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ðCoxðð)€and€J€&€J€Plastering,€Inc.,€(ð ðCompanyðð)Ð xÈ  Ðafter€he€was€rear„ended€by€a€vehicle€owned€by€the€Company€and€driven€by€Cox.€€The€jury€returnedÐ d´ Ða€verdict€for€$9,000€in€favor€of€Plaintiff.€€Plaintiff€appealed€to€this€Court€without€first€filing€a€motionÐ P  Ðfor€new€trial.€€Plaintiff€raises€four€issues€on€appeal,€all€of€which€center€around€the€exclusion€orÐ <Œ Ðadmission€of€evidence€at€trial.€€Because€Plaintiff€did€not€raise€these€issues€in€a€motion€for€new€trial,Ð (x Ðwe€deem€them€to€be€waived€and€dismiss€this€appeal.Ð d ÐÌò òà@: : ìàTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€ˆÐ ì< Ðà@] ] ìàthe€Circuit€Court€Affirmed;€Case€Remanded.ˆÐ Ø( Ðó óòòÌD.€Michael€Ô_ÔSwineyÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHouston€M.€Ô_ÔGoddardÔ_Ô,€P.J.,Ð ° Ðóóand€òòCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.,€óójoined.Ð œì ÐÌMorgan€G.€Adams,€Chattanooga,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant€Steven€R.€Belford.Ð tÄ ÐÌRobert€A.€Crawford,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellees€J€&€J€Plastering,€Inc.,€and€Danny€W.Ð L œ ÐCox.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONˆÐ è$8 $ ÐÌà@ÛÛ%ìàòòBackgroundó óóóˆÐ À&"& ÐÌà  àà ` àThis€lawsuit€arises€out€of€an€automobile€accident€which€occurred€on€March€16,€1998,Ð ˜(è#( Ðin€Hamilton€County.€€Plaintiff€claimed€a€vehicle€being€driven€by€Cox€and€owned€by€the€CompanyÐ „)Ô$) Ð(collectively€referred€to€as€ð ðDefendantsðð)€collided€with€another€vehicle€which,€in€turn,€ð ðslammedððÐ p*À%* Ðinto€Plaintiffððs€vehicle.€€Plaintiff€alleged€in€his€complaint€that€while€there€was€no€substantial€propertyÐ \+¬&+ Ðdamage€to€his€vehicle,€he€suffered€a€whiplash€type€injury€resulting€in€personal€injury,€lost€wages,€etc.€Ð H,˜', ÐPursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€24„5„113,€Plaintiff€attached€to€the€complaint€a€copy€of€his€medicalÐ 4-„(-ýb Ðbills€from€Total€Health€Chiropractic.€€The€parties€later€entered€into€an€Agreed€Stipulation€of€theÐ ° ÐParties€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€24„5„113(a)(3),€whereby€it€was€stipulated€Plaintiff€wasÐ œì Ðentitled€to€a€presumption€that€his€medical€bills€of€$3,959€were€reasonable€and€necessary.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àPrior€to€trial,€Plaintiff€filed€a€motion€in€limine€seeking€to€prohibit€Defendants€fromÐ `° Ðquestioning€Plaintiff€about€the€reasonableness€and€necessity€of€his€medical€bills.€€Plaintiff€arguedÐ L œ Ðthat€in€light€of€the€above„referenced€stipulation,€Defendants€had€the€burden€of€proving€the€medicalÐ 8 ˆ Ðbills€were€not€reasonable€or€necessary.€€According€to€Plaintiff,€since€expert€medical€proof€is€requiredÐ $ t Ðto€show€medical€bills€are€reasonable€and€necessary€absent€any€presumption€that€they€are,€medicalÐ  ` Ðproof€also€must€be€required€to€show€that€they€are€not€reasonable€and€necessary€if€they€are€presumedÐ ü L  Ðto€be€so.€€Since€Defendants€had€no€expert€medical€proof€that€the€medical€bills€were€not€reasonableÐ è 8  Ðor€necessary,€Plaintiff€argued€Defendants€should€not€have€been€allowed€to€attempt€to€prove€theÐ Ô$  Ðmedical€bills€were€not€reasonable€and€necessary€via€cross„examination€of€Plaintiff.€€Plaintiff€filedÐ À  Ða€separate€motion€in€limine€seeking€to€prohibit€Defendants€from€questioning€Plaintiff€as€to€how€heÐ ¬ü  Ðcame€to€be€treated€by€the€chiropractor€and€when€he€retained€his€attorney.€€Both€of€the€motions€inÐ ˜è  Ðlimine€were€denied€by€the€Trial€Court€after€òòvoir€direóó€of€the€jury€was€completed.€€At€trial,€DefendantsÐ „Ô  Ðwere€allowed€to€question€Plaintiff€regarding:€(a)€his€medical€treatment;€(b)€how€he€came€to€be€treatedÐ pÀ Ðby€the€chiropractor;€and€(c)€when€he€retained€his€attorney.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€also€sought€damages€related€to€the€towing€and€storage€of€his€wreckedÐ 4„ Ðvehicle.€€The€Trial€Court€apparently€concluded€these€were€not€recoverable€items€of€damages€andÐ  p Ðlimited€testimony€and€recovery€to€the€difference€in€value€of€the€vehicle€before€and€after€the€accident.€Ð  \ ÐPlaintiff,€therefore,€made€an€offer€of€proof€to€the€effect€that€the€wrecker€bill€was€$75€and€the€storageÐ øH Ðfee€was€$10€per€day.€€The€wrecked€automobile€apparently€remained€in€storage€after€the€accidentÐ ä4 Ðbecause€of€Plaintiffððs€claimed€inability€to€pay€the€costs€already€incurred.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€jury€returned€a€verdict€for€Plaintiff€in€the€amount€of€$9,000€as€compensation€toÐ ¨ø ÐPlaintiff€for€his€personal€injury€and€property€damage€incurred€in€the€accident.€€Court€costs€were€taxedÐ ”ä Ðto€Plaintiff€in€the€judgment€entered€by€the€Trial€Court.€€Plaintiff€filed€a€motion€to€alter€or€amend€theÐ €Ð Ðjudgment€claiming€these€costs€should€have€been€taxed€to€Defendants.€€Defendants€apparently€agreed,Ð l¼ Ðand€an€Agreed€Order€was€entered€amending€the€judgment€to€tax€the€costs€to€Defendant.€€No€otherÐ X ¨ Ðpost„trial€motions€were€filed.€€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€appeals,€ð ðcontending€that€the€trial€court€was€in€error€for€refusing€to€excludeÐ #l! Ðwhen€the€plaintiff€hired€his€attorney,€how€the€plaintiff€found€his€doctor,€and€in€allowing€the€plaintiffÐ $X" Ðto€be€examined€on€his€medical€treatment€and€the€purpose€of€the€treatment.€€[Plaintiff]€furtherÐ ô$D # Ðcontends€that€the€economic€loss€associated€with€this€wreck,€the€storage€fees€and€towing€charges,Ð à%0!$ Ðshould€have€been€allowed€to€be€presented€to€the€jury.ððÐ Ì&"% ÐÌà@))%ìàò òòòDiscussionó óóóˆÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€four€issues€raised€by€Plaintiff€on€appeal€center€around€either€the€admission€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðevidence€(i.e.€cross„examination€of€Plaintiff€regarding€his€medical€treatment,€when€he€hired€hisÐ h+¸&* Ðattorney,€and€how€he€came€to€be€treated€by€the€chiropractor),€or€the€exclusion€of€evidence€and/orÐ ° Ðrefusal€to€charge€the€jury€regarding€the€wrecker€and€storage€charges€incurred€by€Plaintiff.Ð œì ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€relevant€part,€Rule€3(e)€of€the€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€provides€as€follows:Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[I]n€all€cases€tried€by€a€jury,€no€issue€presented€for€review€shall€beÐ L œ Ðpredicated€upon€error€in€the€admission€or€exclusion€of€evidence,€juryÐ 8 ˆ Ðinstructions€granted€or€refused,€misconduct€of€jurors,€parties€orÐ $ t Ðcounsel,€or€other€action€committed€or€occurring€during€the€trial€of€theÐ  ` Ðcase,€or€other€ground€upon€which€a€new€trial€is€sought,€unless€theÐ ü L  Ðsame€was€specifically€stated€in€a€motion€for€a€new€trial;€€otherwiseÐ è 8  Ðsuch€issues€will€be€treated€as€waived.€€Failure€of€an€appellant€to€takeÐ Ô$  Ðany€step€other€than€the€timely€filing€of€a€notice€of€appeal€does€notÐ À  Ðaffect€the€validity€of€the€appeal€but€is€ground€only€for€such€action€asÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€appellate€court€deems€appropriate,€which€may€include€dismissalÐ ˜è  Ðof€the€appeal.€.€.€.€Ð„Ô ` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àIt€is€undisputed€that€Plaintiff€did€not€file€a€motion€for€new€trial€raising€these€issues.€Ð \¬ ÐInasmuch€as€all€issues€raised€by€Plaintiff€on€appeal€center€around€the€admission€or€exclusion€ofÐ H˜ Ðevidence,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(e),€we€deem€these€issues€waived€and€dismiss€this€appeal.€Ð 4„ ÐòòSee€generally€Fahey€v.€Eldridgeóó,€46€S.W.3d€138,€141€(Tenn.€2001)(ð ðIt€has€long€been€the€rule€in€thisÐ  p Ðstate€that€in€order€to€preserve€errors€for€appeal,€the€appellant€must€first€bring€the€alleged€errors€to€theÐ  \ Ðattention€of€the€trial€court€in€a€motion€for€a€new€trial.ðð).Ð øH ÐÌà@  %ìàò òòòConclusionóóó óˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed,€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€TrialÐ ¨ø ÐCourt€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€required,€if€any,€consistent€with€this€Opinion,€and€forÐ ”ä Ðcollection€of€the€costs€below.€€The€costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€Appellant€Steven€R.Ð €Ð ÐBelford,€and€his€surety.€€Ð l¼ ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ô$D # Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€JUDGEÐ à%0!$ Ð