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ÔÔ€$ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ ¸ ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€éýXXdÖdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßR€(+'A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ` è` ˜XÓLORENA€MAE€RICE€and€husband€€€€€)à àKNOX€CIRCUIT€ÌÓ ` °œXÓALVIS€MICHAEL€RICE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9606„CV„00209Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiffs„Appellants€)€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€WHEELER€ROSENBALMÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌKNOXVILLE€UTILITIES€BOARD€and€œ€›€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌRONALD€HANSEN,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÌÌÌJOHN€R.€œROSSON›,€JR.,€Knoxville,€for€Appellants.ÌÌÌDOUGLAS€L.€DUTTON,€œHodges›,€Doughty€and€Carson,€Knoxville,€forÏAppellee,€Knoxville€Utilities€Board.ÌÌÌJOHN€O.€œTHREADGILL›,€Knoxville,€for€Appellee,€Ronald€Hansen.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€case€arose€from€an€accident€wherein€the€plaintiff,ÏLorena€Mae€Rice,€fell€when€she€stepped€œon€a›€water€meter€coverÏlocated€on€the€property€of€the€defendant,€Ronald€Hanson,€andÏallegedly€controlled€by€both€Hanson€and€the€Knoxville€UtilitiesÏBoard.€€The€case€was€dismissed€on€defendants'€œmotions›€for€summaryÏjudgment.€€This€appeal€resulted.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court.ÌÌà àThe€appellant€has€presented€a€rather€verbose€and€argumenta…tive€issue€for€our€consideration.€€Suffice€it€to€state€that€theÏissue€in€its€final€analysis€is€simply€a€challenge€to€the€action€ofÏthe€trial€œcourt€in›€sustaining€the€motion€for€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àThe€appellee,€Knoxville€Utilities€Board€has€presented€anotherÏissue€for€our€review:€"Did€the€plaintiffs€present€evidence€asÍrequired€by€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„204€that€the€defendant€KUB€had€con…structive€and/or€actual€notice€of€the€allegedly€dangerous€condi…tion."€€By€this€issue€the€KUB€seeks€to€invoke€the€doctrine€ofÏgovernmental€œimmunity›€as€provided€in€The€Governmental€Tort€Liabil…ity€Act,€T.C.A.€ðððð€29„20„101,€et€seq.ÌÌà àKUB€is€an€arm€of€the€City€of€Knoxville€and€is€thus€entitledÏto€the€protection€of€the€œGTLA›€if€applicable.€€The€defendant,ÏRonald€Hanson€is€not.€€Since,€however,€this€is€a€premises€liabili…ty€action,€actual€or€constructive€notice€is€required€in€any€case.€ÏLiability€in€defective€premises€cases€stems€from€superior€knowl…edge€of€the€condition€of€the€premises.€€òòMcCormick€v.€Watersóó,€594ÏS.W.2d€385,€387€(Tenn.€1980).€€Accordingly,€the€plaintiff€mustÏprove€that€the€defendant€had€either€actual€or€constructive€noticeÏof€the€injury„causing€condition.€€This€proof€may€take€one€of€twoÏforms.€First,€the€plaintiff€may€show€that€the€defendant€itselfÏcaused€or€created€the€condition€and,€therefore,€had€notice€of€it.ÏòòSanders€v.€Stateóó,€783€S.W.2d€948,€951€(Tenn.€App.€1989);€òòBenson€v.ÏH.€G.€Hills€Stores,€Incóó.,€699€S.W.2d€560,€563€(Tenn.€App.€1985).ÏSecond,€the€plaintiff€may€show€that€the€dangerous€condition€exist…ed€for€so€long€that€the€defendant€should€have€known€about€it.ÏòòœChambliss›€v.€œShoney›'s,€Incóó.,€742€S.W.2d€271,€273€(Tenn.€App.Ï1987);€òòJones€v.€œZayre›,€Incóó.,€600€S.W.2d€730,€732€(Tenn.€1980).ÌÌà àWe€must€examine€the€trial€court's€grant€of€summary€judgmentÏunder€the€standard€set€forth€in€Rule€56.03,€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏCivil€Procedure.€€Summary€judgment€is€appropriate€"if€theÏpleadings,€depositions,€answers€to€interrogatories,€and€admissionsÏon€file,€together€with€the€affidavits,€if€any,€show€that€there€isÏno€genuine€issue€as€to€any€material€fact€and€that€the€moving€partyÏis€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law."