ÿWPC§$ …# VUNa %¯ 0 cµU < w@T 4” ¨ 0§· 0J^ 0T¨ 0^ü 0hZ 0r 0|4 0†° 06 1uÆ 0d;Ÿ B§U >ÄB) 0D+DCo AM²U*ÿ;)Rd<¶ D3ò$%§I 0@ð0eLv~±vÓ/ AO#ÆQ# 0D$ D/[$ BŠ$˜HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPTÀÌÀääÀÀÌ0 (ÈhH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(;1˜$¡¡Ò°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€XcXXXÔ-šBu Z‹$Arrus BT Roman WEXYEZ[U\î]¿^U_Ó€iDÒ Roman3|xi(W(3O$¤¤Ý ƒ1˜!ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€XXXXÔÝ  Ýà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ d< Œ 9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó""""7Border 1dd€-$Cþÿ << Gÿÿ< Œ 9p`(Arial 1Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÔ€&ÔÔ€&ÔÓ  Óò òÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€&XÔÌÌMarchÏ12,Ï1997ÌÌCecilÏW.ÏCrowsonÌAppellateÏCourtÏClerkÔ  Ôó ó HÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€complaint€sues€Moore€&€Associates,€Inc.,€Leon€Moore,€andÏSholodge,€Inc.€for€breach€of€fiduciary€duty,€breach€of€contract,€fraudulentÏconcealment,€constructive€fraud,€reckless€or€intentional€misrepresentation€in€aÏbusiness€transaction,€tortious€inference€with€a€contractual€relationship,Ïconspiracy,€and€also€seeks€an€accounting.€€This€appeal€involves€only€an€actionÏfor€breach€of€contract.Ì 2Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€€The€development€agreement€was€executed€by€Howard€JohnsonÏDevelopment€V,€Inc.,€a€wholly€owned€subsidiary€of€Prime.Ì'ÿÿdxd Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€€Moore€&€Associates,€Inc.,€a€subsidiary€of€Sholodge,€actuallyÏconstructed€the€AmeriSuites.Ì Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€complaint€was€filed€against€Moore€&€Associates,€Inc.,€Leon€Moore,Ïand€Gulf€Coast€Development,€Inc.€Gulf€Coast€is€the€predecessor€of€Sholodge.€ÏRudy€Heirs€filed€the€complaint€for€itself€and€on€behalf€of€the€Partnership.Ì("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  Ý€€Rudy€Heirs€also€demanded€a€complete€accounting,€and€it€allegedÏbreach€of€fiduciary€duty,€fraudulent€concealment,€constructive€fraud,€reckless€orÏintentional€misrepresentation€in€a€business€transaction,€tortious€interferenceÏwith€a€contractual€relationship,€and€conspiracy.€€These€causes€of€action€are€notÏbefore€the€Court€in€this€appeal.Ì [Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $Ýà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€agreement€is€actually€in€the€names€of€the€respective€companiesÏprior€to€the€name€changes.€€For€clarity,€we€have€used€the€present€names€of€theÏcompanies.ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHÚ(d'hStyl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  h HD: Geneva ÒÒ  h HD: Geneva Ò€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€!ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€tXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÔ€!ÔÞ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌà àà à€€€€______________________________________________ÌÌò òFRANK€RUDY€HEIRS€ASSOCIATES,€ó óÌò òSHONEYððS€INN€OF€MUSIC€VALLEY,€LTD.,ó óÌÌà àPlaintiffs„Appellees,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDavidson€Chancery€No.€93„2957„IIÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€01A01„9607„CH„00315ÌÌò òSHOLODGE,€INC.,€ó óÌÌà àDefendant„Appellant.Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àFROM€THE€DAVIDSON€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€ELLEN€HOBBS€LYLE,€CHANCELLORÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àCharles€Patrick€Flynn,€Gerald€D.€Neenam€of€NashvilleÌà@ àFor€Plaintiffs„AppelleesÌÌà@ àEugene€N.€Bulso,€Jr.