackingthesheriffsreturnisstilltheoathofMr.Quach.Aswehavenoted,thatisnotenoughtoovercomethepresumptionthatthesheriffsreturniscorrect.  0 Thejudgmentofthelowercourtisaffirmed,andthecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.  0      8      @      H!  #   0 ____  _____________________________  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:_____________________________̜WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE̜_____________________________̜WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE  *#&   GXXY @.INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XYXGԈ  FIRSTDEPOSITNATIONALBANK,  )     0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   8   )  AppealNo.     0      8   )  01A019809CH00505    0      8   )     МVS.  0      8   )  DavidsonChancery     0      8   )  No.963977II     0      8   )     MENK.QUACH,     8   )  Affirmedand     H!  #  |    0      8   )  Remanded tl   Defendant/Appellant. 8   ) d\ GXXY @uu'JUDGMENT  D< XYXG  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe ph ChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstMenK.Quach,Principal,andJohnL.Whitfield,Jr.,Surety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE