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ÝÔ_ÔIn€the€answer,€the€defendants€admitted€that€a€motor€vehicle€accident€had€occurred€between€the€two€vehiclesÐ ° Ðand€admitted€that€Brian€Morris€was€acting€in€the€scope€of€his€employment€with€Madison€Armored€Car,€L.L.C.€at€the€timeÐ tÄ Ðof€the€accident.(Y(2Ï$¤¤Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ ¤Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔPlaintiff€did€not€attempt€personal€service€on€the€defendants€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4€and€does€not€assertÐ ° Ðthat€his€mailing€of€the€documents€complies€with€the€requirements€for€service€of€process€by€mail€in€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.Ð tÄ Ð4.03(2). …Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€its€pleadings,€Madison€pointed€out€that€it€had€been€incorrectly€named€in€the€lawsuit€as€Madison€Security€Ð ° ÐServices€and€that€its€correct€name€was€Madison€Armored€Car,€L.L.C.€€We€will€refer€to€the€company€as€ð ðMadison.ðð -Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€òòEyman€v.€Kentucky€Central€Insurance€Co.óó,€870€S.W.2d€530€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994),€a€case€relied€upon€byÐ ° Ðthe€trial€court,€this€court€interpreted€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€56„7„1206(a)€which€provided€that€a€party€€intending€to€rely€onÐ tÄ Ðuninsured€motorist€coverage€ð ðshall,€if€any€action€is€instituted€against€the€owner€and€operator€of€an€uninsured€motorÐ 8ˆ Ðvehicle,€serve€a€copy€of€the€ò òprocessó ó€upon€the€insurance€company€issuing€the€policy€in€the€manner€presented€by€law,€asÐ üL Ðthough€such€insurance€company€were€a€party€defendant.ðð€(emphasis€added).€€The€court€determined€that€the€statuteÐ Â Ðrequired€serving€process€and€the€requirements€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4€regarding€service€of€process€applied.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.Ð †Ö ÐP.€41.04€has€no€such€language€regarding€process,€and€the€case€is€therefore€distinguishable.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5*AA ÿÿ(_17Ó  ÓÓ5+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ 5ÓÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô€Ó5+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ 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2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt ¸Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€court€clerk€issues€process€by€(1)€signing€and€dating€the€summons€and€(2)€placing€documents€to€be€servedÐ ° Ðin€the€hands€of€the€appropriate€person€for€service€upon€the€opposing€party.€òò€Seeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€18„1„101€and€Tenn.Ð tÄ ÐR.€Civ.€P.€ðð€4.01. pÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€affidavit,€dated€October€25,€2002,€also€stated€that€ð ðThe€current€case€has€been€pending€since€December€ofÐ ° Ð1999€and€this€issue€has€not€been€raised€until€now.ðð€€The€record€supports€that€statement.€ ºÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔBoth€the€Memorandum€of€Law€in€Support€of€the€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment€and€the€Statement€ofÐ ° ÐUndisputed€Facts€cite€as€the€only€relevant€facts€the€date€of€the€accident€and€the€date€of€the€filing€of€the€complaint.€€BothÐ tÄ Ðfacts€were€apparent€from€the€complaint. lÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔDefendants€Madison€and€Morris€argued€in€the€trial€court€and€in€this€court€that€Rule€5€applies€only€to€pleadingsÐ ° Ðsubsequent€to€the€complaint.