€of€Boult,€Cummings,€Conners€&€Berry,€PLCÌà@ àof€Nashville,€for€Defendant„AppellantÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóÌÌà@ àOpinion€filed:€€ÌÙ€€ÙßR€%'$A1-j|:óv` à. `€€@ÿRßÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÌÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEó óÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÑ   ÑÑ7€tXXdìXXdì7Ñ›ÓÓà àThis€appeal€basically€involves€the€interpretation€of€a€contract.€€Defendant,€Sholodge,ÏInc.,€appeals€from€the€order€of€the€trial€court€granting€partial€summary€judgment€to€theÏplaintiff,€Shoneyððs€Inn€Of€Music€Valley,€Ltd.€€The€trial€court€ruled€that€Sholodge€breached€itsÏLimited€Partnership€Agreement€with€Frank€Rudy€Heirs€Associates,€and,€therefore,€grantedÏpartial€summary€judgment€to€Shoneyððs€Inn€of€Music€Valley,€Ltd.€(Partnership).€€The€trial€courtÏreferred€the€issue€of€damages€to€a€Special€Master.€€The€trial€court€confirmed€the€report€of€theÏSpecial€Master€and€awarded€damages€of€$3,045,031.00€to€the€Partnership.€€The€order€wasÏmade€final€pursuant€to€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€54.02€and€Sholodge€has€appealed.Ìà àFrank€Rudy€Heirs€Associates€filed€this€lawsuit€for€itself€and€on€behalf€of€theÏPartnership.× ƒ( ××  ×Ìà àThe€material€facts€are€not€in€dispute.€€Another€cause€of€action€set€out€in€the€complaintÏwas€before€this€Court€previously,€and€the€basic€background€facts€are€succinctly€stated€inÏò òòòFrank€Rudy€Heirs€Assocs.€v.€Moore€&€Assocs.,ó óóó€919€S.W.2d€609€(Tenn.€App.Ï1995)€which€we€quote:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€Four€members€of€the€Rudy€family€inherited€a€piece€of€land€onÏMusic€Valley€Drive€in€Nashville,€a€popular€tourist€area.€€InÏ1986,€Gulf€Coast€Development,€Inc.€(GCD),€an€owner€andÍoperator€of€Shoneyððs€Inns,€proposed€to€buy€the€property€andÏerect€a€hotel€on€it.€€The€heirs€did€not€want€to€give€up€theÏproperty,€and€so€the€parties€entered€into€a€limited€partnershipÏagreement€by€which€GCD€was€able€to€build€a€Shoneyððs€Inn€onÏthe€property,€and€the€Rudy€heirs€acquired€a€40%€interest€in€theÏproposed€hotel€enterprise,€as€well€as€a€$40,000€a€year€groundÏlease€agreement€for€the€use€of€the€land.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€Gulf€Coast€Development€became€the€general€partner,€andÏretained€a€60%€interest.€€The€partnership€was€called€ShoneyððsÏInn€of€Opryland,€Ltd.€€The€name€was€later€changed€to€ShoneyððsÏInn€of€Music€Valley,€Ltd.,€and€GCD€later€became€Sholodge,ÏInc.€€The€August€4,€1986€partnership€agreement€recited€that€itsÏexecution€coincided€with€the€activation€of€a€managementÏagreement€between€the€partnership€and€the€general€partner,Ïwhereby€the€general€partner€would€receive€a€fee€of€6%€ofÏrevenues€for€managing€the€affairs€of€Shoneyððs€Inn€of€Opryland.ÌÌ919€S.W.2d€at€610.ÌÌÓÓÔ€Ôà àIn€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement,€Sholodge€and€Rudy€Heirs€wereÏallowed€to€compete€with€the€Partnership,€but€Sholodge€could€not€acquire€anÏð ðownership€interestðð€in€another€hotel.€€The€Limited€Partnership€AgreementÏprovides€in€pertinent€part:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à5.7à àòòIndependent€Activities.óóÌà8 àà8 àà àThe€General€Partner€and€the€Limited€PartnersÏmay,€notwithstanding€the€existence€of€this€Agreement,Ïengage€in€whatever€activities€they€choose,€whether€orÏnot€such€activities€be€the€same€as,€similar€to,€orÏcompetitive€with€the€business€of€the€Partnership,Ïwithout€having€or€incurring€any€obligation€to€accountÏto€the€Partnership€in€connection€therewith€or€to€offerÏany€interest€in€such€activities€to€the€Partnership€orÏany€party€hereto,€and,€as€a€material€part€of€theÏconsideration€for€the€General€Partnerððs€executionÏhereof€and€for€the€admission€of€the€Limited€Partners,Ïthe€Limited€Partners€hereby€waive,€relinquish€andÏrenounce€any€such€right€or€claim€of€participation.