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ÐÌÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼@y»àX ¡#ÔÔ‡X X.¼@yÔD.€Michael€Swiney,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.,óó€andÐ %` $ ÐòòCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ü%L!% ÐÌÌGordon€Ball,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Patrick€Beaudreau.Ð À($( ÐÌÌStephen€G.€Anderson€and€Andrew€L.€Colocotronis,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellee,€GeneralÐ „+Ô&+ ÐMotors€Acceptance€Corporation.Ð p,À', ÐÓ ÓÐ \-¬(-ý° ÐÔ_Ô‡ò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼@y»XX T #ÔÔ‡X X»¼@yÔÐ ° ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼XÍ»XX‘ #ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔÓÓò òòòBackgroundóóó óÐ ˆØ ÐÓ  ÓÓÓà  àà ` àPlaintiff€and€his€fiancee€went€to€Dealer€to€purchase€a€new€Pontiac€Sunfire.€€PlaintiffÐ `° Ðpreviously€had€shopped€around€and€test€driven€different€vehicles.€€Plaintiff€had€not,€however,Ð L œ Ðreviewed€any€GMAC€advertisements€prior€to€purchasing€the€Sunfire.€€Plaintiff€agreed€to€purchaseÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€Sunfire€for€the€sticker€price€on€the€carððs€window€plus€tax,€tag,€and€title€fees.€€Plaintiff€chose€notÐ $ t Ðto€negotiate€the€price€of€the€vehicle.€€Plaintiff€filled€out€some€paperwork€in€connection€with€the€saleÐ  ` Ðwhile€waiting€for€his€fianceeððs€father€to€arrive€at€the€dealership.€€Plaintiffððs€fianceeððs€father€was€toÐ ü L  Ðcosign€for€the€car.€€Dealer€asked€to€investigate€Plaintiffððs€credit€while€they€waited,€and€PlaintiffÐ è 8  Ðagreed.€€Dealer€then€told€Plaintiff€the€credit€check€revealed€a€cosigner€was€not€necessary.€Ð Ô$  Ðà  àÌÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€testified€he€assumed€the€financing€would€be€through€GMAC€because€he€wasÐ ˜è  Ðpurchasing€a€GM€vehicle.€€However,€Dealer€never€told€Plaintiff€the€financing€would€be€throughÐ „Ô  ÐGMAC.€€Plaintiff€testified€that€while€he€waited€in€the€lobby,€Dealerððs€finance€manager€ð ðpunchedÐ pÀ Ðeverything€into€the€computer€system.ðð€€The€salesman€then€came€out€and€told€Plaintiff€ð ðWe€can€giveÐ \¬ Ðyou€the€13€and€a€half€percent€as€the€rate€we€can€give€you.ðð€€Plaintiff€testified€Dealer€gave€him€aÐ H˜ Ðprintout€titled€ð ðretail€sales€agreementðð€that€showed€the€APR€and€the€amount€of€payments.€€While€theÐ 4„ ÐContract€has€GMAC€printed€on€the€document€in€several€places,€Dealer€is€listed€as€the€creditor.€€TheÐ  p Ðonly€parties€to€the€Contract€are€Plaintiff€and€Dealer.€€Plaintiff€did€not€attempt€to€negotiate€any€of€theÐ  \ Ðfinance€terms.€€Plaintiff€signed€the€Contract€and€drove€the€car€off€the€lot.€€Plaintiff€never€spoke€toÐ øH Ðanyone€at€GMAC€either€before€or€after€signing€the€Contract.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Contract€contains€the€following€statement:Ð ¼  ÐÌà8  àNOTICE:€ANY€HOLDER€OF€THIS€CONSUMER€CREDIT€CONTRACT€ISÐ ”ä ÐSUBJECT€TO€ALL€CLAIMS€AND€DEFENSES€WHICH€THE€DEBTOR€COULDÐ €Ð ÐASSERT€AGAINST€THE€SELLER€OF€GOODS€OR€SERVICES€OBTAINEDÐ l¼ ÐPURSUANT€HERETO€OR€WITH€THE€PROCEEDS€HEREOF.€€RECOVERYÐ X ¨ ÐHEREUNDER€BY€THE€DEBTOR€SHALL€NOT€EXCEED€AMOUNTS€PAID€BYÐ D!” ÐTHE€DEBTOR€HEREUNDER.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àDealer€contacted€two€other€financing€entities€offering€to€sell€the€Contract€to€them.€Ð $X" ÐBoth€of€these€other€entities€refused€to€buy€Plaintiffððs€Contract.€€Dealer€then€contacted€GMAC€whichÐ ô$D # Ðpurchased€the€Contract€from€Dealer€at€the€buy€rate€of€11.25%,€which€is€two€and€a€quarter€percentageÐ à%0!$ Ðpoints€less€than€the€APR€Plaintiff€had€agreed€to€pay.€€GMAC€then€paid€Dealer€the€differenceÐ Ì&"% Ðbetween€the€APR€listed€on€the€Contract€and€the€buy€rate.€€Ð ¸'#& ÐÔ#†¼XÍ»XX‘n #ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔÌà  àà ` àDealerððs€representative€testified€that€often€they€must€guess€the€rate€at€which€they€willÐ )à$( Ðbe€able€to€sell€a€contract.€€Dealerððs€computers€are€not€tied€directly€to€GMACððs€computers€and€DealerÐ |*Ì%) Ðdoes€not€have€the€ability€to€call€up€GMACððs€rates€on€the€Dealer€computers.€€Rather,€Dealer€receivesÐ h+¸&* Ðperiodic€faxes€from€GMAC€setting€out€the€different€tiers€GMAC€uses€to€assign€rates.€€DealerððsÐ ° Ðrepresentative€also€testified€that€the€fact€a€Contract€has€GMAC€printed€on€it€does€not€require€it€to€beÐ œì Ðsold,€or€assigned,€to€GMAC€by€Dealer.€€There€are€other€lenders€who€will€accept€an€assignment€ofÐ ˆØ Ða€contract€such€as€the€one€signed€by€Plaintiff€even€though€the€contract€has€GMAC€printed€on€it.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€filed€suit€against€GMAC€in€March€of€2000,€alleging€GMAC€had€conspiredÐ L œ Ðwith€Dealer€to€defraud€him€by€not€revealing€the€dealer€reserve€and€the€buy€rate,€or€what€PlaintiffÐ 8 ˆ Ðclaims€is€the€ð ðreal€interest€rateðð€from€GMAC.€€Plaintiff€also€filed€a€motion€to€certify€this€suit€as€aÐ $ t Ðclass€action.€€GMAC€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€Plaintiff€opposed€the€motion€forÐ  ` Ðsummary€judgment,€in€part,€by€producing€the€affidavit€of€an€expert€in€the€field€of€automotiveÐ ü L  Ðfinancing.€€The€Trial€Court€granted€GMACððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€holding€the€businessÐ è 8  Ðpractices€of€GMAC€as€set€out€in€the€record€are€neither€unlawful€nor€fraudulent.€€The€motion€forÐ Ô$  Ðcertification€of€a€class€never€was€heard.€€Plaintiff€appeals.Ð À  ÐÌÓ  Óò òòòDiscussionóóó óÐ ˜è  ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àà ` àAlthough€not€stated€exactly€as€such,€Plaintiff€raises€two€issues€on€appeal:€1)€whetherÐ pÀ Ðthe€Trial€Court€erred€by€failing€to€consider€the€expert€affidavit€produced€by€Plaintiff€in€oppositionÐ \¬ Ðto€the€motion€for€summary€judgment;€and€2)€whether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€granting€summaryÐ H˜ Ðjudgment.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€our€Supreme€Court€has€instructed:Ð  \ ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€standards€governing€an€appellate€courtððs€review€of€a€motion€for€summaryÐ ä4 Ðjudgment€are€well€settled.€€Since€our€inquiry€involves€purely€a€question€of€law,€noÐ Ð  Ðpresumption€of€correctness€attaches€to€the€lower€courtððs€judgment,€and€our€task€isÐ ¼  Ðconfined€to€reviewing€the€record€to€determine€whether€the€requirements€of€Tenn.€R.Ð ¨ø ÐCiv.€P.€56€have€been€met.€€òòSee€Hunter€v.€Brown,€óó955€S.W.2d€49,€50„51€(Tenn.€1997);Ð ”ä ÐòòCowden€v.€Sovran€Bank/Central€South,€óó816€S.W.2d€741,€744€(Tenn.€1991).€Ð €Ð ÐTennessee€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€56.04€provides€that€summary€judgment€isÐ l¼ Ðappropriate€where:€(1)€there€is€no€genuine€issue€with€regard€to€the€material€factsÐ X ¨ Ðrelevant€to€the€claim€or€defense€contained€in€the€motion,€òòsee€Byrd€v.€Hall,€óó847Ð D!” ÐS.W.2d€208,€210€(Tenn.€1993);€and€(2)€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€asÐ 0"€  Ða€matter€of€law€on€the€undisputed€facts.€€òòSee€Anderson€v.€Standard€Register€Co.,€óó857Ð #l! ÐS.W.2d€555,€559€(Tenn.€1993).€€The€moving€party€has€the€burden€of€proving€that€itsÐ $X" Ðmotion€satisfies€these€requirements.€€òòSee€Downen€v.€Allstate€Ins.€Co.,€óó811€S.W.2dÐ ô$D # Ð523,€524€(Tenn.€1991).€€When€the€party€seeking€summary€judgment€makes€a€properlyÐ à%0!$ Ðsupported€motion,€the€burden€shifts€to€the€nonmoving€party€to€set€forth€specific€factsÐ Ì&"% Ðestablishing€the€existence€of€disputed,€material€facts€which€must€be€resolved€by€theÐ ¸'#& Ðtrier€of€fact.€€òòSee€Byrd€v.€Hall,€óó847€S.W.2d€at€215.Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àTo€properly€support€its€motion,€the€moving€party€must€either€affirmativelyÐ |*Ì%) Ðnegate€an€essential€element€of€the€non„moving€partyððs€claim€or€conclusively€establishÐ h+¸&* Ðan€affirmative€defense.€€òòSee€McCarley€v.€West€Quality€Food€Serv.,€óó960€S.W.2dÐ ° Ð585,588€(Tenn.€1998);€òòRobinson€v.€Omer,€óó952€S.W.2d€423,€426€(Tenn.€1997).€€If€theÐ œì Ðmoving€party€fails€to€negate€a€claimed€basis€for€the€suit,€the€non„moving€partyððsÐ ˆØ Ðburden€to€produce€evidence€establishing€the€existence€of€a€genuine€issue€for€trial€isÐ tÄ Ðnot€triggered€and€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€must€fail.€€òòSee€McCarley€v.€WestÐ `° ÐQuality€Food€Serv.,€óó960€S.W.2d€at€588;€òòRobinson€v.€Omer,€óó952€S.W.2d€at€426.€€If€theÐ L œ Ðmoving€party€successfully€negates€a€claimed€basis€for€the€action,€the€non„movingÐ 8 ˆ Ðparty€may€not€simply€rest€upon€the€pleadings,€but€must€offer€proof€to€establish€theÐ $ t Ðexistence€of€the€essential€elements€of€the€claim.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€standards€governing€the€assessment€of€evidence€in€the€summaryÐ è 8  Ðjudgment€context€are€also€well€established.€€Courts€must€view€the€evidence€in€theÐ Ô$  Ðlight€most€favorable€to€the€nonmoving€party€and€must€also€draw€all€reasonableÐ À  Ðinferences€in€the€nonmoving€partyððs€favor.€€òòSee€Robinson€v.€Omer,€óó952€S.W.2d€atÐ ¬ü  Ð426;€òòByrd€v.€Hall,€óó847€S.W.2d€at€210„11.€€Courts€should€grant€a€summary€judgmentÐ ˜è  Ðonly€when€both€the€facts€and€the€inferences€to€be€drawn€from€the€facts€permit€aÐ „Ô  Ðreasonable€person€to€reach€only€one€conclusion.€òòSee€McCall€v.€Wilder,€óó913€S.W.2dÐ pÀ Ð150,€153€(Tenn.€1995);€òòCarvell€v.€Bottoms,€óó900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.€1995).Ð\¬Ð Ð  ÐòòÌStaples€v.€CBL€&€Assocs.,€Inc.,€óó15€S.W.3d€83,€88„89€(Tenn.€2000)€(footnote€omitted).€€ð ðThe€courtÐ 4„ Ðis€not€to€ððweighðð€the€evidence€when€evaluating€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.ðð€€òòByrdóó,€847€S.W.2dÐ  p Ðat€211.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€argues€the€Trial€Court€erred€by€failing€to€consider€the€expert€affidavitÐ ä4 ÐPlaintiff€produced€in€opposition€to€the€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€The€record€on€appealÐ Ð  Ðsupports€Plaintiffððs€position€that€the€Trial€Court€impermissibly€weighed€the€expertððs€affidavit.€Ð ¼  ÐDuring€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€summary€judgment,€the€Trial€Court€stated€to€PlaintiffððsÐ ¨ø Ðcounsel,€ð ðYouððd€better€have€some€„€„€thereððd€better€be€some€facts€in€the€record€to€support€[yourÐ ”ä Ðexpertððs]€opinion,€and€thereððs€not€in€yours.ðð€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àà ` àð ðIn€general,€questions€regarding€the€admissibility,€qualifications,€relevancy€andÐ X ¨ Ðcompetency€of€expert€testimony€are€left€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court.ðð€€òòMcDaniel€v.€CSXÐ D!” ÐTransp.,€Inc.óó,€955€S.W.2d€257,€263€(Tenn.€1997).€€Thus,€a€trial€court€must€act€as€a€gatekeeper€inÐ 0"€  Ðdetermining€whether€expert€testimony€is€admitted.€€Courts€ð ðshall€disallow€testimony€in€the€form€ofÐ #l! Ðan€opinion€or€inference€if€the€underlying€facts€or€data€indicate€lack€of€trustworthiness.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€264Ð $X" Ð(quoting€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€703).€òò€See€alsoóó€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.06€(setting€out€rules€governing€use€ofÐ ô$D # Ðexpert€affidavits€on€summary€judgment€and€stating€ð ðExpert€opinion€affidavits€shall€be€governed€byÐ à%0!$ ÐTennessee€Rule€of€Evidence€703);€Tenn.€R.€Evid.€703€(providing€ð ðThe€court€shall€disallow€[expert]Ð Ì&"% Ðtestimony€in€the€form€of€an€opinion€or€inference€if€the€underlying€facts€or€data€indicate€lack€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðtrustworthiness.ðð).€€Once€the€expert€testimony€has€been€admitted,€however,€the€court€must€not€weighÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€evidence€when€evaluating€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€òòByrdóó,€847€S.W.2d€at€211.€€Ô#†¼XÍ»XX‘á#ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔÐ )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àNo€challenge€to€the€admission€of€Plaintiffððs€expert€affidavit€was€raised.€€Nor€did€theÐ ° Ðâ âTrial€Court€find€òòsua€sponteóó€that€the€affidavit€contained€opinions€based€upon€underlying€facts€or€dataÐ œì Ðthat€indicated€a€lack€of€trustworthiness.€€There€is€no€showing€in€the€record€that€the€affidavit€was€notÐ ˆØ Ðproperly€admitted.€€In€short,€there€was€no€determination€by€the€Trial€Court€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Ð tÄ ÐEvid.€703€to€disallow€this€affidavit€testimony€because€the€underlying€facts€or€data€indicate€lack€ofÐ `° Ðtrustworthiness.€€Thus,€the€Trial€Court€was€required€to€consider€the€expert€affidavit€without€weighingÐ L œ Ðit,€just€as€it€did€not€weigh€any€of€the€other€evidence€before€it€in€evaluating€the€motion€for€summaryÐ 8 ˆ Ðjudgment.€€Additionally,€the€Trial€Court€had€to€view€all€the€evidence,€including€the€affidavit,€in€theÐ $ t Ðlight€most€favorable€to€Plaintiff€and€also€had€to€draw€all€reasonable€inferences€in€Plaintiffððs€favor.€Ð  ` ÐòòSee€Staplesóó,€15€S.W.3d€at€89.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àà ` àGMACððs€brief€acknowledges€this€improper€treatment€of€Plaintiffððs€expert€affidavit,Ð Ô$  Ðwithout€admitting€that€it€was€improper,€by€stating€the€ð ð[Trial€Court]€was€well€within€his€discretionÐ À  Ðto€give€[Plaintiffððs€expertððs]€affidavit€no€weight.ðð€€While€acknowledging€the€Trial€Court€decidedÐ ¬ü  Ðwhat€weight€to€give€Plaintiffððs€expertððs€affidavit,€GMAC€states€it€was€proper€for€the€Trial€Court€toÐ ˜è  Ðdo€so€but€cites€no€authority€in€support€of€this€position.€€We€disagree.€€òòSeeóó€òòByrdóó,€847€S.W.2d€at€211.€Ð „Ô  ÐÔ#†¼XÍ»XX‘î;#ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔÌà  àà ` àWe€hold€the€Trial€Court€erred€by€impermissibly€weighing€Plaintiffððs€expert€affidavit.€Ð \¬ ÐWe€in€no€way€suggest€that€Plaintiffððs€expert€affidavit,€taken€with€the€rest€of€the€record,€is€or€is€notÐ H˜ Ðsufficient€to€overcome€the€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€We€hold€only€that€the€Trial€Court€shallÐ 4„ Ðreconsider€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€by€viewing€all€the€evidence€before€it,€including€theÐ  p Ðaffidavit,€in€compliance€with€the€Rule€56€standards€as€set€by€our€Supreme€Court.€€We€believe€it€isÐ  \ Ðappropriate€for€the€Trial€Court,€rather€than€this€Court,€to€make€this€initial€determination€on€thisÐ øH Ðmotion€for€summary€judgment,€and,€therefore,€we€vacate€the€grant€of€summary€judgment€and€remandÐ ä4 Ðthis€case€to€the€Trial€Court€for€reconsideration€of€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€Ô#†¼XÍ»XX‘C#ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔin€accordanceÐ Ð  Ðwith€our€Opinion.€€Our€holding€on€this€issue€pretermits€Plaintiffððs€second€issue.€Ð ¼  ÐÔ#†¼XÍ»XX‘wG#ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔÌÌÓ  Óò òòòConclusionóóó óÐ €Ð ÐÓ  ÓÔ‡ X‘XXX‘ÔÌà  àÔ#†X‘XX X‘©H#Ôà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€vacated,€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€TrialÐ X ¨ ÐCourt€for€such€further€proceedings€as€are€required€consistent€with€this€Opinion.€€The€costs€on€appealÐ D!” Ðare€assessed€against€the€Appellee,€GMAC.€€Ô#†¼XÍ»XX‘EH#ÔÔ‡X‘X»¼XÍÔÐ 0"€  ÐÔ#†¼XÍ»XX‘3J#ÔÔ€X‘X»¼XÍÔÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð )à$( Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€JUDGE