WPC # VUNa % 0(U<w@ 4Y m 0D| 0 R 0JR 0T 0^ 0hN 0r 0|( 0 0* 1u U,/ 0d[U,U>B)) BRDCo AMU*")Kv~* D3v 0@ AO= 0D D/G BvHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($-Bu Z$Arrus BT Roman ;<=a>D?@DADBCӀMD (3|xM(#$  0  (I!2F$ !  Ӏ  0  2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d d""""7Border 1dd-$C << G<  9p`(Arial  !  #d#!  &&   YYY FILED&XJune28,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk    !  #d#!   $    Ӏ      Rule10(CourtofAppeals).MemorandumOpinion.(b)TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated"MEMORANDUMOPINION,"shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase.!PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`####'dxdStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco ("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &  Xd&#  Xd#!  X  X 7umXXdd7    \RA'\    @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ WESTERNSECTIONATNASHVILLE  ________________________________________________ GWENDOLYNG.THOMPSON   FROMTHECIRCUITCOURT (BROWNING) ,     OFDAVIDSONCOUNTY       No.89D2225 PlaintiffAppellant,         THEHONORABLEPHILIPE.Vs.       SMITH,SPECIALJUDGE DONALDLOUISETHOMPSON,   C.A.No.01A019510CV00460        AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  DefendantAppellee.   RobertW.Rutherford,CarolL.   SueMcKnightEvansofNashville,L%'$;+'h|M`  `LSolomanofNashville,ForAppellant  ForAppellee___________________________________________________________________________7umXXdXXd7@ MEMORANDUMOPINION (   ___________________________________________________________________________ CRAWFORD,J.    Petitionerappellant,GwendolynG.Thompson(Browning)(Wife),appealsfromtheorderofthetrialcourtawardingrespondentappellee,DonaldLewisThompson(Husband),attorneyfeesintheamountof$500.00. ThepartiesweredivorcedbydecreeenteredJune18,1990.Thedecreeprovided,interalia,thatHusbandwouldpaycertainalimonyandsatisfyotherobligations.OnFebruary25,1994,Wifefileda PetitionforContemptandIncreaseinAlimony.Husbandsanswerjoinedissueonthematerialallegationsofthepetitionandprayedforreasonableattorneyfees.AnevidentiaryhearingwassetforFebruary23,1995,andattheconclusionofWifesproof,sheannouncedthatshewastakingavoluntarynonsuit.AnorderwasenteredonMarch3,1995,whichstates:8 8 Itappearstothecourtthattheplaintiff,throughcounsel,noticedinopencourtthevoluntarydismissalofthisactionpursuanttoRule41.01oftheRulesofCivilProcedure,anditis8 8 THEREFOREORDERED,ADJUDGEDANDDECREEDthatthiscausebe,andthesameherebyis,dismissed.8 8 Thecostsofthiscauseshallbetaxedagainsttheplaintiff,forwhichexecutionshallissueifnecessary. OnMarch31,1995,Husbandfiledamotionforattorneyfees,andWifedidnotfilearesponsetothismotion.OnAugust3,1995,anorderwasenteredawardingthe$500.00fee,andthisappealensued. Wifesissueforreview,asstatedinherbrief,is:8 8 Whetheramotionforattorneysfeesistimelywhenfiledmorethanthirty(30)daysafternoticeofvoluntarydismissal,pursuanttoTennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure41.01. WifeassertsthattheeffectivedateofthevoluntarydismissalwasFebruary23,1995,thedatesheannouncedthevoluntarydismissalduringtheevidentaryhearing.WifearguesthatthedismissalonFebruary23,1995,wasfinal,andtherefore,themotionfiledMarch31,1995,wasuntimelybecauseitwasfiledmorethanthirty(30)daysaftertheentryofafinalorder.WeneednotaddressWifesargumentbecauseweperceivethatWifehasoverlookedthefactthatHusbandinhisanswertoWifespetitionsoughtaffirmativereliefbyaprayerforanawardofattorneyfees.WifesvoluntarydismissaldidnotoperatetodismissHusbandsprayerforrelief,and,thus,thevoluntarynonsuitwasnotafinalorderfromwhichanappealwouldlie. Theorderofthetrialcourtisaffirmed,andthiscaseisremandedforsuchfurtherproceedingsasmaybenecessary.Costsofappealareassessedagainsttheappellant.       _________________________________       W.FRANKCRAWFORD,       PRESIDINGJUDGE,W.S. CONCUR: _________________________________ ALANE.HIGHERS,JUDGE _________________________________ HOLLYKIRBYLILLARD,JUDGE