€A€trial€court€facedÏwith€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€is€required€to€consider€theÏmotion€in€the€same€light€as€a€motion€for€directed€verdict€made€atÏthe€close€of€the€plaintiff's€proof,€i.e.,€"the€trial€court€mustÏtake€the€strongest€legitimate€view€of€the€evidence€in€favor€of€theÏnonmoving€party,€allow€all€reasonable€inferences€in€favor€of€thatÏparty,€and€discard€all€countervailing€evidence."€€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,Ï847€S.W.2d€208,€210„11€(Tenn.€1993).€Since€our€review€involvesÏonly€a€question€of€law,€no€presumption€of€correctness€attaches€toÍthe€trial€court's€judgment.€€òòGonzales€v.€œAlman›€œConstr›.€Coóó.,€857ÏS.W.2d€42,€44€(Tenn.€App.€1993).ÌÌà àNow€having€established€the€œstandard›€under€which€we€mustÏreview€this€case,€we€will€look€to€the€evidence€in€support€of€andÏagainst€the€defendants'€motions€for€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àIn€support€of€the€œmotions›€for€summary€judgment,€the€defen…dants€rely€upon€the€deposition€of€the€plaintiff,€Lorena€Mae€Rice,Ïthe€injured€party.€€The€record€reflects€that€the€plaintiffs'Ïdaughter€œlive›œd›€on€the€premises€in€question€and€at€the€time€theÏaccident€occurred,€the€plaintiff€was€leaving€the€premises€after€aÏvisit€with€her€daughter.€€The€plaintiff€was€unable€to€shed€anyÏappreciable€light€on€the€issue€of€the€condition€of€the€water€meterÏwell€or€exactly€how€the€accident€took€place.€€In€her€depositionÏshe€was€asked€the€following€questions€and€gave€the€followingÏanswers:ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWhen€you€walked€into€the€house,€did€you€see€theÏmeter?ÌÌ€à8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo,€I€didn't.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWhen€you€came€back€out€did€you€see€it€before€youÏfell?ÌÌ€à8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWas€it€raining€the€day€of€the€accident?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àI€don't€really€know.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWere€there€any€leaves€on€the€ground€that€day?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àI€don't€know.€€I€didn't€pay€attention.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àAs€you€came€out€of€the€house,€tell€me€what€hap…pened.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àI€was€just€telling€them€"bye",€and€the€next€thing€IÏremember,€I€fell.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àGo€ahead.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àAnd€I€was€down€in€this€ð"ð€you€know,€fell€down€inÏthat€hole.€€It€took€my€shoe€off€and€everything.€ÏAnd€my€daughter€was€trying€to€get€to€me,€you€know,Ïto€help€me€out,€and€then€my€ð"ð€she€hollered€at€herÏhusband€to€come€and€help.€€Of€course,€he€had€sawÏwhen€I€fell.€€He€come€running€out€there.€€They€bothÏhelped€me,€you€know,€go€sit€down,€and€I€went€backÏand€sat€down,€and€they€tried€to€get€me€to€go€theÏhospital€and€I€didn't€go.€€I€thought€I'd€be€allÏright.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWas€the€lid€on€crooked€or€was€it€on€straight€beforeÏyou€fell?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àI€don't€know.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWas€the€lid€on€the€meter€well€before€you€fell?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àI€don't€know.€€All€I€remember€is€just€falling.€€IÏdon't€even€ð"ð€I€don't€know€what€ð"ð€what€happened.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àDo€you€know€if€you€stepped€on€the€meter€cover?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àYeah,€I€know€it€flipped€up€with€me€because€my€footÏwent€down€in€there.