€ÍNotwithstanding€the€foregoing,€the€General€PartnerÏhereby€agrees€that€during€the€term€hereof€it€will€notÏacquire€an€ownership€interest€in€a€motor€hotel€facilityÏwithin€one€(1)€mile€of€the€Inn€or€within€one€quarterÏ(1/4)€mile€on€either€side€of€Briley€Parkway€fromÏMcGavock€Pike€to€Lebanon€Pike€without€firstÏoffering€such€interest€to€the€Partnership.€ÌÌÓÓà àOn€July€10,€1989,€Sholodge€entered€into€a€hotel€development€agreementÏwith€Prime€Motor€Inns,€Inc.× ƒ) ××  ×€(Prime).€€Sholodge€and€Prime€agreed€to€developÏat€least€10€AmeriSuites€hotels€in€the€first€year€of€the€agreement,€and€then€10ÏAmeriSuites€hotels€per€year€each€year€until€1994.€€Sholodge€identified€possibleÏsites€for€the€AmeriSuites€and€submitted€development€proposals€to€Prime.€€IfÏthe€potential€site€was€acceptable€to€Prime,€Sholodge€negotiated€a€purchaseÏagreement€and€then€acted€as€an€independent€contractor€for€construction€of€theÏhotel.€€Finally,€Sholodge€managed€the€hotel€after€completion.€€Prime€wasÏresponsible€for€financing€at€all€stages€of€development.Ìà àSholodge€located€an€acceptable€site€for€an€AmeriSuites€hotel€in€NashvilleÏin€accordance€with€the€hotel€development€agreement€with€Prime.€€The€site€wasÏlocated€next€to€the€Shoneyððs€Inn€owned€by€the€Partnership.€Ìà àPrime€did€not€want€to€hold€the€title€to€the€site€during€construction€forÍaccounting€reasons.€€Therefore,€Sholodge€formed€a€new€corporation,ÏSuiteEquity,€for€the€purpose€of€holding€title€to€the€property€where€theÏAmeriSuites€hotel€was€built.€€SuiteEquity€was€capitalized€with€$1,000.00€inÏcash,€the€minimum€permitted€in€Tennessee.€€Prime€loaned€SuiteEquity€theÏamount€of€the€purchase€price€to€acquire€the€property.€€SuiteEquity€purchasedÏthe€real€estate€and€began€construction.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€Also€with€funds€provide€by€Prime,€theÏAmeriSuites€hotel€opened€for€business€on€July€13,€1990.€€After€the€opening,ÏSuiteEquity€conveyed€the€property€to€Prime€in€return€for€forgiveness€of€theÏloan€for€the€purchase€price€and€construction.€€Sholodge€managed€the€hotel€afterÏit€opened.€€Sholodge€did€not€offer€any€part€of€this€opportunity€to€theÏPartnership.Ìà àRudy€Heirs€initially€filed€a€complaint€against€Sholodge€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€for€Sumner€County.× ƒ, ××  ×€€Though€it€is€not€entirely€clear€from€the€record,€itÏappears€from€the€briefs€and€oral€argument€that€the€complaint€in€that€caseÏalleged€virtually€the€same€causes€of€actions€as€the€complaint€in€the€case€beforeÍus.€€During€the€course€of€the€jury€trial,€the€chancellor,€in€ruling€on€a€motion€inÏlimine€on€October€7,€1993,€stated€from€the€bench€that€he€was€of€the€opinionÏthat€Sholodge€ð ðdid€not€acquire€an€ownership€interest€in€a€motor€hotel€facilityÏwithin€one€mile€of€the€Inn€or€within€one€quarter€of€a€mile€on€either€side€ofÏBriley€Parkway€from€McGavock€Pike€to€Lebanon€Pike.ðð€€No€written€order€wasÏentered€on€this€ruling€and€subsequently€on€October€11,€1993,€Rudy€Heirs€tookÏa€voluntary€nonsuit.Ìà àOn€March€11,€1994,€Rudy€Heirs€refiled€the€complaint€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€for€Davidson€County.€€Rudy€Heirs€again€alleged,€òòinter€aliaóó,€that€SholodgeÏhad€an€ownership€interest€in€the€AmeriSuites€within€one€mile€of€the€ShoneyððsÏInn€in€violation€of€paragraph€5.7€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement.× ƒ. ××  ×ÏSholodge€denied€the€material€allegations€of€the€complaint.€€Both€Sholodge€andÏRudy€Heirs€filed€motions€for€summary€judgment€on€the€various€counts.Ìà àThe€trial€court€granted€partial€summary€judgment€to€Rudy€Heirs€on€theÏquestion€of€breach€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement,€and€found€thatÏð ðSholodge,€Inc.