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àThe€County€legislative€bodies€are€empowered€to€overrule€decisions€of€planningÐ ˜ Ðcommissions.€€T.C.A.€ðð13„3„404.Ì åÔ€ XJ.XXXÔÔ€ èß=èX XJ.ÔÔ Ad ÔÓ  ÓFILEDÔ€ ×è èß=ÔÐ  ÐÌò òDecember€17,€1998Ð  ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌAppellate€CourtÏClerkó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular<þ6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX d&&&&'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ݛѰÑÒܰÒÑ ý ÑÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€ZXXdÈdÈ7ÑÔ€XÀXXXÔÔ€ŠôšŠXXÀÔ€€€€à@j j ‚àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  ÐÌññœßl€ *6&"h 8 `€€E tt06H ¨çlß›â ÜHÜHÜ(#Ü(#âññà@Î Î àAT€KNOXVILLEˆÌó óÌÌÌROBERT€E.€BANKS€and€wife,à ” àà ì à)€C/A€NO.€03A01„9807„Ð   ÐCV„00213ÌDOROTHY€BANKS,à < àà ” àà ì à)Ð  Ðâ Ü(#Ü(#ÜHÜHâà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à)€POLK€CIRCUITÌà 4 àPlaintiffs„Appellants,à ” àà ì à)€€Ð   Ðà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à)€HON.€œJOHN€B.›€HAGLER,€JR.,Ìv.à 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à)€JUDGEÐ   Ðà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à)ÌPOLK€COUNTY,€TENNESSEE,€à ” àà ì à)Ð  ÐET€AL.,à Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àœ)€AFFIRMED›Ð  Ðà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àœ)€AND›Ìà 4 àDefendants„Appellees.à ” àà ì àœ)€REMANDED›Ð  ÐÌÌÌJAMES€F.€LOGAN,€JR.,€LOGAN,€THOMPSON,€MILLER,€BILBO,€THOMPSON€&ÏFISHER,€P.C.,€Cleveland,€for€Plaintiffs„Appellants.ÌÌDAVID€F.€HARROD,€CARTER,€HARROD€&€CUNNINGHAM,€Athens,€forÏDefendant„Appellee,€Polk€County.ÌÌÌÌà@%‚àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óˆÐ $ ÐÌÌà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àFranks,€J.ÌÌÌÓÓà 4 àà Œ àPlaintiffsðð€action€to€rescind€a€deed€granted€to€defendant€county€forÏconstruction€of€a€road€across€plaintiffsðð€property,€and/or€for€damages€for€breach€ofÏcontract,€was€dismissed€by€the€Trial€Judge€at€conclusion€of€plaintiffsðð€proof,€andÏplaintiffs€have€appealed.Ìà 4 àà Œ àAt€trial,€plaintiff€Banks€testified€that€he€was€approached€by€LynnÏMcGee,€the€Road€Superintendent€for€Polk€County,€about€the€possibility€of€building€aÏroad€across€the€Banks€farm.€€Banks€agreed€to€let€McGee€build€a€road€across€the€farm,Ïand€plaintiffs€gave€the€County€a€50€foot€right„of„way€through€the€farm.€€BanksÏtestified€that€McGee€told€him€that€ð ðthey€were€going€to€build€a€standard€road€all€theÐ :þ23ý Ðway€through€my€property,€but€I€would€have€to€pay€for€surveying€of€the€road€and€deedÐ ;þ34ý Ðthe€land€to€them,€and€thatððs€what€I€didðð.€€Ìà 4 àà Œ àThe€road€was€not€constructed€œto›€Banksðð€satisfaction,€and€he€œtestified›€heÏwent€to€a€County€Commission€meeting€and€told€them€ð ðI€paid€for€this€surveying€andÏIððll€pay€the€$6,000.00€back,€provided€you€take€it€in€and€complete€it€to€a€county€road€toÏspecificationsðð.€€He€conceded€the€County€accepted€his€offer,€but€œcharged€it€never›Ïcompleted€the€roadway€to€specifications.€Ìà 4 àà Œ àHoyt€Firestone,€the€County€Executive,€testified€that€Banks€came€beforeÏthe€County€Commission€in€October€1995,€and€made€a€proposal€to€settle€the€dispute,Ïbut€he€is€not€ð ðeven€sure€the€Commission€fully€understood€what€the€proposal€wasðð.€ÏThe€Commission€meeting€minutes€for€October€stated€that€the€offer€was€accepted.€ÏBetween€the€October€and€November€meetings,€Banks€submitted€a€proposal€in€writingÏwhich€stated:ÌÓÓà0 4 àà0Œ 4(#4(#àRobert€Banks€and€his€wife€propose€to€deliver€to€Polk€County€a€deedÏconveying€the€property€described€in€the€attached€deed€which€wasÏprepared€pursuant€to€a€survey€made€by€Cleveland€Surveying€company€ofÏthe€roadway€which€had€been€constructed€by€the€Polk€County€RoadÏDepartment€across€the€Banksðð€property.€€This€proposal€includes€an€offerÏto€pay€unto€Polk€County€the€sum€of€Six€Thousand€Dollard€($6,000)€inÏaddition€to€conveying€to€Polk€County€the€property€for€the€completion€ofÏa€roadway€upon€said€property€as€described€in€the€attached€survey€andÏdeed.€€The€proposal€of€the€Banks€œis›€that€the€acceptance€by€the€PolkÏCounty€governing€body€of€this€proposal€would€result€in€a€full€and€finalÏsettlement€of€all€claims€between€Polk€County€and€the€Banks€concerningÏthe€construction€of€the€roadway€described.Ð Œ (#Œ (# ÐÌÓÓThe€deed€from€the€Banks€to€the€county€states€the€deed€was€given€ð ð[p]ursuant€to€anÏagreement€that€Polk€county,€by€and€through€its€Highway€Department,€its€officials,Ïagents,€servants€and€employees,€may€enter€upon,€construct,€improve,€repair€and€openÏsaid€public€road;€and€stipulated€that€grantors€hereby€waive€and€quitclaim€any€and€allÏother€compensation€or€damages€caused€thereby.ðð€€The€Commission€meeting€forÏOctober€reflects€in€the€minutes€that€the€offer€was€accepted€without€objection.Ìà 4 àà Œ àMcGee€testified€that€the€proposal€put€forth€by€Banks€did€not€involveÏputting€any€pavement€or€tar€and€chip€down€on€the€road.€€He€testified€that€he€told€theÐ :33 ÐCounty€Commission€that€the€road€needed€more€rock€on€it,€because€it€did€not€meet€theÏstandards€for€a€County€œroad.€€He€also€said€the€agreement€between€the€County€andÏBanks€was€to€put€more€rock€on€the€road.€€He€stated€this€is€not€the€ð ðworstðð›€gravel€roadÏin€Polk€County.Ìà 4 àà Œ àIn€December€1995,€Banks€hired€a€professional€land€surveyor€to€surveyÏhis€land€and€divide€it€into€a€subdivision.€€After€the€plats€were€prepared,€Banks€wentÏbefore€the€County€Planning€Commission€to€request€approval€of€the€subdivisionÏproposal.€€In€return,€Banks€received€a€letter€denying€the€approval€of€the€subdivisionÏproposal€ð ðdue€to€the€fact€that€the€portion€of€Thomas€Road€serving€this€development€isÏan€unapproved€County€road.€€Until€the€road€serving€this€development€is€upgraded€toÏCounty€standards,€per€the€Polk€County€Subdivision€Regulations,€and€approved€andÏrecommended€by€the€PCRPC€to€the€Polk€County€Commission€for€their€approval€andÏacceptance,€the€denial€of€this€plat€will€remain€in€effect.ðð€€After€the€rejection€letter,ÏBanks€did€not€appear€before€the€County€œCommission.ññ׃ ×ññññ׃×ññÝ ƒ %ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€to€request€acceptance€of€theÐ x#p Ðroad€in€its€substandard€condition.€€Instead,€this€action€was€filed€against€Polk€CountyÏand€McGee.Ìà 4 àà Œ àAt€trial,€after€the€plaintiff€rested,€defendants€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss.€ÏThe€Trial€Court€deferred€ruling€on€this€Motion€until€the€defendantsðð€proof€was€heard,Ïbut€neither€defendant€elected€to€offer€any€proof,€whereupon€the€Trial€Court€grantedÏthe€motion€and€dismissed€the€case,€stating€the€dismissal€ð ðcan€be€done€strictly€on€theÏaccord€and€satisfaction€which€was€reached€between€the€landowner€and€theÏgovernmentðð.€€The€Court€further€found€that€the€ð ðroad,€has,€in€effect,€been€completed.€Ð ¸3°,, ÐSufficient€work€has€been€done€on€it.€€Whether€or€not€to€accept€the€road€as€a€CountyÏroad€is€a€matter€within€the€authority€and€discretion€of€the€County€Commission.€€TheyÏchose€to€do€that.€€I€do€think€œthat€that›€completed€the€agreement.ððÌà 4 àà Œ àOur€review€in€civil€actions€tried€without€a€jury€is€òòde€novoóó€upon€theÐ   Ðrecord€of€the€Trial€Court,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€of€the€correctness€of€theÏTrial€Courtððs€findings,€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€T.R.A.P.€RuleÏ13(d).€Ìà 4 àà Œ àWhere€two€parties€have€œññññ€ñññññña€ññdispute,›€they€may€settle€that€dispute€throughÏan€accord€and€satisfaction.€€An€accord€is€ð ðan€agreement€whereby€one€of€the€partiesÏundertakes€to€give€or€perform,€and€the€other€to€accept€in€satisfaction€of€a€claim,Ïliquidated€or€in€dispute,€and€arising€either€from€contract€or€from€tort,€something€otherÏthan€or€different€from€what€he€is€or€considers€himself€entitled€to;€and€a€satisfaction€isÏthe€execution€of€such€agreement.ðð€€òòR.J.€Betterton€Mgmt.€Serv.€v.€Whittemoreóó,€733Ð h` ÐS.W.2d€880,€882€(Tenn.€App.€1987);€òòquoting€Lytle€v.€Cloptonóó,€149€Tenn.€655,€663„Ð p!h Ð664€(1924).€€Further:ÌÓÓà0 4 àà0Œ 4(#4(#à[t]o€constitute€a€valid€accord€and€satisfaction€it€is€also€essential€that€whatÏis€given€or€agreed€to€be€performed€shall€be€offered€as€a€satisfaction€andÏextinction€of€the€original€demand.€.€.€.€Both€the€giving€and€theÏacceptance€in€satisfaction€are€essential€elements,€and€if€they€be€lackingÏthere€can€be€no€accord€and€satisfaction.€€The€intention€of€the€parties,Ïwhich€is€of€course€controlling,€must€be€determined€from€all€theÏcircumstances€attending€the€transaction.Ð Œ (#Œ (# ÐÌòòId.Ð  -˜&& ÐÌÓÓà 4 àà Œ àóóAn€accord€and€satisfaction€ð ðis€established€by€the€intentions€of€the€partiesÐ ¨/ (( Ðat€the€time€of€the€transaction,€and€the€issue€is€a€question€of€fact€to€be€determined€byÏthe€trier€of€fact.ðð€€òòHelms€v.€Weaveróó,€70€S.W.2d€552,€553„554€(Tenn.€App.€1989).€€WeÐ ¸3°,, Ðhave€noted€that€ð ð[c]ontracts€to€compromise€legal€claims€have€long€been€enforced€byÏthe€Courts.ðð€€òòFort€Sanders€Regional€Medical€Center€v.€Collinsóó,€1992€WL€184682,€atÐ È7À00 Ð*1€(Ct.€App.€Aug.€1992).Ð Ð9È22 Ðà 4 àà Œ àThe€Banks€concede€there€was€an€accord,€but€œññinsist€there€was€ññno›Ïsatisfaction.€€They€argue€that€the€accord€was€the€œagreeññ›ññment›€between€the€Banks€and€theÏCounty€for€the€Banks€to€deed€the€right„of„way€to€the€County€and€pay€the€County€theÏsum€of€$6,000.00,€œand€the€Countyññ€wasññ€to€ð ðcomplete€the€roadwayðð.€€But€the€County›Ïœfailed›€to€meet€œthis›€œobligation.›Ìà 4 àà Œ àPolk€County€counters€that€the€road€has€been€completed,€and€that€it€hasÏno€further€obligation.€€It€relies€on€the€language€in€the€deed€to€the€County€andÏsettlement€proposal€of€Banks€stating€that€acceptance€would€result€in€a€full€and€finalÏsettlement€of€the€claims€against€the€County.€€Also,€that€the€actions€of€the€RoadÏCommissioner,€construction€of€the€road€without€following€procedures,€constituted€anÏòòultra€viresóó€act,€and€assuming€òòarguendoóó€that€these€actions€were€òòultra€viresóó,€such€actionÐ XP Ðdid€give€rise€to€a€dispute€which€the€County€and€the€Banks€had€the€right€to€settleÏthrough€an€accord€and€satisfaction.€€òòSee€Lindsey€v.€Lindseyóó,€930€S.W.2d€553€(Tenn.Ð h` ÐApp.€1966);€òòHelms€v.€Weaveróó,€770€S.W.2d€552€(Tenn.€App.€1989);€and€òòR.J.€BettertonÐ p!h ÐMgmt.€Serv.€V.€Whittemoreóó,€733€S.W.2d€880€(Tenn.€App.€1987).€€Neither€partyÐ x#p Ðdisputes€the€fact€that€McGee€did€not€follow€proper€procedures€in€building€the€road,Ïand€they€attempted€to€reach€accord€and€satisfaction€through€the€proposal€presented€byÏthe€Banks.€€The€only€dispute€between€the€parties€is€whether€the€County€completed€theÏroadway€as€required€by€the€proposal.Ìà 4 àà Œ àBanks€testified€that€he€contemplated€a€paved€roadway€that€met€CountyÏspecifications€for€a€County€road,€and€that€McGee€told€him€he€would€pave€the€road.€ÏMcGee€testified€that€the€proposal€by€the€Banks€did€not€include€paving€the€road,€butÏthat€the€road€did€need€more€rock€on€œitññ,€which€was€doneññ.›€€He€stated€that€there€wereÏmany€gravel€roads€in€Polk€County,€and€that€this€is€not€the€œð ðworst›€œone.ð𛀀FirestoneÏtestified€that€he€was€not€certain€exactly€what€the€proposal€was€when€it€was€œññfirstÏññsubmitted›€to€the€Commission,€œññandññññbutññ›€it€is€undisputed€that€the€County€accepted€the€road€asÐ Ð9È22 Ða€County€road€in€January,€œ1998ññ›ññ.›€œThe›€agreement€between€the€parties€contained€œan›Ïobligation€that€the€County€complete€the€roadway.€€The€Trial€Court€expressly€foundÏthat€the€road€had€been€completed,€and€that€sufficient€work€had€been€done€on€the€roadÏto€complete,€and€found€that€there€was€an€accord€and€satisfaction.€€The€evidence€isÏdisputed€regarding€what€the€language€ð ðcompletion€of€the€roadwayðð€meant,€but€theÏroad€was€constructed€and€the€County€adopted€it€into€its€road€system€in€its€thenÏcondition.€€On€the€disputed€evidence€in€this€record,€and€in€our€deference€to€the€TrialÏJudge€in€assessing€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses,€we€cannot€say€the€evidenceÏpreponderates€against€the€Trial€Courtððs€finding€of€œfactññsññ›€that€the€parties€reached€anÏaccord€and€satisfaction.€€T.R.A.P.€Rule€13(d).Ìà 4 àà Œ àUpon€this€finding,€we€find€it€unnecessary€to€address€other€arguments€orÏissues,€and€affirm€the€Trial€Judge.Ìà 4 àà Œ àœThe›€œcause€is›€remanded,€with€the€cost€of€the€appeal€assessed€toÏappellants.ÌÓÓÌÌà@‚‚+‚àòòˆà D àÐ €%x Ðóóà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì à__________________________Ð „&| Ðà 4 àà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€P.J.ÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________ÌDon€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