€€And€my€foot€was€on€one€side,Ïand€when€I€tried€to€move€it€knocked€my€shoe€off.€ÏAnd€then€I'd€hurt€my€leg,€couldn't€walk,€and€startƒed€hollering.€€That's€when€they€come€out€and€helpedÏme.€€That's€all€I€remember.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àWhen€you€stepped€on€it,€do€you€know€if€it€wasÏcrooked€before€you€stepped€on€it€...?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo,€I€don't.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àOr€whether€it€was€on€straight?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo.€I€don't€know.ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àDo€you€know€of€anybody€that€claims€they€know€any…thing€about€the€condition€of€that€meter€well€at€anyÏtime€before€the€day€you€fell?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àDo€you€know€of€anybody€that€knows€or€claims€to€knowÏwhen€the€meter€well€or€the€lid€was€damaged€beforeÏthe€day€you€fell.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo.ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€addition€to€the€deposition€testimony€of€Lorena€Mae€Rice,Ïthe€movants€presented€the€affidavit€of€Leonard€Webster,€claimsÏinvestigator€for€KUB.€€Mr.€Webster€testified€that€the€meter€wasÏread€on€September€8,€1993,€October€7,€1993,€and€November€5,€1993Ïby€Jack€œBallew›.€€The€accident€complained€of€occurred€on€NovemberÏ4,€1993.ÌÌà àPlaintiffs€responded€with€the€affidavit€of€Judy€Hoover€andÏœSheldon›€Hoover.€€Their€testimony€is€set€out€verbatim€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àThat€they€are€over€eighteen€years€of€age.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àThat€they€rented€the€house€located€801€WataugaÏAvenue€[sic],€Knoxville,€Tennessee€[the€addressÏwhere€the€accident€occurred]€from€the€def‚endant,ÏRonald€Hansen.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à3.à àThat€they€rented€the€house€from€April€1993€throughÏApril€1994.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à4.à àThat€they€observed€the€defendant,€Ronald€Hansen,Ïinspecting€his€premises€on€numerous€(bi„weekly)Ïoccasions€including€the€house€and€the€yard.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à5.à àFurther€œaffiants›€saith€not.ÌÌÓÓÌà àLastly,€the€deposition€of€Judy€Hoover,€plaintiff€Lorena€MaeÏRice's€œdaughter,›€was€placed€before€the€court.€€In€her€deposition,ÏMs.€Hoover€deposed€in€material€part€as€follows:ÌÌà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àBefore€the€day€your€mother€fell€in€the€meter€wellÏthere€in€front€of€the€house€at€801€Watauga,€had€youÏever€looked€at€that€meter€well€or€the€lid?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àNo.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àSo€you€have€no€opinion€about€the€condition€of€theÏmeter€well€or€the€lid€before€the€day€your€motherÏfell;€is€that€true?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àI€had€no€idea.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àQ.à àAll€right.€€I€take€it,€then,€that€you€never€report…ed€any€problem€with€that€meter€well€to€KUB€duringÏthe€time€you€lived€there€until€after€your€motherÏfell,€is€that€true?ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àA.à àThat's€true.ÌÌÓÓœà@ à*€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*Ì›Ìà àMs.€Hoover€further€testified€that€after€the€accident€hadÏoccurred,€she€noticed€that€a€small€portion€of€the€concrete€lip€hadÏbroken€off€the€meter€well.€€She€stated€that€she€had€no€informationÍas€to€when€the€break€occurred€in€the€concrete.€€Ms.€Hoover€wasÏunable€to€shed€further€light€relating€to€a€œdefect›€either€in€theÏmeter€well€or€the€meter€well€lid.