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ÔÔ€$ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€ ÎXXdðdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÞ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌà àà à€€€€______________________________________________ÌÙ€*ÙßR€'/&A1-j|#û=` à. `€€@ÿRßÌò òGLORIA€SPIVEY,€as€Administratrix€ofÌthe€Estate€of€Michelle€Christi€Spivey,€Ìand€GLORIA€SPIVEY€and€LARRYÌSPIVEY,€as€guardians€and€next€friendÌof€JESSICA€MICHELLE€SPIVEY„ÌROBINSON,€ó óÌÌà àà àPlaintiff„Appellee,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àObion€Circuit€No.€6„16ÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€02A01„9704„CV„00075ÌÌò òJASON€D.€ANDERSON,€ó óÌÌà àà àDefendant„Third„PartyÌà àà àPlaintiff„Appellee,ÌÌò òJAMES€C.€ROBINSON,€JR.,€andÌSHELBY€COUNTY€HEALTH€CAREÌCORPORATION€d/b/a€REGIONAL€ÌMEDICAL€CENTER€AT€MEMPHIS,€ó óÌÌà àà àDefendants„Third„PartyÌà àà àDefendants„Appellants.Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àò òFROM€THE€OBION€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€COURTÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€WILLIAM€B.€ACREE,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌà@ àó óDamon€E.€Campbell;€Conley€Campbell€MossÌà@ àSmith€of€Union€CityÌà@ àGuardian€ad€litem€for€Jessica€Michelle€RobinsonÌÌà@ àGary€C.€McCullough;€McCullough€and€McCullough€of€MemphisÌà@ àFor€AppellantsÌÌÌà@ àò òòòREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóÌÌà@ àOpinion€filed:€ÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óÌÓÓ›à àThis€case€involves€a€hospitalððs€lien€on€the€proceeds€from€a€wrongful€deathÏsuit.€€Third„party€defendant,€Shelby€County€Health€Care€Corporation€d/b/a€TheÏRegional€Medical€Center€at€Memphis€(the€Med),€appeals€the€order€of€the€trialÏcourt€holding€that€the€proceeds€of€the€wrongful€death€settlement€were€notÏsubject€to€the€Medððs€hospital€lien.Ìà àOn€December€23,€1995,€Michelle€Christi€Spivey€was€killed€while€riding€asÏa€passenger€in€a€car€driven€by€James€C.€Robinson,€Jr.,€which€was€involved€in€anÏaccident€in€Obion€County,€Tennessee.€€The€Robinson€vehicle€collided€with€anÏautomobile€driven€by€Jason€D.€Alexander.€€Michelle€Christi€Spivey€was€treatedÏfor€injuries€at€the€Med€following€the€accident,€but€she€later€died€from€herÍinjuries.€€On€January€26,€1996,€the€Med€filed€ð ðAffidavit€for€Hospital€Lienðð€inÏthe€Obion€County€Circuit€Court€Clerkððs€office€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€29„22„101Ï(1980)€for€medical€expenses€totaling€$19,082.54.€€Ìà àOn€April€12,€1996,€Gloria€Spivey,€as€administratrix€of€the€estate€ofÏMichelle€Christi€Spivey,€and€Gloria€and€Larry€Spivey,€as€guardians€and€nextÏfriend€of€Jessica€Michelle€Spivey„Robinson,€a€minor,€€(the€Spiveys),€filed€aÏcomplaint,€in€the€Obion€County€Circuit€Court€for€wrongful€death€against€JasonÏD.€Anderson.€€The€deceased,€Michelle€Christi€Spivey,€was€the€mother€of€JessicaÏMichelle€Spivey„Robinson,€and€James€Robinson€is€the€putative€father€of€theÏminor€child.€€On€August€5,€1996,€Jason€D.€Anderson€and€Tennessee€FarmersÏMutual€Insurance€Company,€the€uninsured€motorist€carrier,€filed€a€ð ðPetition€forÏApproval€of€Compromised€Settlement€of€Minorððs€Claim€for€Wrongful€Death,ððÏin€the€amount€of€$50,000,€$25,000.00€to€be€paid€on€behalf€of€Jason€AndersonÏand€$25,000.00€to€be€paid€on€behalf€of€Tennessee€Farmers.€€On€August€12,Ï1996,€the€Spiveys€filed€an€amendment€to€the€petition€challenging€JamesÏRobinsonððs€standing€before€the€court€and€asserting€that€the€settlement€was€freeÏfrom€the€Medððs€lien€by€virtue€of€T.C.A.€ðð€20„5„106€(1994).€€The€SpiveysððÏamendment€requested€that€James€Robinson€and€the€Med€be€added€asÏdefendants.€€Ìà àThe€trial€court€tentatively€approved€the€settlement€and€entered€aÏdisbursement€order€on€August€13,€1996.€€The€order€provides,€òòinter€aliaóó,€that€theÏsettlement€funds€are€not€subject€to€the€Medððs€lien.€€Ìà àOn€September€18,€1996,€Jason€Anderson€filed€a€ð ðMotion€to€Allow€ThirdÏParty€Complaint€for€Declaratory€Judgment.ðð€€The€trial€court€granted€his€motionÏto€include€James€Robinson€and€the€Med€as€defendants,€and€on€September€26,Ï1996,€Jason€Anderson€filed€a€third€party€complaint€for€declaratory€judgmentÏagainst€James€Robinson€and€the€Med.€€The€complaint€requests€the€trial€court€toÏdeclare€the€relative€rights€of€James€Robinson€and€the€Med€to€the€funds€thatÏwere€approved€as€a€full€and€final€settlement€in€the€wrongful€death€suit.× ƒ0 ××  ×Ìà àThe€trial€court€entered€an€order€approving€the€compromise€settlement€onÏOctober€15,€1996,€relieving€Jason€Anderson€and€Tennessee€Farmers€from€anyÏliability€to€Jessica€Michelle€Spivey„Robinson€and€to€the€Med.€€On€October€17,Ï1996,€the€Med€filed€an€answer€to€the€third€party€complaint€asserting€that€it€wasÏentitled€to€a€portion€of€the€proceeds€of€the€wrongful€death€suit€pursuant€to€theÏhospitalsðð€liens€statute,€T.C.A.€ðð€29„22„101€(1980).€€Ìà àOn€February€21,€1997,€the€trial€court€entered€a€judgment€holding€thatÍthe€settlement€proceeds€were€not€subject€to€the€Medððs€lien€by€virtue€of€T.C.A.€ððÏ20„5„106(b)€(1994),€which€provides€that€the€cause€of€action€passes€to€theÏbeneficiary€free€from€claims€of€creditors€of€the€estate.Ìà àThe€Med€appeals€the€order€of€the€trial€court€and€presents€one€issue€forÏreview:€€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€holding€that€the€proceeds€of€theÏwrongful€death€settlement€œare€not›€subject€to€its€hospital€lien.€€The€Spiveys€filedÏa€brief€on€behalf€of€Jessica€Michelle€Spivey„Robinson€and€add€two€additionalÏissues:€€1)€whether€the€Med€properly€perfected€its€hospital€lien,€and€2)€whetherÏthe€Med€can€recover€more€than€one„third€of€the€settlement€proceeds.Ìà àThe€facts€of€this€case€are€not€in€dispute,€and€we€must€resolve€a€conflictÏbetween€the€wrongful€death€statute€and€the€hospitalsðð€liens€statute.€Ìà àThe€wrongful€death€statute€states,ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à(a)€The€right€of€action€which€a€person,€who€diesÏfrom€injuries€received€from€another,€or€whose€death€isÏcaused€by€the€wrongful€act,€omission,€or€killing€byÏanother,€would€have€had€against€the€wrongdoer,€inÏcase€death€had€not€ensued,€shall€not€abate€or€beÏextinguished€by€the€personððs€death€but€shall€pass€toÏthe€personððs€surviving€spouse€and,€in€case€there€is€noÏsurviving€spouse,€to€the€personððs€children€or€next€ofÏkin;€or€to€the€personððs€personal€representative,€for€theÏbenefit€of€the€personððs€surviving€spouse€or€next€of€kin;Ïor€to€the€personððs€natural€parents€or€parent€or€next€ofÏkin€if€at€the€time€of€death€decedent€was€in€theÏcustody€of€the€natural€parents€or€parent€and€had€notÏbeen€legally€surrendered€by€them,€otherwise€to€theÍpersonððs€legally€adoptive€parents€or€parent,€or€to€theÏadministrator€for€the€use€and€benefit€of€the€adoptiveÏparents€or€parent;€€òòthe€funds€recovered€in€either€case€to€beÏfree€from€the€claims€of€creditorsóó.Ìà8 àà8 àà à(b)€In€any€case€involving€a€beneficiary€who€is€aÏminor€or€who€is€legally€incompetent,€if€the€court€findsÏit€is€in€the€best€interest€of€such€beneficiary,€the€courtÏin€its€discretion€may€authorize€all€or€any€portion€ofÏthe€funds€recovered€for€such€beneficiary€to€be€addedÏto€any€trust€or€trusts€established€for€the€benefit€ofÏsuch€beneficiary,€wherever€situated,€whether€suchÏtrust€was€created€by€the€person€whose€death€wasÏcaused€by€the€wrongful€action€or€omission€or€by€anyÏother€person.€€òòThe€funds€recovered€shall€be€for€the€benefit€ofÏsuch€beneficiary€and€shall€be€free€from€the€claims€of€creditors.óóÌÌÓÓT.C.A.€ðð€20„5„106€(a),€(b)€(1994)€(emphasis€added).Ìà àThe€hospitalsðð€liens€statute€states,à à€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à(a)€Every€person,€firm,€association,€corporation,Ïinstitution,€or€any€governmental€unit,€including€theÏstate€of€Tennessee,€any€county€or€municipalitiesÏoperating€and€maintaining€a€hospital€in€this€state,Ïshall€have€a€lien€for€all€reasonable€and€necessaryÏcharges€for€hospital€care,€treatment€and€maintenanceÏof€ill€or€injured€persons€òòupon€any€and€all€causes€of€action,Ïsuits,€claims,€counterclaims€or€demandsóó€accruing€to€theÏperson€to€whom€such€care,€treatment€or€maintenanceÏwas€furnished,€or€accruing€to€the€legal€representativesÏof€such€person€in€the€case€of€his€or€her€death,€onÏaccount€of€illness€or€injuries€giving€rise€to€such€causesÏof€action€or€claims€and€which€necessitated€suchÏhospital€care,€treatment€and€maintenance.Ìà8 àà8 àà à(b)€The€hospital€lien,€however,€shall€not€apply€toÏany€amount€in€excess€of€one„third€(1/3)€of€theÏdamages€obtained€or€recovered€by€such€person€byÏjudgment,€settlement€or€compromise€rendered€orÍentered€into€by€such€person€or€his€or€her€legalÏrepresentative€by€virtue€of€the€cause€of€actionÏaccruing€thereto.Ìà8 àà8 àà à(c)€The€lien€herein€created€shall€be€subject€andÏsubordinate€to€any€attorneyððs€lien€whether€byÏcontract,€suit€or€judgment€upon€such€claim€or€causeÏof€action€and€shall€not€be€applicable€to€accidents€orÏinjuries€within€the€purview€of€the€Tennessee€WorkersððÏCompensation€Law,€compiled€in€chapters€9„12€of€titleÏ50.€€Any€such€lien€arising€out€of€a€motor€vehicleÏaccident€shall€not€take€priority€over€a€mechanicððs€lienÏor€prior€recorded€lien€upon€a€motor€vehicle€involvedÏin€said€accident.ÌÌÓÓT.C.A.€ðð€29„22„101€(1980)€(emphasis€added).Ìà àIn€a€wrongful€death€suit,€the€recovery€passes€to€the€statutory€beneficiaryÏfree€from€any€claims€of€creditors€of€the€estate€because€the€statutory€beneficiaryÏis€the€real€party€in€interest.€€òòò òMemphis€Street€Ry.€Co.€v.€Cooperóóó ó,€313€S.W.2dÏ444,€448€(Tenn.€1958).€€œThe›€wrongful€death€statute€is€in€the€nature€of€theÏstatutes€of€descent€and€distribution.€€òòò òSee€Dilworth€v.€Tisdale€Transfer€&ÏStorage€Co.óóó ó,€354€S.W.2d€261,€262€(Tenn.€1962).€€However,€neither€of€theseÏcases,€which€were€relied€upon€by€the€trial€court,€deals€with€a€hospitalððs€lien,€andÏboth€were€decided€before€the€General€Assembly€passed€the€hospitalsðð€liensÏstatute.Ìà àT.C.A.€ðð€1„3„103€(1994)€provides:€€ð ðIf€provisions€of€different€titles€orÏchapters€of€the€code€appear€to€contravene€each€other,€the€provisions€of€eachÍtitle€or€chapter€shall€prevail€as€to€all€matters€and€questions€growing€out€of€theÏsubject€matter€of€that€title€or€chapter.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€1„3„103€(1994).Ìà àA€specific€statute€or€a€special€provision€of€a€particular€statute€controls€aÏgeneral€provision€in€another€statute€or€a€general€provision€in€the€same€statute.€Ïòòò òValley€Fidelity€Bank€&€Trust€Co.€v.€Ayersóóó ó,€861€S.W.2d€366,€369€(Tenn.€App.Ï1993).€€The€wrongful€death€statute€is€a€general€statute€dealing€with€recovery€forÏan€injury€resulting€in€death,€and€the€subsequently€enacted€hospitalsðð€liens€statuteÏspecifically€€establishes€a€lien€for€recovery€of€medical€expenses.€€In€ò òòòHolstonÏValley€Hospital€and€Medical€Center€v.€Moffitt,€et€aló óóó,€No.€03A01„9608„CV„00271,€Court€of€Appeals,€March€31,€1997,€the€Eastern€Section€of€this€Court,€inÏconsidering€the€precise€issue€before€us,€said:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€€The€Hospital€defends€the€Trial€Courtððs€action€withÏregard€to€T.C.A.€20„5„106(a)€upon€the€ground€thatÏprovisions€of€the€Hospital€Lien€Statute,€having€beenÏenacted€subsequent€to€the€one€providing€the€funds,Ïwould€ð ðbe€free€from€the€claims€of€creditorsðð€repealedÏby€implication€that€provision€insofar€as€hospitals€areÏconcerned.€€Chief€Justice€œGreen,›€one€of€the€premiereÏjurists€of€this€State,€recognized€the€œRule›€almost€three„quarters€of€a€century€ago,€in€ò òòòSouthern€ConstructionÏCo.€v.€Halliburtonó óóó,€149€Tenn.€319,€329,€258€S.W.Ï409,€412€(1924),€wherein€he€stated€the€following:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àAlthough€a€later€act€may€not€cover€theÏentire€subject„matter€of€an€earlier€act,Ïnor€purport€to€provide€a€new€system,€ifÏthe€later€act€is€repugnant€andÍirreconcilable€œon›€a€particular€point,€it€willÏoperate€as€a€repeal€by€implication€to€theÏextent€of€the€repugnance€and€conflict.€Ïò òòòBaily€v.€Draneó óóó,€96€Tenn.€16,€33€S.W.Ï573.€€ò òòòBalden€v.€State,€ó óóó122€Tenn.€704,Ï127€S.W.€134.€ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€The€rule€has€been€affirmed€in€a€number€of€cases,Ïincluding€the€relatively€recent€case€of€ò òòòState€v.€Palmeró óóó,Ï902€S.W.2d€391€(Tenn.€1995),€and€an€earlier€case,Ïò òòòKennon€v.€Commercial€Standard€Ins.ó óóó€ò òòòCo.ó óóó,€52€Tenn.ÏApp.€521,€376€S.W.2d€703€(1963).ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€Although€the€Trial€Judge€did€not€specifically€soÏstate,€implicit€in€his€determination€is€a€finding€thatÏthe€provisions€of€the€Hospital€Lien€Statute€repealedÏby€implication€the€provision€of€20„5„106€that€fundsÏrecovered€would€be€free€of€claims€of€creditors.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€We€concur€with€the€implicit€finding€of€the€TrialÏCourt€that€the€Code€Sections€touching€on€theÏquestion€are€irreconcilable€and€that€the€former€wasÏrepealed€by€the€latter.ÌÌò òòòId.ó óóó€at€œ3„4.›ÌÌÓÓà àWe€agree€with€Holston€œto€the€extent€it€holds€that›€the€provisions€of€theÏœhospitalsðð€lien›€statute€are€irreconcilable€with€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€20„5„106Ïthat€funds€recovered€are€free€from€claims€of€creditors.€€Therefore,€we€hold€thatÏœsuch€provisions›€of€T.C.A.€ðð€20„5„106€œdo›€not€apply€in€the€face€of€an€applicableÏand€properly€perfected€hospital€lien€authorized€by€T.C.A.€ðð€œ29„22„101,€òòet€seq.óó›Ïœ(1980›€and€Supp.€1996).Ìà àIn€their€brief,€the€Spiveys€argue€that€this€case€should€be€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€to€determine€the€issue€of€whether€the€Medððs€lien€was€properlyÏperfected.€€The€trial€court€did€not€reach€this€issue€because€it€decided€that€theÏwrongful€death€statute€prevailed€over€the€hospitalsðð€liens€statute.€€A€hospitalððsÏlien€must€be€perfected€in€accordance€with€T.C.A.€ðð€29„22„102:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à(a)€In€order€to€perfect€such€lien,€the€agent€orÏoperator€of€the€hospital,€before€or€within€one€hundredÏtwenty€(120)€days€after€any€such€person€shall€haveÏbeen€discharged€therefrom,€shall€file€in€the€office€ofÏthe€clerk€of€the€circuit€court€of€the€county€in€whichÏthe€hospital€is€located,€and€in€the€county€wherein€theÏpatient€resides,€if€a€resident€of€this€state,€a€verifiedÏstatement€in€writing€setting€forth€the€name€andÏaddress€of€the€patient€as€it€appears€on€the€records€ofÏthe€hospital,€and€the€name€and€address€of€theÏoperator€thereof,€the€dates€of€admission€and€dischargeÏof€the€patient€therefrom,€the€amount€claimed€to€beÏdue€for€such€hospital€care,€and€to€the€best€of€theÏclaimantððs€knowledge,€the€names€and€addresses€ofÏpersons,€firms€or€corporations€claimed€by€such€ill€orÏinjured€person€or€by€his€or€her€legal€representative,€toÏbe€liable€for€damages€arising€from€such€illness€orÏinjuries.Ìà8 àà8 àà à(b)€A€copy€of€the€claim€shall,€within€ten€(10)Ïdays€from€the€filing€thereof€be€sent€by€registered€mail,Ïpostage€prepaid,€to€each€person,€firm€or€corporationÏso€claimed€to€be€liable€on€account€of€such€illness€orÏinjuries,€at€the€address€given€in€the€statement,€and€toÏthe€attorney,€or€attorneys,€representing€the€person€toÏwhom€services€were€rendered€by€the€hospital€if€suchÏattorney,€or€attorneys,€are€known€to€the€claimant€orÏcould,€with€reasonable€diligence,€be€known€to€theÏclaimant.Ìà àÌÓÓT.C.A.€ðð€29„22„102€(a),€(b)€(Supp.€1996).Ìà àThe€record€contains€the€ð ðAffidavit€for€Hospital€Lienðð€filed€by€the€Med€inÏthis€case.€€The€lien€appears€to€comply€with€the€statute€and€directly€tracks€itsÏlanguage.€€Moreover,€T.C.A.€ðð€29„22„102€(d)€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò29„22„102.€€Perfecting€lien€„€Filing€and€notice€„Ïcontesting€„€Effect€of€settlement€or€payment.€„ó óÌÌà àà àà à*à àà à*à àà à*ÌÌà8 àà8 à(d)€Any€person€desiring€to€contest€such€a€lien€or€theÏreasonableness€of€the€charges€thereof€may€do€so€byÏfiling€a€motion€to€quash€or€reduce€the€same€in€theÏcircuit€court€of€the€county€in€which€the€lien€wasÏperfected,€making€all€other€parties€in€interestÏrespondents€thereto.€€Any€such€motion€may€be€heardÏin€term€time€or€vacation€and€at€such€time€and€placeÏas€maybe€€fixed€by€order€of€the€court.ÌÌœÓÓAppelleesðð€only€contention€in€the€trial€court€was€that€the€hospitalsðð€lien€statuteÏis€not€applicable€to€wrongful€death€actions.€€Appellees›€have€œotherwise€failed›€toÏcontest€the€lien€or€the€reasonableness€of€the€charges€in€the€trial€court,€and€theÏissue€may€not€be€raised€for€the€first€time€on€appeal.€€ò òòòSimpson€v.€FrontierÏCommunity€Credit€Unionó óóó,€810€S.W.2d€147,€153€(Tenn.€1991).Ìà àThe€Spiveys€also€argue€that€the€Med€is€entitled€to€only€one„third€of€theÏsettlement€proceeds.€€The€hospitalsðð€liens€statute€specifically€addresses€thisÏissue:€€ð ðThe€hospital€lien,€however,€shall€not€apply€to€any€amount€in€excess€ofÍone„third€(1/3)€of€the€damages€obtained€or€recovered€by€such€person€byÏjudgment,€settlement€or€compromise€rendered€or€entered€into€by€such€personÏor€his€or€her€legal€representative€by€virtue€of€the€cause€of€action€accruingÏthereto.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðð€29„22„101(b)€(1980).€€The€Med€does€not€dispute€that€it€isÏentitled€to€only€one„third€of€the€$50,000.00€settlement€in€this€case.€€We€findÏthat€pursuant€to€the€hospitalsðð€liens€statute€the€Med€is€entitled€to€judgment€ofÏ$16,666.66.Ìà àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed,€and€judgment€isÏentered€for€the€Med€in€the€amount€of€$16,666.66.€€This€case€is€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€€Costs€of€appealÏare€assessed€against€appellees.ÌÓÓœà 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 óÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌ____________________________________ÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEó óÌÌ____________________________________Ìò òDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó ó›œÔ€1ÔÔ€1Ô