ÿWPCÛ ²nºý­‡Â¹x^åóѹx$ ªNˆËïi6‘ŽÔO]¬H¬ýýæð{²éfSN\ß¡BpfÊ$ŒÚü¶-³9!I7Êeº<­ýaOMËGC¹î ÖtùÔ×<êE"ø+Å×M0[ÉyW;ÀÛ<®w˜}‘¼‰9ví‡Î–cn]Å?`-iÿ¯œ–0„&ÏÜ¢6«zu—þ<‰6ÜŸë!˜pb¸ÎãTÍ8º—MãcvgX^’x?<ŸŸù¡…Wò†[ØÙ6RBî6Ä”zã«]u,~±ƒ…©ÖC‡‰¦m2¾AкX°a‹Ÿ§Ç“èZg¨%¼8—hdÚ· ùযƒÝ3[À½1Éÿ/Q»3à6zg´ô¾Ÿ1UÛY5×Êœ>†Ûþ)“JPì­óéáú‘{™CGŠ’@(LÚ{)m4é@óõ¢#ÞË·ø7ßõßoßKáIwsúšÖ)¬á`B‡ƒ?iÐk`$:¥Íì'¥Èf­ßóhuì9^Sát~ÁéÀÅy¦ñ §fþÖËÅ·¡^^ìB|Ü|TfŠ‚H1Bƒ ,Åá(9E:ŒùÈN”¶žÇº‡w¡Pq :ˆX£`i0ÒaÅÿäà÷½Taxñ?­­üW#ÉÂU N‹ %Ù 0:ß U N bg ^ o w{ 4 “ ¢ ö¤ mš :± ± ± ± 0Dë ë â/ / EóoæuuuