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ÔÔ€!ÔÔ€!^ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ ¸ ÑÑ Ü ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€¾X^d€^^d€7ÑÔ€!XÔÙ€€ÙßR€$'#A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌIN€RE:€ESTATE€OF€RANDALL€GREER€€)à àœBLEDSOE›€CHANCERYÌSIMMONS,€Deceased€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9704„CH„00108€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ï)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌMARGARET€S.€SIMMONS,€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Appellee€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€JEFFREY€F.€œSTEWART›Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCHANCELLORÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌTHE€ESTATE€OF€RANDALL€GREER€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌSIMMONS,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Appellant€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌHOWARD€L.€œUPCHURCH›,€œPikeville›,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌJ.€ARNOLD€FITZGERALD,€Dayton,€for€Appellee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àIn€this€case,€the€Chancellor€for€Bledsoe€County,€in€exercis…ing€his€probate€jurisdiction,€construed€œa€deed›€which€the€decedent,ÏRandall€Greer€Simmons,€made€and€delivered€in€his€lifetime.€€HeÏconcluded€that€the€deed€created€an€estate€by€the€entirety€betweenÏthe€deceased€and€his€wife.€€We€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.ÌÌà àThe€decedent,€Randall€Greer€Simmons,€died€testate€in€BledsoeÏCounty,€Tennessee,€and€his€will,€dated€April€4,€1989,€was€admittedÏto€probate€on€April€3,€1993.€€Peggy€œBowling›€was€named€executrix€inÏthe€will€and€was€duly€appointed.€€The€appellee,€Margaret€S.ÏSimmons,€is€the€widow€of€the€deceased,€Randall€Greer€Simmons.ÌÌà àIn€his€last€will€and€testament,€Mr.€Simmons,€among€otherÏthings€left€specific€devises€of€lands€to€his€wife€and€children.€ÏThe€devise€to€the€wife€described€the€property€as€"being€a€portionÏof€the€property€described€in€that€deed€of€record€in€Deed€Book€40,ÍPage€442,€Deed€Book€43,€Page€359,€Deed€Book€75,€Page€24€and€DeedÏBook€75,€Page€27,€Register's€office€of€Bledsoe€County."€€To€hisÏson,€Douglas€Keith€Simmons,€he€devised€six€acres,€more€or€less,Ïand€referred€to€the€tract€of€land€as€being€a€part€of€the€landsÏreferred€to€in€the€same€Deed€Books€and€pages€as€that€devised€toÏhis€wife.€€To€his€daughter,€Peggy€Bowling,€he€devised€the€houseÏand€real€property€referred€to€in€paragraph€1,€€upon€the€death€ofÏhis€wife.€€(Paragraph€1€contains€the€specific€bequest€to€his€wifeÏas€set€out€above.)€€The€devise€to€Peggy€Bowling€contained€a€provi…sion€that€"the€property€shall€not€be€sold€or€encumbered€by€PeggyÏBowling,€or€her€heirs,€for€a€period€of€fifty€(50)€years€after€theÏdate€of€my€death.€€Upon€the€expiration€of€the€said€fifty€(50)€yearÏperiod,€fee€simple€absolute€title€will€then€and€there€vest€withÏPeggy€Bowling,€or€her€heirs."€€In€paragraph€4€of€the€Will,€theÏtestator€left€the€balance€of€his€real€estate€to€his€children,ÏDouglas€Keith€Simmons€and€Peggy€Bowling.ÌÌà àUpon€probate€of€the€will,€the€decedent's€widow,€Margaret€S.ÏSimmons€chose€to€take€an€elective€share€of€the€estate€pursuant€toÏthe€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€31„4„101€which€provides€as€follows:ÌÌò òÓÓà8 àà àRight€to€elective€share.ó ó€(a)€A€decedent'sÏsurviving€spouse€has€the€right€to€elect€to€take€anÏelective€share.€The€elective€share€is€one€third€(ð@ð)€ofÏthe€decedent's€net€estate€as€defined€in€subsection€(b).ÏThe€right€to€elect€an€elective€share€is€available€to€theÏsurviving€spouse€of€an€intestate€decedent€and€a€testateÏdecedent€if€the€surviving€spouse€elects€against€theÏdecedent's€will.€When€the€elective€share€is€determined,Ïit€is€exempt€from€the€unsecured€debts€of€the€decedentÏincurred€after€April€1,€1977.€In€determining€the€elec…tive€share,€it€is€not€reduced€by€any€estate€or€inheri…tance€taxes.Ì€Ìà8 àà à(b)€€The€net€estate€includes€all€of€the€decedent'sÏreal€and€personal€property€subject€to€disposition€underÏthe€terms€of€the€decedent's€will€or€the€laws€of€intes…tate€succession€reduced€by€funeral€and€administrationÏexpenses,€homestead,€exemptions€and€year's€support.ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€addition€to€the€elective€share,€Ms.€Simmons€claimed€titleÏto€all€the€real€estate€as€the€surviving€tenant€by€the€entirety.€ÏHer€claim€rests€upon€the€interpretation€of€a€œdeed›€which€is€theÏsubject€of€this€appeal.€€The€parties€stipulated€that€there€were€noÏfacts€in€dispute€regarding€the€deed€and€submitted€the€deed€to€theÏcourt€for€construction.€€The€Chancellor€found€that€the€deed€did,Ïin€fact,€create€a€tenancy€by€the€entireties€between€the€decedentÏand€œMargaret›€S.€œSimmons€she€was€the€owner›€of€the€lands€describedÍtherein€as€surviving€tenant.€€This€appeal€œresulted.€€We€affirm€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court.›ÌÌà àThe€appellant€challenges€the€jurisdiction€of€the€"probateÏdivision"€of€the€Bledsoe€County€Chancery€Court€to€construe€theÏdeed.€€Secondly,€she€asks€this€court€to€review€the€findings€of€theÏChancellor€that€the€deed€created€an€estate€by€the€entiretiesÏbetween€the€deceased,€Mr.€Simmons€and€Ms.€Simmons.ÌÌà@ àJURISDICTIONÌÌà àFirstly,€we€point€our€that€there€òòò òis€noóóó ó€"probate€division"€ofÏthe€Chancery€Court€for€Bledsoe€County.€€The€chancery€court€is€theÏchancery€court€whether€exercising€probate€jurisdiction€or€jurisƒdiction€over€other€matters.€€The€Chancery€Court€for€Bledsoe€œCounty›Ïis€granted€additional€jurisdiction€over€probate€matters€by€virtueÏof€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€€œ16„16„201›€which,€in€pertinent€part,Ïprovides€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àœ(a)›€€In€all€counties€where€not€otherwise€specifi…cally€provided€by€public,€private,€special€or€localÍacts,€all€jurisdiction€relating€to€the€probate€of€willsÏand€the€administration€of€estates€of€every€nature,Ïincluding€the€estates€of€decedents€and€of€wards€underÏguardianships€or€œcon‚servatorships›€and€related€mattersÏheretofore€vested€in€the€county€court,€the€county€judgeÏor€county€chair,€is€hereby€vested€in€the€chancery€courtÏof€the€respective€counties.€The€chancery€court€in€suchÏcounties€shall€have€exclusive€jurisdiction€over€theÏprobate€of€wills€and€the€administration€of€estates€ofÏevery€nature,€including€the€estates€of€decedents€and€ofÏwards€under€guardianships€or€conservatorship,€and€allÏmatters€relating€thereto,€heretofore€vested€in€theÏcounty€court.ÌÌà8 àà à(b)€€...€The€chancellor€shall€hear€all€probates€inÏsolemn€form€and€may€hear€such€other€matters€as€theÏchancellor€may€deem€proper.€...ÌÌÓÓÌà àSection€16„16„201€in€no€way€limits€the€jurisdiction€of€theÏchancery€court€but,€on€the€other€hand,€increases€it.€It€is€aÏspecific€grant€of€jurisdiction€in€addition€to€all€other€jurisdic…tion€it€œpossesses.›€€When€exercising€its€probate€jurisdiction,€theÏchancery€court€is€nevertheless€œentertaining›€an€action€in€theÏchancery€court,€not€in€a€"probate€division€of€the€chancery€court."€ÌÌà àIt€is€well„settled€that€chancery€court€possesses€the€inherentÏpower€to€settle€and€remove€clouds€from€the€title€to€property.€€TheÏsurviving€spouse,€incorporated€in€her€notice€to€take€an€electiveÍshare€of€the€estate,€a€request€that€the€court€remove€the€cloud€onÏher€title€to€the€real€estate€which€was€brought€about€by€the€will.€ÏòòSeeóó€òòœIndultrial›€œDev›.€Board.€v.€Hancockóó,€901€S.W.2d€382€(Tenn.€App.Ï1995).€€We€find€and€hold€that€the€Chancery€Court€for€BledsoeÏCounty€does€have€jurisdiction€to€construe€the€deed€in€question.ÌÌà@ àCONSTRUCTION€OF€THE€DEEDÌÌà àWe€will€next€examine€the€provisions€in€the€warranty€deedÏwhich€gave€rise€to€this€action.€€In€the€granting€clause,€the€deedÏrecites:€€"FOR€AND€IN€CONSIDERATION€of€the€love€and€affectionÏwhich€I€hold€for€my€wife,€MARGARET€S.