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X,XXpX.*,XX XX*andTHESULLIVANCOUNTY h   )   p      x  2  BUILDINGCOMMISSIONER,0 h 0h(#h(#)X (#(#         h   )    PlaintiffsAppellees,)        h   )        h   )        h   )        h   )APPEALASOFRIGHTFROMTHEv.        h   )SULLIVANCOUNTYLAWCOURT 2 b (83b6,XXpX,XX X6   `     h   )0  (#(#    `     h   )0  :,XX X,XXpX!:0(#(#(#(#         h   )        h   )        h   )JOEELLISLYON,  0 h 0h(#h(#)6(#(# ? ,XX XpX,XX X?        h   )e    DefendantAppellant.0  )0s#s#HONORABLEJOHNS.McLELLAN,III, s#s# e        h   )0  JUDGE!h(#(# ?,XXpX ,XX XpX?ForAppellant0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#ForAppellees%!(#(# JOEELLISLYON0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#DANIELP.STREET'B#(#(# ProSe `     h     SullivanCountyAttorney h($ BluffCity,Tennessee h     Blountville,Tennessee >)% C ,XX XpX,XXpXt C   ~^!XX  !! ~^OPINION# ~^! ! ;##XX! ~^# 4)2    b:09 /P /  /  VACATEDANDREMANDED h 0  0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#Susano,J. & x(#x(# 8P 8  8  0X5XXX5=    Thisappealarisesoutofthetrialcourtsentryofan P   agreedorderostensiblyresolvingadisputebetweenplaintiffs   SullivanCountyandtheSullivanCountyBuildingCommissioner  X (collectively theCounty)anddefendantJoeEllisLyon T ( Lyon).Lyonappeals,arguingthathedidnotconsenttothe  entryoftheorder.Wefindandholdthattheordershouldnot \  havebeenentered. X    I. `      Thisdisputeoriginatedasanactionbroughtbythe  CountyagainstLyonintheGeneralSessionsCourtforSullivan d County.ThecivilwarrantallegedviolationsoftheSullivan ` CountyZoningResolution( theResolution).TheGeneral   SessionsCourtfoundthatLyonwasinviolationoftheResolution !h andissuedaninjunctionorderinghimtoremovecertainheavy d# equipmentandrelatedpartsfromhisproperty. %      LyonappealedtotheLawCourtforSullivanCounty.On h($ November5,1998,counselfortheCountyandcounselforLyon *& discussedbyphonethepossibilityofsettlement.TheCountys +p!( counseldraftedaproposedagreedorder.Thenextday,the l-#* County,Lyon,andLyonscounselnegotiatedthetermsofthe /$, settlementforfourhours.Thisnegotiationresultedina 0t&. documententitled AgreedOrderconsistingoftypewritten p2 (0 provisionsandnumeroushandwrittenmodifications( theOriginal 4)2 AgreedOrder).LyoninformedhisattorneyandtheCountythat 5x+4 hewouldnotsignthedocumentuntilitwasretyped.AfterLyon t7$-6 leftthebuilding,thepartiescounselmetwiththetrialjudge,   9.8 = =X =  signedtheOriginalAgreedOrder,and announceditinopen P  court.Lyonssignaturelinewasleftblank.InLyonsabsence,   thetrialcourtwasunabletoconfirmhisconsenttotherough  X draft,notreadytobeenteredorder;and,atthatjuncture,was T thereforeunabletoorallybindhimpersonallytoit.       WhentheCountysattorneypresentedtheretypedAgreed d  OrdertoLyon,Lyonrefusedtosignit,assertingthatit   containedprovisionstowhichhehadnotagreed.TheCountys l  attorneythenpresentedtheOriginalAgreedOrdertothetrial h court.ThisOrderwassignedbythetrialjudgeandfiledon  December1,1998.Lyonappeals,assertingthathedidnot p consenttotheOriginalAgreedOrder. l   II. !t v        h      p      x      #X5XX0X5#0X5XXX5WeholdthatthetrialcourtsentryoftheOriginal %  AgreedOrderwasimproper.Acourtspowertorenderajudgment &x" byconsentisnecessarilydependentupontheconsentofthe t($$ parties.#X5XX0X5v # 0X5XXX5_Harbour_Ԁv.BrownforUlrich #X5XX0X5!#0X5XXX5,732S.W.2d598,599(Tenn.  *& 1987).Thisconsentmust existattheverymomentthecourt +!( undertakestomaketheagreementthejudgmentofthecourt.#X5XX0X5?"# 0X5XXX5Id #X5XX0X5N##0X5XXX5. -H#* (quoting#X5XX0X5## 0X5XXX5_Burnaman_Ԁv._Heaton_ #X5XX0X5##0X5XXX5,240S.W.2d288,291(Tex.1951)). d/%,     Wefindandholdthatconsentdidnotexistatthetime 2(0 thetrialcourtundertooktomaketheagreementthejudgmentof 48*2 thecourt.ItwasonlyafterLyonrefusedtosigntheretyped 46+4 AgreedOrderthattheCountypresentedtheOriginalAgreedOrder 7-6  tothetrialcourtforfiling.Becauseconsentdidnotexistat 9 #X5XX0X5(#0X5XXX5D.Michael_Swiney_,J.#X5XX0X5*#