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B]˜HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPTÀÌÀääÀÀÌ0 <¾½Q 9Z ‹.Courier New RegularX(ù$¡¡Ó  ÓÓ  Ó©U!x¡Ó 3|x#<Ô6X9`+"Courier 10cpi Ô€ XºBXXXÔÔ€ ¥1X XºBÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€ XºBX ¥1ÔÐ  ÐÌò òOctober€30,€1996Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ ôªŸôX XºBÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó<èÀ( 9Z &Courier Regular<þ6X9`("Courier 10cpi DDUDÓ€,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d%%%%'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒù!ÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  Ýññ›ññÑä °ÑѰÑññññÝ ƒùÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ7€ù…XXdÖXXdÖ7ÑÔ€XÂ"XXXÔññßr€*<,(j 8` `€€@EÈå ` ttx$ä ð Õrß›ññà@ˆˆìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSˆÐ ä  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌBEE€STRICKLAND,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àMONROE€CHANCERYÐ $@ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9606„CH„214Ð ì  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àHON.€EARL€H.€HENLEYÐ ,H  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àCHANCELLORÐ ô Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌANDERSON€DYE€and€ISAAC€œMcLEMORE›,)à  àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÐ ¤À Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌA.€WAYNE€HENRY,€Loudon,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌJOHN€CARSON€III,€White,€Carson€&€œAlliman›,€for€Appellees.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@àà$ìàòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóˆÐ $,@( ÐÌà€ˆˆ?(#àMcMurray,€J.ˆÌÌà  àThis€case€originated€as€a€boundary€line€dispute.€€Suit€wasÏfiled€in€1979.€€After€a€trial€on€the€merits,€the€judgment€was€setÏaside€on€the€grounds€of€newly€discovered€evidence.€€The€case€wasÏeventually€referred€to€a€Special€Master.€€The€Special€Master'sÏreport€was€ratified€by€the€Chancery€Court€for€Monroe€County€andÐ ¤8À+8) Ðincorporated€into€a€œjudgment.€›€The€judgment€was€filed€with€theÏclerk€and€master€on€November€13,€1995.€€The€appellant's€briefÏstates€that€in€early€December,€1995,€the€Appellant€mailed€a€MotionÏfor€a€New€Trial€or€in€the€Alternative€to€Alter€or€Amend€theÏJudgment€to€the€clerk€and€master.€€The€clerk€and€master,€however,Ïnever€received€the€motion,€and€the€judgment€became€œfinal.€€TheseÏfacts€are€not€disputed.›ÌÌà  àOn€January€16,€1996,€the€Appellant€filed€a€Motion€for€ReliefÏfrom€Judgment€seeking€to€amend€the€entry€date€of€the€November€13,Ï1995€decree€under€Tennessee€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€60.02€so€thatÏa€timely€appeal€could€be€pursued.€€After€a€œhearing€consistingññññ€onlyññññ€ofÏstatements€of€counsel,›€the€chancellor€declined€to€grant€the€Rule€60ÏœMotion.ññ€ññññññ€€The€chancellor€also€ruled€that€even€if€the€motion€had€beenÏtimelññ›€ññ€This€appeal€followed.€€ÌÌà  àThe€sole€issue€presented€by€the€Appellant€for€our€consider…¼ation€is€as€follows:€"Whether€the€Court€erred€in€failing€to€grantÏthe€Rule€60€Motion€filed€by€the€Appellant€citing€that€the€MotionÏfor€New€Trial€was€not€received€by€the€Clerk€and€Master€and€wouldÏhave€been€denied€by€the€Court€if€properly€filed."€€We€resolve€theÏissue€against€the€appellant€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.ÌññÌà  àWe€first€note€that€no€transcript€of€the€hearing€on€the€Rule€60Ïmotion€was€filed€by€either€party.€€This€issue€is€fact-based.€€WhereÏthe€issues€raised€go€to€the€evidence,€there€must€be€a€transcript.ÏIn€the€absence€of€a€transcript€of€the€evidence,€there€is€aÏconclusive€presumption€that€there€was€sufficient€evidence€beforeÐ 70*6 Ðthe€trial€court€to€support€its€judgment,€and€this€Court€mustÏtherefore€affirm€the€judgment.€òòMcKinney›€v.€Educator€and€ExecutiveÐ t ÐInsurers,€Incóó.,€569€S.W.2d€829,€832€(Tenn.€App.€1977)€and€òòCoakleyÐ   ÐEx€Rel€Coakley€v.€Danielsóó,€840€S.W.2d€367€(Tenn€App.€1992).Ð ”° ÐññññÌññññà  àNotwithstanding€the€absence€of€a€transcript,€we€will€brieflyÏdiscuss€the€arguments€presented€in€the€respective€briefs.ÌññññÌññññÌññà  àRule€3€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€requiresÏthat€a€timely€notice€of€appeal€be€filed€with€the€clerk€of€the€trialÏcourt€as€provided€in€Rule€4.€€Rule€4€requires€that€the€notice€ofÏappeal€required€by€Rule€3€òòshall€be€filed€with€and€received€by€theÐ „5 (4 Ðclerk€of€the€trial€court€within€30€days€after€the€date€of€the€entryÐ 70*6 Ðof€the€judgment€appealed€fromóó.€€(Emphasis€added).€€The€time€limitÐ ä  Ðset€out€in€Rule€4€is€jurisdictional€in€a€civil€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòJeffersonÐ t Ðv.€Pneumo›€Serv.€Corpóó.,€699€S.W.2d€181€(Tenn.€App.€1985).€€Further,Ð   Ðthis€Court€has€no€discretion€to€expand€the€time€limit€set€out€inÏRule€4.€€òòSeeóó€Rule€2,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€andÐ $@ ÐòòFirst€Nat'l€Bank€of€Polk€County€v.€Gossóó,€912€S.W.2d€147€(Tenn.€App.Ð ´Ð  Ð1995).ÌÌà  àThe€Advisory€Commission€Comments€to€Rule€4€do€state€"[n]othingÏin€this€rule€or€any€other€rule€permits€the€time€for€filing€noticeÏof€appeal€to€be€extended€beyond€the€specified€30€days,€although€inÏappropriate€circumstances€an€otherwise€untimely€appeal€may€be€takenÏby€first€securing€relief€under€Tennessee€Rule€of€Civil€ProcedureÏ60.02."€€Thus€it€has€become€incumbent€upon€the€courts€to€determineÏwhat€constitutes€appropriate€circumstances.€€òòFirst€Nat's€Bankóó,Ð Ä"à Ðsupra,€at€148.ÌÌà  àIt€is€undisputed€that€a€notice€of€appeal€was€not€timely€filedÏbecause€appellant's€post€trial€motions€were€not€received€by€theÏClerk€and€Master.€The€Appellant€argues€that€the€chancellor€abusedÏhis€discretion€in€denying€the€Rule€60€motion€because€the€appellantÏhas€no€control€over€the€U.€S.€Postal€Service€to€deliver€the€motionÏto€the€trial€court.€€We€agree€that€the€appellant€has€no€controlÏover€the€U.€S.€Postal€Service€and€the€appellant€must€be€chargeableÏwith€that€knowledge.€The€appellant€is€not€entitled€to€rely€on€theÏfailure€of€the€U.€S.€Mails€for€delivery€of€documents€necessary€toÏprotect€against€the€expiration€of€time€limitations.ÌÐ 70*6 Ðà  àIn€a€case€remarkably€similar€to€the€one€at€hand,€this€CourtÏstated:ÌÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓÓWe€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€mailing€of€a€notice€ofÏappeal€to€the€office€of€the€clerk€and€master€within€twoÏdays€of€the€deadline€for€so€doing€is€not€excusableÏneglect€as€that€term€is€used€in€Rule€60.€€We€are€furtherÏof€the€opinion€that€under€such€circumstances,€prudenceÏwould€dictate€at€least€a€call€to€the€office€of€the€clerkÏand€master€to€insure€receipt€before€the€time€to€appealÏhad€elapsed.€€Then,€if€the€clerk€and€master€had€errone…¼ously€advised€appellant€that€it€had€been€received,€weÏwould€be€confronted€with€a€situation€in€which€the€spiritÏand€intent€of€the€rules€and€the€cases€addressing€Ô& ° ÔtheirÏinterpretations€and€applications€would€be€more€harmoni…¼ous.ÌÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒòòFirst€Nat'l€Bank€of€Polk€Countyóó€at€151.Ð „  ÐÔ'°dõÔÌÓÓÌà  àPlacing€the€Motion€for€a€New€Trial€in€the€U.S.€mail€withoutÏfollowing€up€to€insure€proper€delivery€does€not€constituteÏexcusable€neglect€that€can€be€cured€under€Rule€60.02.€€We€hold€thatÏthe€chancellor€did€not€abuse€his€discretion€in€denying€the€Rule€60Ïmotion.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ÏCosts€are€taxed€to€the€appellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€for€the€collection€thereof.Ìà  àÔ‡ X+VXXXb)ÔÌÓÓà€-(#àÔ#†Xb)XX X+VŽ#ÔÔ‡ Xb)XXXb)Ô______________________________ˆÐ B,^( Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÌœÔ#†Xb)XX Xb)õ#ÔÐ  ú7+7 ÐÔ‡X+VXXXb)ÔññÌññÝ ƒùÿÝÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÑ7€+VXXd×XXd×7ÑÔ#†Xb)XXX+VR #Ôà@ˆˆìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSˆÐ ä  ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌBEE€STRICKLAND,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àMONROE€CHANCERYÐ $@ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9606„CH„214Ð ì  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àHON.€EARL€H.€HENLEYÐ ,H  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àCHANCELLORÐ ô Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌANDERSON€DYE€and€ISAAC€McLEMORE,)à  àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÐ ¤À Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)ÌÌÌññ›ññÔ‡ Xb)XXXb)ÔÌà@ÀÀ(ìàò òòòORDERóóó óˆÐ T$p ÐÌÌÓÓà  àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏChancery€Court€of€Monroe€County€and€briefs€filed€on€behalf€of€theÏrespective€parties.€€Upon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€ofÏopinion€that€there€was€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.ÌÔ#†Xb)XX Xb)ê$#Ôà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.Ð ì, ) ÐCosts€are€taxed€to€the€appellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court€for€the€collection€thereof.Ô‡ Xb)XXXb)ÔÐ  0(#- ÐÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAMÔ#†Xb)XX Xb)F'#Ô›