€€Indeed,€among€those€papers€required€to€be€served€on€other€parties€by€Rule€5€are€ð ðeveryÐ tÄ Ðpleading€subsequent€to€the€original€complaint.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€5.01.€€Defendantsðð€argument€overlooks€the€fact€that,Ð 8ˆ Ðeven€if€the€order€of€voluntary€dismissal€were€a€subsequent€pleading,€€the€original€complaint€was€filed€herein€before€theÐ üL Ðorder€of€dismissal.€€Further,€the€defendantsðð€reliance€on€the€last€clause€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€5.01€is€misplaced€since€theÐ À Ðnotice€or€order€of€dismissal€did€not€assert€new€or€additional€claims€for€relief€against€them.€€It€merely€notified€them€ofÐ „Ô Ðthe€dismissal€of€claims€previously€filed.€€Similarly,€the€copy€of€the€complaint€that€had€been€dismissed€was€required€byÐ H ˜ ÐRule€41.01€to€provide€the€defendants€with€notice€of€the€claims€that€were€being€nonsuited.€€The€new€complaint,€filed€threeÐ  \ Ðmonths€after€the€nonsuit,€asserted€claims€for€relief,€and€it€was€served,€along€with€a€summons,€pursuant€to€Rule€4.€€ ßÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_Ôð ðThe€service€of€writs,€summons,€rules,€etc.€signifies€the€delivering€or€leaving€them€with€the€party€to€whom€orÐ ° Ðwith€whom€they€ought€to€be€delivered€or€left;€and,€when€they€are€so€delivered,€they€are€then€said€to€have€been€served.ðð€Ð tÄ ÐòòBlackððs€Law€Dictionaryóó€1534€(rev.€4th€ed.€1968). òÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÐòòôÐÔThis€argument€reflects€certain€observations€made€by€the€trial€court€about€the€proof€regarding€PlaintiffððsÐ ° Ðcompliance€with€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€5.02,€even€though€the€court€Ô#†ôÐòòôБ#ÔÔ‡ôÐòòôÐÔrested€its€grant€of€summary€judgment€to€the€defendantsÐ tÄ Ðprimarily€on€its€conclusion€that€service€must€be€accomplished€in€accordance€with€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4.€€Specifically,€Ô#†ôÐòòôБ#ÔÔ‡ôÐòòôÐÔtheÐ 8ˆ Ðtrial€noted:Ð üL ÐÔ#†ôÐòòôÐ’#ÔÔ‡ôÐòòôÐÔÌà8  à(1)€The€affidavit€of€counsel€that€upon€ððthe€best€of€my€knowledge,€information€and€beliefðð€he€compliedÐ „Ô Ðwith€Rule€41.02€is€not€an€affirmation€upon€which€the€Court€can€place€much€confidence.€€ThisÐ H ˜ Ðstatement€ððupon€the€best€of€my€knowledge,€information,€and€beliefðð€is€suspect€and€of€little€value.€Ô#†ôÐòòôÐ #ÔÐ \Ð Ð  Ðà0  à(2)€Even€if€service€were€allowed€by€unregistered€mail,€there€is€not€a€certificate€on€the€complaint€as€required€byÐ Ð  ÐT.R.C.P.€5.03.Д ä (#(# Ðà8  à(3)€There€is€no€contemporaneous€record€of€the€mailing€as€required€by€T.R.C.P.€5.03. CÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔWe€note€that€the€sufficiency€of€service€under€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€5€was€not€raised€by€the€defendants€until€justÐ ° Ðbefore€the€affidavit€in€question€was€submitted.€€ —Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÐòòôÐÔThe€amended€answer€alleged€that€on€the€date€of€the€accident,€Major€Grubbs,€driving€his€employerððs€vehicle,€Ð ° ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àstopped€his€truck€blocking€one€or€both€southbound€lanes€on€Old€Hickory€BoulevardÐ 8ˆ Ðand€motioned€to€Defendant€Brian€Morris€to€exit€the€private€drive€in€front€of€him.€Ð üL ÐAt€this€time€the€Plaintiff€passed€the€truck€being€driven€by€Grubbs€by€moving€out€ofÐ À Ðthe€southbound€lanes€on€Old€Hickory€Boulevard€and€into€the€turning€lane,€whereÐ „Ô Ðhe€struck€the€vehicle€driven€by€Defendant€Brian€Morris.€.€.€.€€Grubbs€was€negligentÐ H ˜ Ðwhen€he€directed€the€Defendant€Morris€to€pull€out€when€he€(Grubbs)€knew,€or€in€theÐ  \ Ðexercise€of€reasonable€care,€should€have€known€that€an€accident€would€or€mightÐ Ð  Ðoccur€from€cars€passing€his€(Grubbsðð)€tanker€truck.€€Ð” ä ` x` x ÐÔ#†ôÐòòôБ#Ô [Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔBecause€no€party€has€raised€it€in€the€trial€court€or€before€this€court,€we€do€not€reach€the€issue€of€the€grant€toÐ ° Ðdefendants€Morris€and€Madison€of€their€motion€to€amend€their€answer. KÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú15Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÐòòôÐÔThe€amended€complaint€alleged€that€defendants€Morris€and€Madison€had€raised€as€an€affirmative€defense€theÐ ° Ðnegligence€of€Major€Grubbs€and€that:Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  àPlaintiff€would€show€that€Defendant,€Major€Grubbs€was€the€driver€of€a€vehicle,€a€tanker€truck€whichÐ üL Ðwas€on€the€roadway€near€the€scene€of€the€accident.€€Further,€Plaintiff€alleges€that€the€Defendant,€MajorÐ À ÐGrubbs€is€liable€for€the€injuries€sustained€by€Plaintiff€resulting€from€this€accident€due€to€his€negligenceÐ „Ô Ðin€the€operation€of€his€vehicle.ÐH ˜Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†ôÐòòôБ#Ô Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€Ô‡ôÐòòôÐÔ5.€provides€in€part:Ð ° ÐÌà8  à5.01.€€Unless€the€Court€otherwise€orders,€every€order€required€by€its€terms€to€be€served;€every€pleadingÐ 8ˆ Ðsubsequent€to€the€original€complaint;€every€paper€relating€to€discovery€required€to€be€served€on€aÐ üL Ðparty;€every€amendment;€every€written€motion€other€than€one€which€may€be€heard€òòex€parteóó;€and,€everyÐ À Ðwritten€notice,€appearance,€demand,€offer€of€judgment,€designation€of€record€on€appeal,€and€similarÐ „Ô Ðpapers€shall€be€served€upon€each€of€the€parties,€but€no€service€need€be€made€on€parties€adjudged€inÐ H ˜ Ðdefault€for€failure€to€appear,€except€that€pleadings€asserting€new€or€additional€claims€for€relief€againstÐ  \ Ðthem€shall€be€served€upon€them€in€the€manner€provided€for€service€of€summons,€or€for€constructiveÐ Ð  Ðservice,€in€Rules€4,€4A,€or€4B.Ô#†ôÐòòôТ#Ô ¥Ý ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔWe€note€that€the€only€distinction€made€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€20„1„119(a)€is€between€the€pleadings€asÐ ° Ðoriginally€filed€(original€complaint€and€original€answer)€and€those€pleadings€after€amendment€(amended€complaint€andÐ tÄ Ðamended€answer). !"# ÿÿ35;AGMSY_11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. d(.3½Þ$££Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝVVVV)ÿÿ!dxdx)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx #Ñ#€<2Xÿÿd#Ñ CÝ ƒÏ$ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÔ€ôÐòXXÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIt€is€clear€that€both€a€copy€of€the€original€complaint€and€the€notice€of€nonsuit€must€be€served.€€The€AdvisoryÐ ° ÐCommission€Comment€to€the€1991€Amendment€states:Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  àRule€41.01(1)€is€amended€to€require€service€of€both€the€written€notice€of€nonsuit€and€a€copy€of€theÐ üL Ðcomplaint€on€other€parties.€€Such€a€requirement€helps€cure€the€injustice€of€a€plaintiff€filing€a€complaintÐ À Ðand€summons€under€Rule€3€and€immediately€taking€a€nonsuit.€€If€the€saving€statute€applies,€the€plaintiffÐ „Ô Ðwould€get€the€benefit€of€tolling€a€statute€of€limitations€without€the€defendant€knowing€of€any€litigation.(.3½Þ$¢¢Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX&Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡XòXXXÔÑ  ÑÔ‡¼Qa»XXòÔÑ  ÑÑ€[{Ñà@ü ü ìàÔ#†XòX»¼Qah#ÔÔ‡îWîXXòÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†XòXîîWÙ#ÔÔ‡¼Qa»XXòԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓNovember€3,€2003€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ#†XòX»¼Qas#ÔÌò òÔ‡¼Qa»XXòÔDOUGLAS€C.€BOONE€v.€BRIAN€MORRIS,€òòet€alóó.Ô#†XòX»¼Qa#Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€99C„3511€€€€€€Walter€C.€Kurtz,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„03065„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€October€6,€2004Ð ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓAfter€plaintiff€took€a€voluntary€nonsuit,€he€re„filed€his€personal€injury€action€within€one€year€of€theÐ xÈ  Ðdismissal€relying€on€the€saving€statuteÔ#†XòXXXò=#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€defendantsðð€respective€motionsÐ d´ Ðfor€summary€judgment€and€dismissal,€finding€the€second€suit€time„barred€because€plaintiff€had€notÐ P  Ðcomplied€with€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€41.01.€€We€conclude€that€ð ðserviceðð€under€Tenn.€R.€41.01€meansÐ <Œ Ðservice€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€5,€not€service€of€process€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4.€€We€also€hold€thatÐ (x Ðthe€defendants€moving€for€summary€judgment€did€not€allege€or€present€evidence€that€they€did€notÐ d Ðreceive€the€order€of€voluntary€dismissal€and€dismissed€complaint€from€the€first€suit.€€Consequently,Ð P Ðwe€reverse€the€grant€of€summary€judgment.€€We€also€conclude€that€the€extension€of€the€statute€ofÐ ì< Ðlimitations€set€out€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€20„1„119(a)€and€(b)€is€not€available€to€a€plaintiff€in€aÐ Ø( Ðlawsuit€recommenced,€pursuant€to€the€saving€statute,€after€a€nonsuit.€€Therefore,€we€affirm€the€grantÐ Ä Ðof€the€motion€to€dismiss€the€defendant€who€was€added€after€the€original€defendants€named€him€asÐ ° Ða€party€responsible€for€some€or€all€of€the€injuries€complained€of.€€Ð œì ÐÓyÓÌò òTenn€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Courtó óÐ tÄ Ðò òAffirmed€in€Part,€Reversed€in€Part€and€Remandedó óÐ `° ÐÌÌòòÓ  ÓPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòWilliam€B.€Cainóó€and€òòFrankÐ $"t! ÐG.€Clement,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð #`" ÐÌSam€Wallace,€Springfield,€Tennessee;€Gary€Rubenstein,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,Ð è$8 $ ÐDouglas€C.€Boone.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÌJohn€D.€Richardson€and€Teresa€A.€Boyd,€Memphis,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellees,€Brian€Morris,€andÐ ¬'ü"' ÐMadison€Security€ServicesÔ#†XòXXXòK#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ.Ð ˜(è#( ÐÌAlan€Sowell,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee€Major€Grubbs.Ð p*À%* ÐÌÌÓ ÓÐ 4-„(- ÐÑ[{Ñâ [âÑ8€òXXdìdÈ8Ñâ [âÑ  ÑÔ_Ôò òOPINIONó óÐ ° ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThis€action€arose€out€of€an€automobile€accident€which€occurred€on€April€26,€1998.€€DouglasÐ ˆØ ÐC.€Boone€(ð ðPlaintiffðð)€initially€filed€suit€on€February€19,€1999,€naming€Brian€F.€Morris€and€hisÐ tÄ Ðemployer,€Madison€Security€Services׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†XòXXXò #ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€(ð ðMadisonðð),€as€defendants.€€Service€of€process€of€theÐ `° Ðsummons€and€complaint€was€not€made€on€the€defendants.€€Plaintiff€nonsuited€his€complaint,€and€anÐ L œ Ðorder€of€voluntary€dismissal€was€entered€September€30,€1999.€Ô#†XòXXXò#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àÔ#†XòXXXòI#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔOn€December€16,€1999Ô#†XòXXXò­#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ,€Plaintiff€filed€a€second€lawsuit€against€defendants€Morris€andÐ  ` ÐMadison,€and€the€defendants€answered€including€a€statement€they€relied€on€the€one€year€statute€ofÐ ü L  Ðlimitations€as€a€bar€to€the€claim.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Nothing€in€the€record€indicates€that€defendants€pursued€theirÐ è 8  Ðstatute€of€limitations€argument.€€To€the€contrary,€the€parties€engaged€in€discovery,€and€the€case€wasÐ Ô$  Ðreferred€to€mediation€on€May€3,€2001,€by€an€order€requiring€that€trial€be€set€if€no€settlement€wasÐ À  Ðreached.€€By€agreed€order€dated€August€7,€2001,€the€case€was€set€for€trial€the€next€January.€€OnÐ ¬ü  ÐNovember€26,€2001,€defendants€filed€an€Offer€of€Judgment€in€the€amount€of€$42,500€and€costs.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àIn€December€of€2001,€the€defendants€moved€to€amend€their€answer€to€allege€that€a€thirdÐ pÀ Ðparty,€Major€Grubbs,€the€driver€of€another€vehicle,€caused€or€contributed€to€the€accident€and€injury.€Ð \¬ ÐAlthough€Plaintiff€initially€opposed€this€amendment,€a€consent€order€was€eventually€entered€allowingÐ H˜ Ðthe€defendants€to€amend€their€answer€and€allowing€the€plaintiff€to€file€an€amended€complaint€to€addÐ 4„ ÐMajor€Grubbs€as€a€defendant.Ð  p ÐÌà  àIt€was€Mr.€Grubbsððs€entry€into€the€lawsuit€and€the€arguments€he€made€that€apparentlyÐ øH Ðpropelled€Morris€and€Madison€to€assert€their€statute€of€limitations€defense.€€Ô#†XòXXXò#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔOn€August€13,€2002,Ð ä4 Ðdefendant€Grubbs€moved€to€dismiss€on€the€ground€that€he€had€not€been€sued€or€served€with€processÐ Ð  Ðduring€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations.€€Additionally,€however,€he€asserted€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð ¼  Ððð€20„1„119€did€not€apply€to€extend€the€statute€of€limitations€because€the€original€defendants,€MorrisÐ ¨ø Ðand€Madison,€had€€not€been€named€in€either€a€complaint€or€original€complaint€filed€within€one€yearÐ ”ä Ðof€the€accident.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àDefendants€Morris€and€Madison€Security€then€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€alsoÐ X ¨ Ðâ âalleging€the€statute€of€limitations€had€expired.€The€sole€basis€for€this€motion€was€that€the€accidentÐ D!” Ðhad€occurred€on€April€26,€1998,€and€the€complaint€was€not€filed€until€December€16,€1999,€wellÐ ° Ðbeyond€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations.׃0×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†XòXXXòŒ#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€€There€was€no€mention€of€the€prior€nonsuited€action.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àCounsel€for€all€the€defendants€apparently€learned€of€the€prior€lawsuit€and€its€dismissal€afterÐ tÄ Ðthe€motions€were€filed.€€Mr.€Grubbsððs€amended€motion€to€dismiss€stated,€ð ðPlaintiffððs€counsel€hasÐ `° Ðadvised€the€undersigned€that€this€matter€was€previously€filed€and€nonsuited.ðð€€The€amended€motionÐ L œ Ðset€forth€the€relevant€information€about€the€previous€action€and€its€nonsuit,€including€the€fact€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðalthough€a€summons€was€issued€it€was€never€served.€€Mr.Grubbs€argued€that€even€though€it€appearedÐ $ t Ðthat€defendants€Morris€and€Madison€had€been€named€in€an€original€complaint€filed€within€the€statuteÐ  ` Ðof€limitations,€the€action€against€him€should€nonetheless€be€dismissed€because€the€requirements€ofÐ ü L  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€20„1„119€were€not€met.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àPlaintiff€then€filed€a€response€asserting€that€the€statute€of€limitations€had€been€tolled€by€theÐ À  Ðprior€case€and€its€nonsuit.€€Defendants€Morris€and€Madison€replied,€and€the€reply€acknowledged€€theÐ ¬ü  Ðprior€complaint€and€its€dismissal.€€However,€they€argued€that€the€complaint€must€still€be€dismissedÐ ˜è  Ðbecause€plaintiff€had€not€served€them€with€copies€of€the€notice€of€dismissal€and€the€originalÐ „Ô  Ðcomplaint€at€the€time€of€the€nonsuit.€€ð ðPlaintiff€never€served€the€Defendants€until€a€point€in€time€afterÐ pÀ Ðthe€filing€of€the€second€complaint.ððÐ \¬ ÐÌà  àAfter€initial€argument€on€the€motions,€Plaintiff,€through€new€counsel,€provided€the€affidavitÐ 4„ Ðof€his€prior€attorney€to€the€effect€that€he€had€sent€the€original€defendants€a€copy€of€the€notice€ofÐ  p Ðvoluntary€dismissal,€the€order,€and€the€original€complaint€through€the€mail.׃.Ü×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€order€of€voluntaryÐ  \ Ðdismissal€included€a€certificate€of€service€that€stated:Ð øH ÐÔ#†XòXXXòé#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔÌà8  àI€hereby€certify€that€a€copy€of€the€foregoing€Order€of€Voluntary€Dismissal€has€beenÐ Ð  Ðmailed€to€the€Defendants,€c/o€Madison€Security€Services,€at€the€new€address€ofÐ ¼  Ð__Allied€Drive€Nashville,€TN€37211€on€this€the€24òòthóó€day€of€September,€1999.ШøÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€/s/€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóЀÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àSam€E.€Wallace,€Jr.,€AttorneyÐl¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCounsel€for€PlaintiffÔ#†XòXXXòÇ%#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XòXXXò)#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔÌà  àThus,€Plaintiff€argued,€he€had€complied€with€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€41.01€and€was€entitled€to€theÐ 0"€  Ðbenefit€of€the€saving€statute.€€Defendants€Morris€and€Madison€responded,€and€included€in€the€factsÐ #l! Ðrelevant€to€their€summary€judgment€motion€the€following:Ð $X" Ðâ âÐ ô$D # Ðà8  àPlaintiff€never€served€the€Defendants€,€Brian€Morris€and€Madison€Security€Services,Ð ° Ðâ âwith€the€order€of€Non„Suit€or€with€a€copy€of€the€First€Complaint.МìÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àPlaintiff€mailed€a€copy€of€the€Order€of€Non„Suit€and€First€Complaint€to€ð ðthe€addressÐ tÄ Ðwhere€I€thought€the€defendants€were€doing€business€at€the€time.ðð€€(òòSee€óóAffidavit€ofÐ `° ÐSam€Wallace).ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€defendants€argued€that€Plaintiffððs€service€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€5.02€did€notÐ $ t Ðcomply€with€Rule€41.01€because€that€rule€required€service€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€4.€€They€repeatedÐ  ` Ðtheir€position€that€they€had€not€been€served€until€after€the€filing€of€the€second€complaint,€obviouslyÐ ü L  Ða€reference€to€service€of€process.€€The€plaintiff€then€responded€with€another€affidavit€from€Mr.Ð è 8  ÐWallace€stating:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  àOn€September€27,€1999€my€office€mailed€to€Brian€Morris,€individually,€in€care€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðbusiness€he€was€employed€by€at€the€time€of€the€accident€in€this€case€and€to€theÐ ˜è  Ðbusiness€itself,€as€the€service€required€by€Rule€41.01€TRCP€in€regard€to€the€nonsuitÐ „Ô  Ðtaken€in€case€no.€99C„411.€€The€envelope€addressed€to€defendant€Brian€Morris€cameÐ pÀ Ðback€to€my€office,€and€the€phrases€ð ðno€longer€works€hereððððand€ð ðreturn€to€senderðð€hadÐ \¬ Ðbeen€written€on€the€envelope,€presumably€by€an€employee€of€the€defendant€employer.€Ð H˜ ÐIt€had€also€been€stamped€return€to€sender€by€the€U.S.€Postal€Service.€€Thus,€it€isÐ 4„ Ðshown€that€ò òthe€defendant€employer€received€actual€serviceó ó.€€To€the€best€of€myÐ  p Ðknowledge€information€and€belief€the€copies€were€forwarded€on€to€another€addressÐ ` Ðfor€defendant€Morris€and€were€not€returned.€€The€file€does€not€reflect€any€coverÐ üL Ðletters,€nor€any€return€correspondence.€€(emphasis€added).Ðè8Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€original€envelope€was€attached€and€had€the€handwritten€notations€on€it€as€described€inÐ À Ðthe€affidavit.€€Apparently,€the€envelope€addressed€to€Madison€was€not€returned.Ð ¬ü ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€saving€statute€was€not€triggered€because€plaintiff€had€failed€toÐ „Ô Ðserve€the€defendants€with€the€notice€of€nonsuit,€the€order€of€nonsuit€and€a€copy€of€the€originalÐ pÀ Ðcomplaint,€as€required€by€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€41.01.Ô#†XòXXXòp)#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€€Ô#†XòXXXò’5#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔOn€appeal,€pÔ#†XòXXXòÖ5#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔlaintiff€takes€issue€with€the€trialÐ \ ¬ Ðcourtððs€dismissal€of€his€second€complaint€against€defendants€Morris€and€Madison,€insisting€that€theÐ H!˜ Ðstatute€of€limitations€had€been€tolled€by€the€saving€statute€and€that€his€second€lawsuit€was€timely.€Ð 4"„  ÐÌÔ#†XòXXXò$6#Ôò òòòóóó óà  àÔ‡XòXXXòÔThe€issues€raised€in€this€appeal€are€primarily€issues€of€law.€€Our€review€of€a€trial€court'sÐ  $\" Ðdeterminations€on€issues€of€law€is€Ô#†XòXXXò¬7#ÔòòÔ‡XòXXXòÔde€novo,Ô#†XòXXXò…8#ÔóóÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€Ô#†XòXXXòÒ8#ÔòòÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€Frye€v.€Blue€RidgeÐ ø$H # ÐNeuroscience€Center,€P.C.óó,€70€S.W.3d€710,€713€(Tenn.€2002)Ô#†XòXXXò<9#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ;€òòBowden€v.€Ward,Ô#†XòXXXòã9#ÔóóÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€27€S.W.3d€913,€916Ð ä%4!$ Ð(Tenn.2000)Ô#†XòXXXò<:#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ.€€Similarly,€our€review€of€a€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€is€also€òòde€novoóó.€Ð Ð& "% ÐòòÔ#†XòXXXò±:#ÔScott€v.€Ashland€Healthcare€Ctr.,€Inc.óó,€49€S.W.3d€281,€284€(Tenn.€2001)Ô‡XòXXXòÔ;€òòÔ#†XòXXXòµ;#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔStaples€v.€CBL€&Ð ¼' #& ÐAssociates,€Incóó.,€15€S.W.3d€83,€89€(Tenn.€2000)Ô#†XòXXXòü;#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ.Ð ¨(ø#' ÐÌò òòòÔ#†XòXàXò•<#ÔÓ  ÓÐ  €*Ð%) ÐI.€€Nonsuit€and€The€Saving€Statuteó óóóÔ‡XòXXXòÔÐ ° ÐÓô<ÓÌÔ#†XòXXXò==#Ôà  àThere€is€no€dispute€that€the€relevant€statute€of€limitations€isÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€28„3„104Ð ˆØ Ð(a)(1),€which€requires€that€Ô#†XòXXXòð=#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔpersonal€injury€actions€be€commenced€within€one€(1)€year€after€the€causeÐ tÄ Ðof€action€accrued.€€Here,€the€cause€of€action€accrued€on€April€26,€1998,€the€date€of€the€accident.€Ð `° ÐPlaintiff€filed€his€original€complaint€within€the€one€year€on€February€19,€1999.€€Prior€to€service€ofÐ L œ Ðprocess€on€the€defendants,€plaintiff€moved€to€nonsuit€his€lawsuit€on€September€24,€1999,€and€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðtrial€court€entered€an€Order€of€Voluntary€Dismissal€on€September€30,€1999.€€On€December€16,€1999,Ð $ t Ðtwenty€months€after€the€accident,€plaintiff€filed€his€second€complaint€against€defendants€Morris€andÐ  ` ÐMadison.Ô#†XòXXXò>#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àPlaintiff€insists€that€his€second€lawsuit€is€not€time„barred€by€the€one„year€statute€ofÐ Ô$  Ðlimitations€due€to€the€Tennessee€saving€statute€codified€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€28„1„105(a)Ô#†XòXXXò~A#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔ€Ô#†XòXXXòªB#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔwhichÐ À  Ðprovides€that€a€plaintiff€whose€original€action€is€commenced€within€the€applicable€statute€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðlimitation,€but€is€dismissed€upon€any€ground€not€concluding€the€plaintiffððs€right€of€action,€€mayÐ ˜è  Ðð ðcommence€a€new€action€within€one€(1)€year€after€reversal€or€arrest.ððÐ „Ô  ÐÌÔ#†XòXXXòíB#Ôà  àIt€is€undisputed€that€the€original€lawsuit€was€timely€filed€within€the€one€(1)€year€statute€ofÐ \¬ Ðlimitations€period.€€Plaintiff€argues€that€under€the€saving€statute,€he€had€one€year€from€the€date€ofÐ H˜ Ðthe€order€of€nonsuit€in€which€to€file€the€second€complaint€and€that€he€did€so€when€he€filed€the€secondÐ 4„ Ðcomplaint€on€December€16,€1999,€only€three€months€after€the€nonsuit.€€The€question€is€not€whetherÐ  p ÐPlaintiff€re„filed€within€the€time€set€out€in€the€saving€statute.€€Rather,€it€is€whether€Plaintiff€compliedÐ  \ Ðwith€the€requirements€of€notifying€unserved€defendants€of€the€original€action€and€nonsuit€and,Ð øH Ðthereby,€is€able€to€use€the€saving€statute€to€avoid€dismissal.Ð ä4 ÐÔ‡XòXXXòÔÌà  àWhere€service€of€process€of€the€summons€and€complaint€in€the€first€lawsuit€is€not€had€on€theÐ ¼  Ðdefendants,€a€plaintiff€who€files€a€second€lawsuit€in€compliance€with€the€saving€statute€may€avoidÐ ¨ø Ðdismissal€of€the€second€complaint€on€statute€of€limitations€grounds€if€he€or€she€has€complied€withÐ ”ä Ðthe€procedural€requirements€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€41.01.€€òòFryeóó,€70€S.W.3d€at€714„15.€€Rule€41.01Ð €Ð Ðprovides€in€part:Ô#†XòXXXòÅG#ÔÔ‡XòXXXòÔÐ l¼ ÐÌà8  à.€.€.€the€plaintiff€shall€have€the€right€to€take€a€voluntary€nonsuit€to€dismiss€an€actionÐ D!” Ðwithout€prejudice€byò ò€filing€a€written€notice€of€dismissal€ó óat€any€time€before€the€trialÐ 0"€  Ðof€a€cause€ò òand€serving€a€copy€of€the€notice€upon€all€partiesó ó,€and€ò òif€a€party€has€notÐ  #p! 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