€SIMMONS,€an€undivided€one„half€interest€in€and€to€a€certain€parcel€of€land€in€the€FirstÏCivil€District€of€Bledsoe€County,€Tennessee,€described€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àBeing€in€Bledsoe€County,€on€Cumberland€Mountain,€beingÏthree€tracts€combined€and€BEGINNING€at€œCecel›€Angel'sÏœS.E.›€corner€of€his€œHorter›€tract;€thence€N.€44ð$ð€E.€withÏsaid€Angel's€line,€2747€ft.€to€œLaverne›€Simmons"€S.W.ÏCorner;€thence€S.€44ð$ð€E.,€1058€ft.€to€an€iron€pin€cornerÏin€œHollis›€œFrazier›'s€line;€thence€S.€44ð$ð€W.,€2653€ft.€toÏthe€old€Horner€Corner;€thence€S.€23ð$ð€30'€E.,€238€feet€toÏcorner€on€œPanter›€Road;€thence€with€said€road€as€itÏmeanders€S.W.€1029€ft.€to€corner;€thence€N.€42ð$ð€30'€W.Ïwith€an€old€fence,€766€ft.€to€a€stone;€thence€N.€86ð$ð€30'ÍW.,€486€feet€to€corner;€thence€N.€14ð$ð€W.,€452€ft.€toÏcorner;€thence€N.€53ð$ð€E.,€902€ft.€to€the€BEGINNING,Ïcontaining€103€acres,€more€or€less.ÌÌà8 àBeing€the€same€property€conveyed€to€Randall€Simmons€byÏdeeds€of€record€in€Deed€Book€43,€page€359,€and€Deed€BookÏ40,€page€442,€Register's€office,€Bledsoe€County,€Tennessee.× ƒ( ××  ×ÌÌÓÓÌà àFollowing€the€description€of€the€property€we€find€the€follow…ing€language:Ìà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€òòò òsoleó óóó€intent€of€this€conveyance€is€to€create€inÏone€instrument€a€complete€description€of€òòò òallóóó ó€the€proƒperties€owned€by€the€parties€hereto€a€tenancy€by€theÏentireties€between€the€Grantor€and€the€Grantee€in€and€toÏthe€òòò òentireóóó ó€interest€in€said€property€previously€held€byÏthe€grantor€in€accord€with€Section€64„109,€TennesseeÏCode€annotated.€[Now€T.C.A.€ðð€66„1„109.]€€(EmphasisÏadded).ÌÌÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€66„1„109€provides€as€follows:ÌÌÌÌò òà8 àà à66„1„109.€Estate€by€entireties€created€byÏdirect€conveyance.ó ó€ð"ð€Any€married€person€owning€proper…ty€or€any€interest€therein€in€such€person's€own€name,Ïdesiring€to€convert€such€person's€interest€in€suchÏproperty€into€an€estate€by€the€entireties€with€suchÏperson's€spouse,€may€do€so€by€direct€conveyance€to€suchÏspouse€by€an€instrument€of€conveyance€òòwhich€shall€pro…vide€that€it€is€the€grantor's€intention€by€such€instru…ment€to€create€an€estate€by€the€entireties€in€and€to€theÏentire€interest€in€the€property€previously€held€by€theÏgrantoróó.€€(Emphasis€added).ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€construction€of€a€deed€is€a€question€of€law,€òòœRodgers›€v.ÏœBurnett›óó,€108€Tenn.€173,€65€S.W.€408€(1901),€and€questions€of€lawÏare€reviewed€by€this€Court€òòde€novoóó€with€no€presumption€of€theÏcorrectness€of€the€trial€court.€òòœBillington›€v.€Crowderóó,€553€S.W.2dÏ590€(Tenn.€App.€1977).ÌÌà àThe€canons€of€construction€for€deeds€are€clearly€set€out€inÏthe€case€law€in€Tennessee.€€It€is€our€duty€to€apply€these€canonsÏwithout€deviation.ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€preferred€rule€in€Tennessee€is€that€all€of€theÏprovisions€of€an€instrument€are€considered€together€andÏthe€intention€of€the€grantor€of€a€deed€is€ascertainedÏfrom€the€entire€document,€not€from€the€separate€partsÏthereof,€if€at€all€possible.€òòCollins€v.€Smithsonóó,€585ÏS.W.2d€598€(Tenn.€1979).€If€clauses€or€parts€of€a€deedÏare€conflicting€or€repugnant,€the€intention€of€theÏgrantor€is€gathered€from€the€whole€instrument,€insteadÍof€from€particular€clauses,€and€if€it€is€the€clearÏintent€of€the€grantor€that€apparently€inconsistentÏprovisions€shall€all€stand,€it€will€be€given€that€effectÏif€possible,€and€the€technical€rules€of€the€common€lawÏas€to€the€division€of€deeds€into€formal€parts€will€notÏprevail€as€against€the€manifest€intent€of€the€parties,Ïas€shown€by€the€whole€deed.€òòœHutchison›€v.€Boardóó,€194ÏTenn.€223,€250€S.W.2d€82€(1952).€ÌÌòòIn€re€Estate€of€œBatey›óó,€1990€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€94.ÌÌÌÌÌà8 àà àIn€search€for€the€intention€of€the€grantor€noÏpreference€is€given€to€the€premises€over€the€habendumÏbecause€of€position€or€form,€and€the€estate€granted€inÏthe€premises€may€be€enlarged,€qualified€or€diminished€inÏthe€habendum€clause.€ÌÌà8 àà àòòThe€paramount€rule€of€construction€to€which€allÏothers€are€subservient€is€that€the€intention€of€theÏgrantor€is€to€be€decided€by€consideration€of€the€wordsÏhe€usedóó.€€(Emphasis€added).€€And€as€a€corollary,€toÏreach€the€intention€it€is€proper€to€consider€the€entireÏinstrument€without€regard€to€technical€parts€or€divi…sions€of€the€deed.€€(Citations€omitted).ÌÌà8 àà àThis€principle€of€law€of€interpretation€is€wellÏsettled€by€a€long€array€of€authorities.Ì€Ìà8 àà àIf€clauses€or€parts€of€a€deed€are€conflicting€orÏrepugnant,€the€intention€is€gathered€from€the€wholeÏinstrument,€instead€of€from€particular€clauses,€and€ifÏit€is€the€clear€intent€of€the€grantor€that€apparentlyÏinconsistent€provisions€shall€all€stand,€it€will€beÏgiven€that€effect€if€possible,€and€the€technical€rulesÏof€the€common€law€as€to€the€division€of€deeds€intoÏformal€parts€will€not€prevail€as€against€the€manifestÏintent€of€the€parties,€as€shown€by€the€whole€deed.'€16ÍœAm.J.›,€Sec.€235;€òòœQuarles›€v.€Arthuróó€[33€Tenn.€App.€291],Ï231€S.W.2d€[589],€591.ÌÌòòHutchinson€v.€Boardóó,€250€S.W.2d€82,€194€Tenn€223€(Tenn.€1952)ÌÌÓÓÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€66„1„109€[set€out€above]€requires€that€to€establishÏa€tenancy€by€the€entireties€the€deed€from€the€grantor€must€containÏthe€following€provision:€œ[W]hich›€shall€provide€that€it€is€theÏgrantor's€intention€by€such€instrument€to€create€an€estate€by€theÏentireties€in€and€to€the€òòentire€interestóó€in€the€property€previous…ly€held€by€the€grantor.€(Emphasis€added).€€In€the€deed€underÏconsideration,€the€grantor's€intent€was€stated€unambiguously€andÏstronger,€in€our€view,€than€that€required€by€the€statute.€€We€findÏand€hold€that€the€statement€of€intent€in€the€deed€under€consider…ation€is€a€continuance€of€the€habendum€clause€(now€for€all€practi…cal€purposes€a€useless€œdistinction›€from€other€parts€of€the€œdeed.)›ÌÌà àWe€note€that€extrinsic€evidence€is€required€to€interpret€theÏdeed€if€the€deed€were€to€be€construed€as€appellant€would€have€usÏdo.€€The€granting€clause€taken€literally€attempts€to€convey€a€one„half€interest€in€some€of€the€properties€already€owned€by€theÍhusband€and€wife€as€tenants€by€the€entirety.€€(The€original€deedsÏare€a€part€of€the€record.)ÌÌà àWe€concur€in€the€conclusion€reached€by€the€trial€court.€€WeÏtherefore€affirm€the€judgment€in€all€respects.€€Costs€of€thisÏappeal€are€adjudged€against€the€appellant€and€this€case€is€remand…ed€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà€ àœ______________________________›Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌ̜Ԁ!^ÔÇÑ  ÑÑ7€9 X^d…X^d…7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌIN€RE:€ESTATE€OF€RANDALL€GREER€€)à àBLEDSOE€CHANCERYÌSIMMONS,€Deceased€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9704„CH„00108€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌMARGARET€S.€SIMMONS,€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Appellee€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€JEFFREY€F.€STEWARTÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCHANCELLORÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌTHE€ESTATE€OF€RANDALL€GREER€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌSIMMONS,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Appellant€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€the€Chancery€Court€of€Bledsoe€County,€briefs€andÏargument€of€counsel.€€Upon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€opinion€that€there€was€no€reversible€error€in€theÏtrial€court.Ìà àWe€therefore€affirm€the€judgment€in€all€respects.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€adjudged€against€the€appellantÏand€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court.ÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM›