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("$    ($$   1  7Border 1dd((' dxd dP Pd'''''dxd!#%C << G<  9p`(Arial  !  #d#  ""  ++   YYY FILED+XOctober29,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ! .          \RA'\\RA'\7CXXdd7    JOHNJ.BANDEIAN,JR.,M.D.,  )      ) Plaintiff/Appellant,   )      ) DavidsonSixthCircuitVS.      ) No.95C3587      ) MARTINH.WAGNER,M.D.,  )      ) AppealNo. Defendant/Appellee,   ) 01A019703CV00140      )RAYW.HESTER,M.D.,andGERALD )̜!R*,%A1-j|.&`  `@RߛR.BURNS,M.D.,    )      ) Defendants.    ) @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ MIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLE@ APPEALFROMTHEDAVIDSONSIXTHCIRCUITCOURT@ ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE@ HONORABLETHOMASW.BROTHERS,JUDGE JohnJ.Bandeian,M.D.3169WestStateStreetBristol,TN37620PROSEFORPLAINTIFF/APPELLANTEdR.Davies,#3231DAVIES,CANTRELL&HUMPHREYS150SecondAvenueNorth,Suite225Nashville,TN37201ATTORNEYFORDEFENDANTS/APPELLEES   AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED. X        HENRYF.TODD      PRESIDINGJUDGE,MIDDLESECTION̜CONCUR:̜BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGECONCURSINSEPARATEOPINION:WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE JOHNJ.BANDEIAN,JR.,M.D.,  )      ) Plaintiff/Appellant,   )      ) DavidsonSixthCircuitVS.      ) No.95C3587      ) MARTINH.WAGNER,M.D.,  )      ) AppealNo. Defendant/Appellee,   ) 01A019703CV00140      )RAYW.HESTER,M.D.,andGERALD )R.BURNS,M.D.,    )      ) Defendants.    )    @ OPINIONX  Theplaintiff,JohnJ.Bandeian,Jr.,M.D.hasappealedfromthesummarydismissalofhissuitagainstthedefendant,MartinH.Wagner,M.D.forlibel. Plaintiffssecondamendedcomplaintassertsthatanunsignedlettercontaininguntruthfulstatementsaboutplaintiffandanotherphysicianwasmailedtoapatientbythedefendant. Defendantsmotionforsummaryjudgmentissupportedbyhisaffidavitthat:       2. IhavereadExhibit1totheComplaint(lettersaidtohavebeenpostmarkedonOctober24,1994andreferredtohereinafterastheorthisletter).3. Ididnotwritethisletter.4. Ididnotcommission,cause,direct,orassistanyotherpersoninthewritingofthisletter.5. Ihavenoknowledgeastotheidentityoftheauthorofthisletter.6. Ididnotmail,commission,cause,direct,orassistinthemailingofthisletter.        Apartyseekingasummaryjudgmentmaydosoinseveralways.Brownv.J.C.PenneyLifeIns.Co.,Tenn.App.1992,861S.W.2d834. Inasuitablecase,thesimplestsupportforadefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgmentishisaffidavitthat Ididnotcommittheactattributedtomeinthecomplaint.Theplaintiffmustthenpresentadmissibleevidencethatthedefendantdidcommittheactattributedtohim.  Thepresentcaseinvolvessuchasimplesituation.Thecomplaintallegedwrongdoingbydefendant.Thedefendantswearsthatheisnottheguiltyparty.Plaintiffhasattemptedtoproduceevidencethatdefendantisguilty.Theissueonappealiswhethertheevidenceofferedbyplaintiffiscompetent,admissibleevidencecreatingadisputeastothefactdeniedbydefendant. Plaintiffs13page StatementoftheFactsisattachedasanexhibittothisopinion.Itwouldbeextremelydifficulttoabbreviateoradequatelysummarizethisstatement.Acarefulstudyofthedetailsoftheevidenceinthe statementoffactsfailstodiscloseanycompetent,admissibleevidencethatcontradictsdefendantsaffidavitquotedabove.Nocompetent,admissibleevidenceisfoundthatdefendantwrotetheletter,orthatheconspiredorcollaboratedwithanyonewhodid,orthatheandonlyhehadamotiveandopportunitytowritetheletter. Generally,anordinarywitnessmustconfinehistestimonytoanarrationoffactsbasedonfirsthandknowledgeandavoidstatingamerepersonalopinion.Waldenv.Wylie,Tenn.App.1982,645S.W.2d247.Theopinionofplaintiffandthatofhiswitnessesisnotcompetentevidenceoftheparticipationofdefendantintheallegedwrong.TRCPRule56.01,Braswellv.Carothers,Tenn.App.1993,863S.W.722. Averdictfortheplaintiffcannotbebaseduponspeculation,conjecture,guesswork,orameresparkorglimmerofevidence.Oglev.WinnDixie,Greenville,Inc.,Tenn.App.1995,919S.W.2d45;Sadecv.NashvilleRecyclingCo.,Tenn.App.1988,751S.W.2d428. Whenfacedwithaproperlysupportedmotionforsummaryjudgment,theopponentofthemotionmustproducecompetent,materialevidenceshowingaclearentitlementtomaintainhisaction.Merrittv.WilsonCountyBoardofZoningAppeals,Tenn.App.1983,656S.W.2d846. Ifevidencefiledbyplaintiffinresponsetoaproperlysupportedmotionforsummaryjudgmentdoesnotcontrovertfactualstatementsindefendantsevidence,theresponseisinadequate.TRCPRule56.Keltonv.Snell,Tenn.App.1985,689S.W.2d186. Ifthepartieshadgonetotrialupontheevidenceofferedbythemforandagainstthesummaryjudgment,theTrialJudgewouldhavebeenobligatedtodirectaverdictforthedefendantbecausetheevidenceofferedbyplaintiffwouldhaverequiredthejurytoengageinunwarrantedspeculation.Stokesv.Leung,Tenn.App.1982,651S.W.2d704,Crowev.Provost,Tenn.App.1963,374S.W.2d645. Thesummaryjudgmentforthedefendantwasthereforejustifiedandcorrect. ThejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmed.Costsofthisappealareassessedagainsttheplaintiffappellant.ThecauseisremandedtotheTrialCourtforfurtherappropriateproceedings.    AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED XԀ         _______________________________________      HENRYF.TODD      PRESIDINGJUDGE,MIDDLESECTION̜CONCUR:̜____________________________________BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE̛̜CONCURSINSEPARATEOPINIONWILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE