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àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÔ€¼Ôà@ àòòÔ€„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ€XÔóóó óÌÌà àà àÓ  ÓÓÓà àThe€captioned€defendant€has€appealed€from€a€judgment€of€the€TrialÏCourt€which€reads€in€full€as€follows:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€on€this€the€23rd€dayÏof€July,€1997,€before€the€Honorable€Allen€W.€Wallace,ÏChancellor,€upon€stipulation€of€the€parties,€certified€copiesÏof€various€documents,€statement€of€counsel,€and€upon€theÏentire€record.€€From€all€of€which€the€Court€finds€that€theÏDefendant€improperly€opened€a€cul„de„sac€located€onÏTimberland€Drive,€New€Johnsonville,€Tennessee,€and€LotÏNo.€D„6€of€the€Countrywood€Estates€œSubdivision,›€SectionÏIV,€and€further€that€the€Defendant€violated€the€restrictionsÏand€protective€covenants€of€Countrywood€EstatesÍSubdivision,€Section€IV,€as€a€street€or€driveway€toÏunrestricted€and€non„conforming€adjoining€property,€andÏparticularly€the€11.7€acre€tract€that€was€purchased€by€theÏDefendant.ÌÌà àThe€Court€further€finds€that€certain€orders,€includingÏan€injunction€should€issue€against€the€Defendant.ÌÌà àIT€IS€THEREFORE,€ORDERED€AND€ADJUDGEDÏas€follows:ÌÌà à1.à àThat€the€road€or€driveway€presently€locatedÏon€Lot€No.€D„6€of€the€Countrywood€Estates€Subdivision,ÏSection€IV,€and€owned€by€the€Defendant,€be€closed€and€theÏDefendant€is€hereby€ordered€to€close€the€road€and€cul„de„sac.ÌÌà à2.à àThat€Defendant€is€further€ordered€to€returnÏthe€cul„de„sac€and€Lot€No.€D„6€of€the€Countrywood€EstatesÏSubdivision,€Section€IV,€as€nearly€as€practical€to€theirÏoriginal€state.ÌÌà à3.à àThat€Defendant€remove€the€gate€and€tileÏpresently€located€on€Lot€œNo.›€D„6€of€the€CountrywoodÏEstates€Subdivision,€Section€IV.ÌÌà à4.à àThat€Defendant€is€hereby€permanentlyÏenjoined€from€constructing,€maintaining,€and/or€using€LotÏNo.€D„6€of€the€Countrywood€Estates€Subdivision,€SectionÏIV,€as€a€roadway,€driveway,€access€way,€on€or€across€theÏsame,€for€the€purpose€of€providing€access,€either€ingress€orÏegress,€to€any€adjoining€property.ÌÌà à5.à àThat€the€Defendant€is€given€sixty€(60)€daysÏfrom€July€23,€1997,€to€close€the€road€located€on€Lot€No.€D„6€of€the€Countrywood€Estates€Subdivision,€Section€IV,€toÏremove€the€gate€and€tile,€and€as€such€is€reasonably€possible,Ïto€restore€the€lot€and€cul„de„sac€to€the€original€state.€€ThatÏafter€sixty€(60)€days€from€July€23,€1997,€should€DefendantÏfail€to€complete€any€items€ordered,€Defendant€shall€pay€intoÏthe€Registry€of€this€Court€the€sum€of€$500.00€per€day€untilÏthe€items€are€completed.ÌÌà à6.à àDefendant€shall€not€use€this€order€in€any€wayÏor€manner€to€limit€or€restrict€the€subsequent€orders€of€thisÏCourt€in€the€case€of€òòNew€Johnsonville€Regional€PlanningÏCommission€and€The€City€of€New€Johnsonville,€TennesseeÏv.€Rodney€Trevor€Medlingóó,€Humphreys€County€ChanceryÏCourt,€Civil€Action€No.€23„370,€and€in€particular€shall€not€inÍany€way€or€manner€use€this€judgment€to€restrict€or€limit€theÏprior€order€of€this€Court€to€remove€the€mobile€home€from€theÏpremises.ÌÌà à7.à àDefendant€will€pay€the€cost€of€this€cause,€forÏwhich€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àThe€defendant€presents€the€following€issue:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àThe€only€issue€for€review€in€this€case€is€whether€orÏnot€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€so€restrictive€as€toÏviolate€the€general€law€of€the€State€of€Tennessee.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àThe€plaintiff€presents€the€following€issue:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà à1.à àWhether€the€evidence€preponderates€inÏsupport€of€the€trial€courtððs€order€that€the€driveway€located€onÏLot€No.€D„6€be€closed€and€the€cul„de„sac€returned€to€itsÏoriginal€condition€and€further€that€the€defendant€should€beÏenjoined€from€constructing,€maintaining€or€using€Lot€No.€D„6€as€a€roadway,€driveway€or€access€way,€on€or€across€theÏsame€for€the€purpose€of€providing€access,€ingress€or€engressÏto€any€adjoining€property.ÌÌà àPlaintiffs/Appellees€respectfully€submit€that€aÏpreponderance€of€the€evidence€does€support€the€trial€courtððsÏdecision€with€respect€to€this€issue,€and€the€trial€courtððs€rulingÏentered€in€this€matter€should€be€affirmed.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àÌÌà àThe€brief€of€defendant€states:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àSince€there€is€no€transcript€of€the€evidence,€theÏallegations€of€the€complaint€will€be€taken€as€admitted,€alongÏwith€the€oral€stipulation€of€the€parties.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àNo€oral€stipulation€of€the€parties€is€included€in€the€appellate€record.€€No€answer€of€theÏdefendant€is€found€in€the€record.€€The€record€does€contain€a€letter€from€the€Trial€Clerk€toÏcounsel€for€all€parties€reading€as€follows:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àUpon€speaking€by€phone€this€week€with€Mr.€Frazier,ÏI€am€preparing€to€forward€the€record€in€the€above€referencedÏcause€to€the€Court€of€Appeals.€€In€order€to€insure€that€theÏproper€record€content€is€sent€and€that€I€comply€withÏT.R.A.P.€24(a),€I€have€listed€below€the€filings€that€I€intendÏto€send.€€Please€advise€if€you€have€any€additions€orÏobjections€to€the€list€below.ÌÌà àThe€record€in€this€cause€to€be€submitted€to€the€CourtÏof€Appeals€is€as€follows:ÌÌ(I)à àExhibits€filed€at€July€23,€1997€hearing:Ìà àÌà àEx.€1,€collective€exhibit€consisting€of€the€followingÏdocuments:ÌÌà àà àHandwritten€Document€of€Relief€Sought;Ìà àà àRestrictions€and€Protective€Covenants€ofÏà àà àCountrywood€Estates€Subdivision€2nd€CivilÏà àà àDistrict€New€Johnsonville,€TN;Ìà àà àWarranty€Deed€from€Edward€W.€Lucas€toÏà àà àRodney€T.€Medling;Ìà àà àComplaint€from€Chancery€Case€No.€23„370;Ìà àà àAnswer,€Counter„Claim,€and€Cross„Complaint€à àà àfrom€Case€No.€23„370;Ìà àà àMemorandum€Opinion€on€Motion€forÏà àà àJudgment€on€the€Pleadings€from€Case€No.Ï23„à àà à370;Ìà àà àOrder€entered€in€mb€52,€pg€645€in€ChanceryÏà àà àCase€No.€23„370.ÌÌà àEx.€2,à àcollective€exhibit€consisting€of€photo€albumÏ(58€photos)ÌÌà àEx.€3,à àconsisting€of€six€(6)€photosÌÌ(ii)à àthe€following€technical€record:ÌÌà àà à(a)à àComplaintÌà àà à(b)à àMotion€to€DismissÌà àà à(c)à àNoticeÌà àà à(d)à àMotion€to€SetÌà àà à(e)à àJudgment€(entered€7/31/97€in€mb52,Ïpg€à àà àà à818)Ìà àà à(f)à àNotice€of€AppealÌà àà à(g)à àAppeal€bondÌà àà à(h)à àMotion€by€defendant€filed€1/15/98Ìà àà à(I)à àLetter€from€Ms.€Garton€to€Mr.€FrazierÏà àà àà àsetting€Motion€for€2/2/98Ìà àà à(j)à àOrder€(entered€mb€54,€pg€87;€2/9/98)Ìà àà à(k)à àBill€of€Costs€for€Preparing€RecordÌÌà àIn€addition,€I€will€submit€this€letter€along€with€copiesÏof€the€attorneys€responses€to€said€letter.ÌÌà àThere€are€no€volumes€of€transcripts€from€the€July€23,Ï1997€proceeding€filed€in€this€office€to€transfer€to€the€Court€ofÏAppeals€as€of€today.ÌÌà àIf€you€should€have€any€questions€or€if€I€can€be€ofÏany€assistance€please€let€me€know.ÌÌà àÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓà àThe€record€also€contains€the€following€response€of€defendantððs€counsel:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓDear€Mr.€Bullion:ÌÌThis€will€acknowledge€receipt€of€your€letter€and€enclosuresÏin€regard€to€the€above€styled€manner.ÌÌIn€light€of€the€fact€that€my€appeal€is€going€to€be€on€theÏtechnical€record,€and€in€light€of€the€fact€that€I€believe€that€theÏjudgment€in€this€case€is€inconsistent€with€the€judgment€inÏCase€No.€23„370€and€that€judgment€was€also€referred€to€inÏthe€Judge€Wallaceððs€memorandum,€I€would€respectfullyÏrequest€that€a€certified€copy€of€Judge€Burchððs€memorandumÏopinion€and€the€judgment€in€Case€No.€23„370€be€made€anÏexhibit€to€Judge€Wallaceððs€memorandum€opinion€andÏjudgment.€€If€this€is€not€possible,€then€I€would€request€thatÏyou€forward€me€a€certified€copy€of€the€memorandum€opinionÏand€judgment€in€Case€No.€23„370€so€that€I€may€properly€fileÏit€as€an€exhibit€to€my€brief€and€argument.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àThe€record€is€authenticated€by€the€following€certificate:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓ  ÓÓÓòòò òCERTIFICATE€OF€APPELLATE€RECORDó óóóÌÓ  ÓÌà àI,€Michael€S.€Bullion,€Clerk€and€Master€of€theÏChancery€Court€of€Humphreys€County,€Tennessee,€doÏhereby€certify€that€the€following€items€herewith€transmittedÏto€the€CIVIL€COURT€APPEALS€are€originals€or€true€andÏcorrect€copies€of€all€or€the€designated€papers€on€file€in€myÏoffice€in€the€captioned€case€except€for€those€papers€filed€inÍsaid€cause€which€are€excluded€from€the€appellate€recordÏpursuant€to€T.R.A.P.€24(a).ÌÌà àI.à àTechnical€record€attached€to€this€certificateÏand€consisting€of€37€pages.ÌÌà àII.à àExhibits€filed€in€my€office€on€July€23,€1997Ïand€authenticated€by€the€Trial€Judge€or€as€provided€byÏT.R.A.P.€Rule€24(f)€and€described€as€follows:ÌÌà àà àEx.€1,à àcollective€exhibit€consisting€of€theÏà àà àà àfollowing€documents:Ìà àà àà àHandwritten€Document€of€ReliefÏà àà àà àSought;Ìà àà àà àRestrictions€and€Protective€CovenantsÏà àà àà àof€Countrywood€Estates€SubdivisionÏà àà àà à2nd€Civil€District€New€Johnsonville,Ïà àà àà àTN;Ìà àà àà àWarranty€Deed€from€Edward€W.ÏLucas€à àà àà àto€Rodney€T.€Medling;Ìà àà àà àComplaint€from€Chancery€Case€No.Ïà àà àà à23„370;Ìà àà àà àAnswer,€Counter„Claim,€and€Cross„à àà àà àComplaint€from€Case€No.€23„370;Ìà àà àà àMemorandum€Opinion€on€Motion€forÏà àà àà àJudgment€on€the€Pleadings€from€CaseÏà àà àà àNo.€23„370;Ìà àà àà àOrder€entered€in€mb€52,€pg€645€inÏà àà àà àChancery€Case€No.€23„370.ÌÌà àà àEx.€2,à àcollective€exhibit€consisting€of€photoÏà àà àà àalbum€(58€photos)Ìà àà àEx.€3,à àconsisting€of€six€(6)€photosÌà àà àà àÌà àIII.à àThere€has€been€no€volumes€of€transcriptsÏfrom€the€July€23,€1997€proceeding€filed€in€this€office€as€ofÏtoday.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àAn€envelope€of€purported€exhibits€accompanied€the€record€received€by€this€Court.€ÏNone€of€said€exhibits€is€marked€filed€by€the€Trial€œClerk›€in€the€present€case€and€none€isÏauthenticated€by€the€signature€of€the€Trial€Judge.€€Some€of€said€exhibits€are€marked€filed€inÏother€suits€against€the€defendant€in€this€case,€but€none€is€marked€filed€in€the€present€case.€€TheÍunfiled,€unauthenticated€purported€exhibits€include€a€memorandum€of€the€Trial€Judge€in€aÏdifferent€case,€but€no€memorandum€of€the€Trial€Judge€in€the€present€case.ÌÌà àThe€defendant€appears€to€argue€that€plaintiffððs€complaint€fails€to€state€a€claim€for€whichÏrelief€can€be€granted,€yet€it€is€argued€that€exhibits€and€a€stipulation€were€presented€to€the€TrialÏCourt,€and€the€judgment€indicates€that€issues€other€than€those€presented€by€the€complaint€wereÏheard€and€decided€by€consent€of€the€parties.€€Such€issues€might€be€identified€by€theÏmemorandum€of€the€Trial€Judge€which€is€not€available€to€this€Court.ÌÌà àIt€might€be€argued€that€the€allegations€of€the€complaint€were€admitted€by€failure€toÏanswer,€but€the€record€contains€no€motion€for€default€or€order€thereon.€€TRCP€Rule€55.01.ÌÌà àIt€might€be€argued€that€the€exhibits€were€considered€without€objection;€but,€without€aÏtranscript,€this€Court€is€without€information€as€to€whether€objections€were€made€and,€if€so,Ïwhat€rulings€resulted.€€Moreover,€it€is€a€general€rule€that€an€exhibit€must€be€identified€andÏrelated€to€the€lawsuit€by€testimony€before€it€can€be€considered.€€Tennessee€Rules€of€Evidence,ÏRule€901.ÌÌà àOn€appeal€from€this€non€jury€judgment,€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€must€beÏaffirmed€unless€a€prejudicial€error€of€law€appears€in€the€record€or€the€evidence€preponderatesÏagainst€the€determinative€facts€found€by€the€Trial€Judge.€€Neither€ground€for€reversal€isÏestablished€by€the€record.ÌÌà 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