€violated€paragraph€5.7€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement,Íand€that€the€Partnership€is€entitled€to€recover€from€Sholodge,€Inc.€damages€forÏthe€said€breach.ðð€€The€trial€court€then€referred€the€issue€of€damages€to€a€SpecialÏMaster€for€determination.€€Ìà àA€hearing€was€held€before€the€Special€Master€on€August€3,€1995.€€TheÏSpecial€Master€issued€a€report€to€the€trial€court€on€November€8,€1995.€€TheÏSpecial€Master€found€that€Sholodge€owed€the€Partnership€$3,045,031.00€as€aÏresult€of€the€development€and€management€agreements€between€Sholodge€andÏPrime.€€Sholodge€objected€to€the€Special€Masterððs€report€on€November€20,Ï1995.€€On€December€27,€1995,€the€trial€court€overruled€Primeððs€objection,Ïapproved€and€confirmed€the€Special€Masterððs€report,€and€awarded€a€judgment€toÏthe€Partnership€in€the€amount€of€$3,045,031.00.€€By€agreed€order€enteredÏMarch€14,€1996,€the€trial€court€declared€that€the€portion€of€the€December€27,Ï1995€order€concerning€the€breach€of€paragraph€5.7€of€the€Agreement€was€finalÏpursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€54.02.€€Ìà àSholodge€has€appealed€and€presents€the€following€issues€for€our€review:Ì1)€whether€the€Chancery€Court€for€Sumner€Countyððs€ruling€that€Sholodge€didÏnot€breach€paragraph€5.7€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement€precludes€thatÏclaim€in€this€action;€2)€whether€Sholodgeððs€development€and€management€of€anÏAmeriSuites€Hotel€in€Nashville€violated€paragraph€5.7€of€the€LimitedÍPartnership€Agreement;€and€3)€whether€the€trial€courtððs€confirmation€of€theÏSpecial€Masterððs€report€should€be€set€aside.Ìà àIn€the€first€issue,€Sholodge€asserts€that€Rudy€Heirs€is€precluded€fromÏraising€the€same€claim€that€was€dismissed€in€the€original€suit€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€for€Sumner€County.€€In€the€first€suit,€the€chancellor€stated,€as€a€matter€ofÏlaw,€that€Sholodge€did€not€acquire€an€ownership€interest€in€a€motor€hotelÏfacility€in€violation€of€paragraph€5.7€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement.€ÏThe€chancellor€made€this€ruling€from€the€bench,€but€did€not€enter€a€writtenÏorder.€€Rudy€Heirs€then€nonsuited€the€case€which€was€dismissed€withoutÏprejudice.Ìà àSholodge€asserts€that€ò òòòPatterson€v.€Ridenouró óóó,€263€S.W.2d€537€(Tenn.Ï1953),€controls€this€dispute,€and€that€under€ò òòòRidenouró óóó€the€statement€of€theÏchancellor€from€the€bench€should€be€sufficient€to€invoke€the€doctrine€of€òòresÏjudicataóó.€€We€do€not€find€it€necessary€to€address€this€assertion,€because€ò òòòRidenourÏóóó ówas€decided€prior€to€the€adoption€of€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€andÏwe€believe€the€case€before€us€is€controlled€by€the€present€rules.€€It€is€undisputedÏthat€the€case€on€trial€in€the€Sumner€County€Chancery€Court€involved€multipleÏclaims,€and€it€is€also€undisputed€that€the€chancellorððs€bench€ruling€pertained€toÏonly€one€claim€in€litigation.€€Even€assuming€that€we€could€consider€theÍchancellorððs€oral€ruling€as€a€valid€order,€the€parties€are€still€left€with€anÏinterlocutory€order€subject€to€revision€at€any€time€prior€to€ð ðentry€of€theÏjudgment€adjudicating€all€the€claims€and€the€rights€and€liabilities€of€all€theÏparties.ðð€€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€54.02.€€Ìà àObviously€in€the€case€before€us€there€has€been€no€compliance€withÏTenn.R.Civ.P.€58€pertaining€to€entry€of€final€judgment,€nor€under€any€stretch€ofÏthe€imagination€has€there€been€any€compliance€with€the€provisions€ofÏTenn.R.Civ.P.€54.02€for€making€an€interlocutory€order€a€final€order€andÏappealable€as€of€right.€€€ò òòòSee€Fox€v.€Foxó óóó,€657€S.W.2d€747€(Tenn.€1983)(holdingÏthat€there€must€be€certification€by€the€trial€judge€that€there€is€no€just€reasonÏfor€delay€and€that€the€court€has€directed€the€entry€of€a€final€judgment).€€Even€ifÏwe€could€give€the€chancellorððs€oral€pronouncement€from€the€bench€the€dignityÏof€an€order,€it€would€be€only€an€interlocutory€order€and,€for€òòres€judicataóó€orÏcollateral€estoppel€to€apply,€the€judgment€in€the€prior€case€must€have€been€final.€Ïò òòòSee€Richardson€v.€Tennessee€Bd.€of€Dentistryó óóó,€913€S.W.2d€446€(Tenn.€1995).€€AÏvoluntary€nonsuit€is€not€an€adjudication€of€ð ðall€the€claims€and€the€rights€andÏliabilities€of€all€the€parties.ðð€€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€54.02.€€Thus,€upon€dismissal,€anyÏinterlocutory€orders€are€merely€part€of€the€proceedings€dismissed€and€have€noÏbinding€effect.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ìà àIn€the€second€issue,€Sholodge€argues€that€it€did€not€violate€paragraph€5.7Ïof€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement€because€it€did€not€acquire€an€ownershipÏinterest€in€the€AmeriSuites€near€the€Shoneyððs€Inn.€ÌÑ  ÑÑ  Ñà àA€trial€court€should€grant€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€when€theÏmovant€demonstrates€that€there€are€no€genuine€issues€of€material€fact,€and€thatÏthe€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.Ï56.03.€€The€phrase€"genuine€issue"€as€stated€in€Rule€56.03€refers€to€genuineÏfactual€issues,€and€does€not€include€issues€involving€legal€conclusions€to€beÏdrawn€from€the€facts.€€òòò òByrd€v.€Halló óóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€211€(Tenn.€1993).€€AÏmotion€for€summary€judgment€can€provide€a€quick€and€inexpensive€means€toÏdispose€of€cases€where€only€legal€questions€and€not€material€facts€are€at€issue.€Ïò òòòBrookins€v.€The€Round€Table,€Inc.ó óóó,€624€S.W.2d€547,€550€(Tenn.€1981);€ò òòòFergusonÏv.€Tomerlinó óóó,€656€S.W.2d€378,€382€(Tenn.€App.€1983).€€Our€review€is€de€novo€onÏthe€record€with€no€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€the€trial€court'sÏconclusions€of€law.€€òòò òUnion€Planters€Nat'l€Bank€v.€American€Home€AssuranceÏCo.ó óóó,€865€S.W.2d€907,€912€(Tenn.€App.€1993).Ìà à€The€interpretation€of€a€written€agreement€is€a€matter€of€law€and€not€ofÏfact.€€òòò òRainey€v.€Stanselló óóó,€836€S.W.2d€117,€118€(Tenn.€App.€1992).€€In€ò òòòRaineyóóó ó,Íthis€Court€discussed€the€rules€for€the€interpretation€of€contracts:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThe€cardinal€rule€for€interpretation€of€contracts€is€toÏascertain€the€intention€of€the€parties€and€to€giveÏeffect€to€that€intention€consistent€with€legalÏprinciples.€€A€primary€objective€in€the€construction€ofÏa€contract€is€to€discover€the€intention€of€the€partiesÏfrom€a€consideration€of€the€whole€contract.€€InÏconstruing€contracts,€the€words€expressing€the€parties'Ïintentions€should€be€given€their€usual,€natural€andÏordinary€meaning,€and€neither€party€is€to€be€favoredÏin€the€construction.€€The€court,€in€arriving€at€theÏintention€of€the€parties€to€a€contract,€does€notÏattempt€to€ascertain€the€parties'€state€of€mind€at€theÏtime€the€contract€was€executed,€but€rather€theirÏintentions€as€actually€embodied€and€expressed€in€theÏcontract€as€written.€€All€provisions€of€a€contractÏshould€be€construed€as€in€harmony€with€each€other,€ifÏsuch€construction€can€be€reasonably€made,€so€as€toÏavoid€repugnancy€between€the€several€provisions€of€aÏsingle€contract.€ÌÌÓÓòòò òRaineyó óóó,€836€S.W.2d€at€118„119€(citations€omitted).Ìà àWhere€there€is€no€ambiguity,€it€is€the€duty€of€the€court€to€apply€to€theÏwords€used€their€ordinary€meaning.€€òòò òWinfree€v.€Educators€Credit€Unionó óóó,€900ÏS.W.2d€285,€289€(Tenn.€App.€1995).€€In€the€absence€of€fraud€or€mistake,€aÏcontract€must€be€interpreted€and€enforced€as€written€even€though€it€containsÏterms€which€may€be€thought€harsh€and€unjust.€€òòò òAllstate€Ins.€Co.€v.€Wilsonó óóó,€856ÏS.W.2d€706,€708€(Tenn.€App.€1992).€€Although€a€contract€cannot€be€varied€byÍoral€evidence,€the€course€of€previous€dealings,€the€circumstances€in€which€theÏcontract€was€made,€and€the€situation€of€the€parties€are€matters€properly€to€beÏlooked€to€by€the€court€in€arriving€at€the€intention€of€the€parties€to€theÏcontract.€€òòò òWilkerson€v.€Williamsó óóó,€667€S.W.2d€72€(Tenn.€App.€1983).Ìà àIn€Paragraph€5.7€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement€between€RudyÏHeirs€and€Sholodge,€Sholodge€agreed€not€to€ð ðacquire€an€ownership€interest€in€aÏmotor€hotel€facility€within€one€(1)€mile€of€the€Inn€.€.€.€without€first€offeringÏsuch€interest€to€the€Partnership.ðð€€Therefore,€we€must€determine€from€the€fourÏcorners€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement€what€the€parties€intendedÏð ðownership€interestðð€to€mean€and€whether€the€Sholodge€agreement€with€PrimeÏestablishes€such€an€interest.Ìà àThe€pertinent€agreement€between€Sholodge€and€Prime€is€titled€ð ðHotelÏDevelopment€Agreement,ðð€and€is€between€Prime,€designated€as€owner€andÏSholodge,€designated€as€developer.× ƒ/ ××  ×€€The€preamble€to€the€agreement€states€theÏpurpose€as€follows:ÌÓÓà@ àò òPREAMBLEó óÌÌà8 àà8 àThe€purpose€of€this€Agreement€is€to€set€forth€theÏterms€and€conditions€for€the€development€of€hotels€ofÏthe€style€defined€as€ð ðHoward€Johnson€AmeriSuitesððÏand€other€Howard€Johnson€hotel€facilities€by€OwnerÏand€Developer.€€The€Developer€will€be€responsible€forÏthe€location€of€desirable€sites;€the€development€ofÏplans,€specifications€and€construction€budgets;€and€theÏconstruction,€equipping,€staffing,€and€opening€ofÏð ðturn„key€hotelsðð€(ð ðHotel€Developmentðð).€€In€thisÏAgreement€hotels€shall€be€understood€to€include€allÏtheir€components€such€as€land,€buildings,€furniture,Ïfixtures,€equipment€and€other€items€(ð ðHotelðð€orÏð ðHotelsðð).€€The€Owner€will€be€responsible€forÏfinancing€Hotel€Developments€in€accordance€with€thisÏAgreement.ÌÌÓÓà àThe€part€of€the€agreement€pertinent€to€the€controversy€before€usÏprovides:Ìà@ àARTICLE€6Ìà@ àòòHOTEL€OPERATIONS;€DEVELOPERððS€PROFIT€PARTICIPATIONò òóóÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà àà à*à àà à*à àà à*ÌÌà8 àà8 àó ó6.5€òòDeveloperððs€Profit€Participation€in€Cash€Flowóó.€ÏThe€Developer€shall€be€entitled€to€a€ProfitÏParticipation€in€the€œÌÌÌà8 àà8 ànet›€profits€from€operations€equal€to€twenty„fiveÏ(25%)€percent€of€Net€Cash€Flow.€€Net€Cash€Flow€willÏbe€determined€on€a€fiscal€year€basis€ending€June€30th.€ÍOn€or€before€August€31€of€each€fiscal€year€the€OwnerÏwill€submit€to€the€Developer€a€statement€ofÏoperations€certified€to€by€the€Ownerððs€chief€financialÏofficer€setting€forth€the€Gross€Revenues,€the€Expenses,Ïthe€Net€Cash€Flow,€and€the€amount€of€ProfitÏParticipation,€if€any,€to€which€the€Developer€isÏentitled,€together€with€payment€of€such€ProfitÏParticipation€for€the€fiscal€year€reported€upon.ÌÌà8 àà8 à6.6€€òò€Distribution€of€Proceeds€on€Sale€andÏRefinancingóó.ÌÌà8 àà8 àA.à àThe€Developer€shall€be€entitled€to€a€ProfitÏParticipation€of€the€net€proceeds€on€sales€andÏrefinancings€in€accordance€with€this€Section€6.6.ÌÌà8 àà8 àB.à àThe€proceeds€of€any€Sale,€including€all€cashÏreceipts,€assets€and/or€property€received,€arising€fromÏor€in€connection€with€a€Sale€of€any€Hotel,€will€beÏdistributed€as€follows:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(a)€To€pay€all€expenses€of€the€sale;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(b)€To€pay€principal€and€interest€on€theÏFirst€Mortgage€Financing;ÌÌà8 àà àà8 à(c)€€To€pay€principal€and€interest€on€theÏOwnerððs€Investment;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(d)€To€pay€all€other€Expenses€to€theÏextent€there€is€insufficient€cash€flow€fromÏoperations€(including€principal€andÏinterest€on€the€Working€Capital€FundÏand€the€Operating€Advances);ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àThe€balance€(the€ð ðNet€Sale€Proceedsðð)Ïshall€be€paid€seventy„five€(75%)€percentÏto€Owner€and€twenty„five€œ(25%)›€percentÏto€Developer.ÌÌà8 àà8 àC.€€The€proceeds€of€any€Refinancing€including€all€cashÏreceipts,€assets€and/or€property€received,€arising€fromÏor€in€connection€with€a€Refinancing€of€any€Hotel,€willÏbe€distributed€as€follows:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(a)€To€pay€all€expenses€of€theÏRefinancing;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(b)€To€pay€principal€and€interest€on€theÏFirst€Mortgage€Financing;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(c)€To€pay€principal€and€interest€onÏOwnerððs€Investment;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(d)€to€pay€principal€and€interest€on€theÏWorking€Capital€Fund€and€OperatingÏAdvances;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àThe€Balance€(the€ð ðNet€RefinancingÏProceedsðð)€will€be€paid€seventy„fiveÏ(75%)€percent€to€Owner€and€twenty„fiveÏ(25%)€percent€to€Developer.ÌÌà àà àà àà à*à àà à*à àà à*ÌÌÓÓà àRudy€Heirs€asserts€that€the€profit€participation€provision€in€theÏdevelopment€agreement€constitutes€an€ð ðownership€interestðð€as€contemplated€byÏthe€Limited€Partnership€Agreement.€€They€argue€that€an€ownership€interest€isÍrecognized€in€a€later€option€agreement€between€Prime€and€Sholodge€wherebyÏSholodge€is€given€the€right€to€terminate€its€ð ðright,€title,€and€interest€in€any€andÏall€of€the€Profit€Participation€in€any€one€or€more€of€the€Participation€Hotels.ðð€€Ìà àSholodge,€on€the€other€hand,€asserts€that€the€Profit€ParticipationÏprovided€in€the€development€agreement€is€merely€agreed€compensation€toÏSholodge€for€its€performance€of€the€duties€and€obligations€imposed€upon€it€byÏvirtue€of€the€development€agreement.Ìà àThe€Limited€Partnership€Agreement€recognizes€the€right€of€both€RudyÏHeirs€and€Sholodge€to€compete€with€the€limited€partnership.€€The€extent€of€theÏallowed€competition€is€quite€expansive:€ð ðThe€General€Partner€and€the€LimitedÏPartners€may€.€.€.€engage€in€whatever€activities€they€choose,€whether€or€not€suchÏactivities€be€the€same€as,€similar€to,€or€competitive€with€the€business€of€theÏPartnership€.€.€.€.ðð€€The€only€limitation€on€this€provision€is€quite€explicit:ÏSholodge€agrees€that€ð ðit€will€not€acquire€an€ownership€interest€in€a€motor€hotelÏfacility€within€one€(1)€mile€of€the€Inn€.€.€.€.ðð€€€Considering€the€wide„openÏcompetition€allowed,€with€the€one€limiting€restriction,€ð ðownership€interest,ðð€weÏconclude€that€the€parties€intended€ð ðownership€interestðð€to€be€used€andÏunderstood€in€a€narrow€sense.€€We€find€no€ambiguity€in€this€paragraph€of€theÍLimited€Partnership€Agreement,€and€if€Rudy€Heirs€had€not€intended€forÏð ðownership€interestðð€to€have€a€very€limited€meaning,€it€could€have€restrictedÏSholodge€from€developing,€managing,€or€building€any€type€of€motor€hotelÏfacility€within€the€territory€described€in€the€paragraph.Ìà àThe€term€ð ðownershipðð€has€been€ð ðgiven€a€wide€range€of€meanings,€but€isÏoften€said€to€comprehend€both€the€concept€of€ò òpossessionó ó€and,€further,€that€ofÏò òtitleó ó€and€thus€be€broader€than€either.ðð€€òòBarronððs€Law€Dictionaryóó€339€(3d€ed.Ï1991)€(emphasis€in€original).€€òòBlackððs€Law€Dictionaryòòóó€óódefines€ð ðownðð€as€ð ðto€haveÏa€good€legal€title;€to€hold€as€property;€to€have€a€legal€or€rightful€title€to;€to€have;Ïto€possess.ððòòBlackððs€Law€Dictionaryóó€996€(5th€ed.€1979).€€The€ordinary€and€usualÏmeaning€of€ownership€is€ð ðpossessionðð€or€ð ðlegal€title.ðð€€The€technical€meaning€ofÏowner€is€ð ðtitle€holder.ðð€€In€ò òòòUnion€Carbide€Corp.€v.€Alexanderó óóó,€679€S.W.2d€938Ï(Tenn.€1984),€the€Supreme€Court,€in€considering€the€question€of€whether€aÏcorporation€was€the€owner€of€real€property€subject€to€property€tax,€stated:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àIn€a€property€assessment€manual€(InternationalÏAssociation€of€Assessing€Officers,€òòProperty€AssessmentÏValuationóó€(1977)),€it€is€said€that€there€are€six€basicÏrights€associated€with€the€ownership€of€property:€(1)Ïthe€right€to€use;€(2)€the€right€to€sell;€(3)€the€right€toÏlease€or€rent;€(4)€the€right€to€enter€or€leave;€(5)€theÏright€to€give€away;€(6)€the€right€to€refuse€to€do€any€ofÍthese.ÌÌ679€S.W.2d€at€940.ÌÌÓÓà àIn€the€case€before€us,€Sholodge,€by€virtue€of€its€management€of€the€hotel,Ïhad€the€right€to€use€and€the€right€enter€or€leave€the€premises.€€Union€CarbideÏhad€the€same€right,€but€our€Supreme€Court€stated:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àAs€the€Court€of€Appeals€pointed€out,€the€right€toÏalienate€is€an€important€element€of€ownership.€€òòò òSeeóóó ó€63ÏAm.Jur.2d€òòPropertyóó€ðð€47€(1972),€at€331.€€Carbide€hasÏno€interest€under€the€contract€that€it€can€sell,€lease,€orÏotherwise€transfer.€€The€mere€use€by€Carbide€of€theÏreal€property€for€purposes€of€performing€the€contractÏdoes€not€amount€to€an€incident€of€ownership.ÌÌÓÓ679€S.W.2d€at€941.€€In€the€instant€case,€Sholodge€could€not€alienate€theÏproperty€nor€could€it€prevent€Prime€from€doing€so.Ìà àRudy€Heirsððs€assertion€essentially€is€that€because€Sholodge€has€a€propertyÏinterest€in€the€profit€participation,€it€has€an€ownership€interest€in€the€hotel,€asÏcontemplated€by€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement.€€As€we€previously€noted,Ïour€interpretation€of€Paragraph€5.7€of€the€Limited€Partnership€Agreement€isÏthat€ð ðownership€interestðð€is€to€be€considered€in€a€very€narrow€sense€in€view€ofÏthe€language€of€the€entire€paragraph.€€It€is€significant€that€Sholodge€had€no€riskÏof€loss€except€the€loss€of€anticipated€revenue€to€be€paid€for€its€services.€€If€theÍnet€cash€flow€of€the€AmerSuites€was€negative,€Sholodge€was€not€responsible€forÏany€shortfall,€although€it€would€certainly€not€be€entitled€to€any€revenue.€€If€theÏhotel€was€sold€at€a€loss,€Sholodge€would€not€suffer€any€part€of€the€loss,€exceptÏits€loss€of€the€revenue.€€Finally,€Rudy€Heirs€points€to€Sholodgeððs€exercise€of€theÏoption€to€receive€a€lump€sum€payment€in€lieu€of€continued€percentage€ofÏprofits.€€The€fact€that€Sholodge€negotiated€what€it€thought€was€a€moreÏfavorable€compensation€plan€does€not€automatically€convert€Sholodge€fromÏdeveloper€and€manager€to€an€owner.€€We€attach€little€significance€to€this€turnÏof€events.€€Ìà àConsidering€this€record€and€the€contract€between€the€parties€hereto€inÏits€entirety,€we€reach€the€conclusion€that€Sholodge€did€not€hold€an€ð ðownershipÏinterestðð€in€a€motor€hotel€facility€within€one€mile€of€the€Shoneyððs€Inn€owned€byÏthe€Partnership.€€Ìà àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€granting€summary€judgment€toÏRudy€Heirs€is€reversed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€entry€ofÏsummary€judgment€in€favor€of€Sholodge€and€for€such€further€proceedings€asÏmay€be€necessary.€€The€other€issues€are€pretermitted.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€areÏassessed€against€appellee.€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 óÌÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌó ó____________________________________Ìò òDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óÌÌ____________________________________Ìò òBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEó óÌ€ÌÌœ