ÌÌà àThe€plaintiffs€in€their€brief€have€failed€to€make€any€refer…ences€to€the€record€which€would€direct€our€attention€to€evidenceÏproviding€a€basis€for€notice,€actual€or€constructive,€chargeableÏto€either€of€the€defendants.€€We€have€examined€the€record€in€itsÏentirety€and€have€found€none.ÌÌà àThe€plaintiffs€seem€to€base€their€case€on€the€propositionÏthat€summary€judgments€are€improper€in€negligence€cases,€citingÏòòLynch€v.€City€of€Knoxvilleóó,€an€unreported€opinion€of€this€court€byÏJudge€Franks,€opinion€filed€at€Knoxville,€May€22,€1995.€€We€agreeÏthat€summary€judgments€are€not€œgenerally€appropriate›€in€negligenceÏcases,€however,€they€are€and€should€be€granted€under€œproper›€cir…cumstances.ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€Supreme€Court€initially€expressed€some€reluc…tance€concerning€the€use€of€summary€judgments€in€negli…gence€cases.€òòBowman€v.€œHenard›óó,€547€S.W.2d€527,€530Ï(Tenn.€1977).€However,€it€has€now€held€unequivocallyÍthat€summary€judgments€are€not€disfavored€proceduralÏdevices€and€that€they€may€be€used€to€conclude€any€caseÏthat€can€and€should€be€resolved€on€legal€issues€alone.ÏòòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€210€(Tenn.€1993).€Thus,Ïour€role€on€appeal€is€not€to€dwell€on€the€nature€of€theÏcause€of€action€but€rather€to€determine€whether€theÏrequirements€of€Tenn.€R.€œCiv›.€P.€56€have€been€satisfied.ÏòòœCowden›€v.€œSovran›€Bank/Central€Southóó,€816€S.W.2d€741,€744Ï(Tenn.€1991);€òòHill€v.€City€of€Chattanoogaóó,€533€S.W.2dÏ311,€312€(Tenn.€App.€1975).ÌÌòòMansfield€v.€Colonial€Freight€œSys›óó.,€862€S.W.2d€527€(Tenn.€App.Ï1993).ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€moving€party€is€entitled€to€summary€judgment€when,€afterÏbeing€given€a€reasonable€opportunity€to€substantiate€its€claims,Ïthe€nonmoving€party€cannot€establish€an€essential€element€of€itsÏcase.€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€supra.€€Whether€the€land€owner€created€aÏdangerous€or€defective€condition€or€had€either€actual€or€construc…tive€notice€of€a€dangerous€condition€is€an€essential€element€of€aÏpremises€liability€action€against€the€owner.€€òòJones€v.€œZayre›,ÏIncóó.,€600€S.W.2d€730,€732€(Tenn.€App.€1980).€€Here€the€plaintiffsÏhave€completely€failed,€after€reasonable€opportunity,€to€demon…strate€either€that€the€defendants€caused€or€created€the€conditionÏand,€therefore,€had€notice€of€it€[òòSanders€v.€Stateóó,€œsupra›€andÏœòòBenson›€v.€H.€G.€Hills€Stores,€œIncóó,›€supra],€or€to€show€that€theÍdangerous€condition€existed€for€so€long€that€the€defendants€shouldÏhave€known€about€it.€òòœChambliss›€v.€œShoney›'s,€Incóó.,€supra,€and€òòJonesÏv.€œZayre›,€Incóó.,€supra.ÌÌà àSince€in€this€case,€under€the€undisputed€facts€before€theÏcourt,€an€essential€element€of€the€plaintiffs'€case€is€absent,€itÏmay€be€appropriately€stated€"that€there€is€no€genuine€issue€as€toÏany€material€fact€and€that€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€aÏjudgment€as€a€matter€of€law."ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Costs€are€taxedÏto€the€appellant€and€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€forÏthe€collection€œbelow.€€›ÌÌÓÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.Ìœ›ÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€«&XXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ` è` ˜XÓLORENA€MAE€RICE€and€husband€€€€€)à àKNOX€CIRCUIT€ÌÓ ` °œXÓALVIS€MICHAEL€RICE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à 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àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Costs€are€taxedÏto€the€appellant€and€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€forÏthe€collection€œof€costs€below.›ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAMÌ