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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ýò òÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEó óÌà@ àò òWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌÙ€€ÙœßL€"$!;+'h|ߨ` Å `€€Lß›à àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌóóÌÌDAVID€VIA€and€wife,€PATTY€VIA,à à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àó óPlaintiffs/Appellants,à àò òà àà à)à àó óCarroll€Chancery€No.Ï9100€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌJIMMY€JOE€WELCH,€HERMAN€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àó óAppeal€No.€02A01„9507„CH„00157Ìò òREED€and€TOMMY€REED,€€€€€€ó ó€ò òà àà à)à àó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ò òÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìó óà àDefendants/Appellees.à àò òà à)à àÌó óòòÌóóò òÌ€€€ÌÌÌà@ àó óAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€CARROLL€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€HUNTINGDON,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€WALTON€WEST,€CHANCELLORÌòòÌÌÌFor€the€Plaintiffs/Appellantsóó:òòà àà àà àFor€the€Defendants/Appelleesóó:òòÌóóÌCharles€M.€Agee,€Jr.à àà àà àà àDouglas€W.€WilkersonÌDyersburg,€Tennesseeà àà àà àDyersburg,€TennesseeÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌò òÌÌÌà@ à€€€€€€€€AFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àó óHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌòòÌóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ÌÌÌœALAN€E.€HIGHERS,›€J.ÇØØÙ  ÙÑ7€5XXXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  Ñà@ àò òOPINION̛̜ÌÓ  ÓÓӜ̛€€€€€€ó óà àThis€is€a€suit€brought€by€Plaintiffs„Appellants,€David€Via€and€his€wife€Patty€Via€(ð ðViaðð),Ïagainst€œDefendants„Appellees,›€Jimmy€Joe€Welch,€Herman€Reed€and€Tommy€Reed€(collectivelyÏð ðWelchðð).€€In€this€œappeal,›€Via€seeks€to€revive€a€decree€for€specific€performance€entered€by€thisÏCourt€on€August€28,€1984.€€Specific€performance€is€no€longer€available€since€the€property€was€lostÏto€foreclosure.€€Via€now€seeks€to€have€the€decree€revived€and€converted€to€a€judgment€for€moneyÏdamages.€€The€trial€court€ruled€that€Via€is€not€entitled€to€the€relief€sought€and€dismissed€ViaððsÏlawsuit.€€We€affirm.Ìà àThe€trial€court€entered€a€Memorandum€Opinion€which€concisely€recites€the€facts€andÏexplains€the€applicable€law.€€We€agree€with€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€and€adopt€itsÏMemorandum€œOpinion:Ì›ÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€Plaintiffs€have€filed€a€Complaint€seeking€to€set€damages€arising€out€ofÏthe€Defendantsðð€alleged€failure€to€comply€with€a€prior€court€judgment€for€specificÏperformance€of€a€contract€for€the€sale€of€land.ÌÌà8 àà àApparently,€it€is€undisputed€that€as€to€Defendants€Herman€Reed€and€TommyÏReed,€the€Plaintiffs€are€barred€from€seeking€relief€as€to€these€Defendants€as€anyÏclaim€against€them€has€been€discharged€by€bankruptcy.ÌÌà8 àà àAs€to€the€Defendant€Jimmy€Joe€Welch,€he€insists€the€Plaintiffs€are€notÏentitled€to€money€damages€as€none€were€awarded€in€the€judgment€directing€specificÏperformance.€€ÌÌà8 àà àThe€parties€have€entered€into€a€ð ðJoint€Stipulation€of€Factsðð€as€follows:ÌÌà8 àà à1.€€Plaintiffs€filed€a€lawsuit€for€a€breach€of€contract€for€the€sale€of€real€estateÏin€1983,€asking€for€specific€performance.ÌÌà8 àà à2.€€In€August,€1984,€the€Civil€Court€Of€Appeals€For€The€Western€SectionÏreversed€the€trial€court€and€ordered€the€Defendants€to€specifically€perform€theÏcontract€sale€of€real€estate.€ÌÌà8 àà à3.€€That€neither€Plaintiffs€nor€Defendants€took€any€action€after€the€Court€ofÏAppeals€award€of€specific€performance,€prior€to€Plaintiffs€filing€the€Complaint€ForÏRevivor€[July€1994]€and€the€Motion€for€the€court€to€determine€the€specific€amountÏof€money€owed€by€Defendants€to€Plaintiffs.ÌÌà8 àà à4.€€There€were€two€payments€in€the€amount€of€Twenty„Seven€ThousandÍ($27,000.00)€Dollars€each€made€by€the€Defendants€to€Plaintiffs€after€the€executionÏof€the€contract€for€sale€of€real€estate€and€no€other€payments€were€made€byÏDefendants€to€Plaintiffs.ÌÌœÇÌà8 à›à à5.€€On€December€16,€1986€the€Plaintiff€lost€title€to€property€by€foreclosure.€ÏSubsequently,€Jeff€Via,€the€Plaintiffððs€son,€purchased€the€property€from€Small€œÌà8 àBusiness›€Administration,€and€on€November€3,€1988€sold€the€property€to€J.€R.ÏWilson€for€the€sum€of€Eighty„Seven€Thousand€Four€Hundred€Eighty„ThreeÏœ($87,483.00)Ìà àDollars›€which€is€recorded€in€Deed€Book€235,€Page€24€in€the€Registerððs€Office€for€œÌà8 àCarroll›€County€,Tennessee.€€By€entering€into€this€stipulation,€neither€party€waivesÏthe€right€to€present€more€detailed€information€regarding€the€foreclosure€andÏsubsequent€resale€of€the€property€for€the€purpose€of€determining€what€damages,€ifÏany,€the€Plaintiffs€have€suffered.ÌÌà8 àà à6.€€The€Plaintiffs€never€rented€or€collected€any€monies€from€the€farm€afterÏthe€Defendants€breached€their€contract€through€the€foreclosure€sale.ÌÌà8 àà à7.€€Since€the€entry€of€the€judgment€by€the€Court€of€Appeals€for€specificÏperformance€that€neither€Plaintiffs€nor€Defendants€have€attempted€pursuant€to€RuleÏ70€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€or€any€other€process€to€have€titleÏvested€out€of€Plaintiffs€and€into€Defendants€nor€have€the€Plaintiffs€attempted€toÏobtain€a€judgment€for€money€damages.€€ÌÌà@ àò òCONCLUSIONó óÌÌà8 àà àNo€authority€has€been€submitted€to€the€court€as€to€how€a€decree€for€specificÏperformance€against€a€purchaser€is€to€be€enforced.€€The€Tennessee€cases€dealingÏwith€the€subject€of€specific€performance€by€and€large€address€enforcement€againstÏvendors€which€can€be€readily€accomplished€by€divestiture€of€title,€if€necessary.€€InÏthe€instant€case,€the€Court€of€Appeals€decision€granting€specific€performanceÏremanded€the€case€to€the€trial€court€ð ðfor€any€further€orders€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.ððÌÌà8 àà àInitially,€this€court€is€of€the€opinion€that€it€is€limited€to€enforcing€the€OrderÏof€the€Court€of€Appeals€directing€specific€performance.€€However,€at€this€juncture,Ïthis€court€cannot€direct€specific€performance€as€this€is€no€longer€possible€in€that€theÏDefendants€no€longer€have€title€to€the€property.ÌÌà8 àà àThe€question€then€presented€is€whether€the€Plaintiffs€are€entitled€to€damagesÏconsidering€the€developments€in€the€case.€€Ìà àÌà8 àà àBefore€a€seller€can€claim€damages€for€refusal€of€performance,€the€sellerÏmust€show€a€satisfactory€tender€of€that€which€was€to€be€purchased.€€òòMassey€v.ÏHardcastleóó,€753€S.W.2d€127,€140€(Tenn.€App.€1988).€€In€the€instant€case,€theÏPlaintiffs€made€no€effort€through€any€proceedings€subsequent€to€the€Court€ofÏAppealsðð€decision€to€tender€a€deed€to€Defendants€for€a€period€of€over€two€years,€atÏwhich€time€their€property€title€was€lost€due€to€foreclosure.ÌÌà8 àà àFollowing€the€remand€to€this€court€by€the€Court€of€Appeals,€the€court€is€ofÏthe€opinion€there€should€have€been€a€request€by€Plaintiffs€for€further€orders€fromÏthis€court€directing€a€deposit€of€the€sales€price€by€the€purchaser€and€tender€of€theÏdeed€by€the€sellers€within€a€specified€time.€€This€type€of€procedure€is€apparentlyÏrecognized€in€the€case€of€òòTexas€Co.€v.€Aycockóó,€227€S.W.2d€41,€47€(Tenn.€œ1950)Í[citing€òòBradford€v.€Forresteróó,€87€Tenn.€4€(1888)].›€€As€the€Plaintiffs€made€no€effortÏto€have€the€decree€of€specific€performance€enforced€within€a€reasonable€time,€theÏcourt€is€of€the€opinion€they€are€not€now€entitled€to€damages€due€to€their€inability€toÏpresently€comply€with€the€Court€of€Appealsðð€decision€directing€specificÏperformance.€ÌÌÓӜǛà àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€the€Appellant,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue,€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.€J.,€W.S.ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌœALAN€E.€HIGHERS,›€J.ó óÌÌÌÌ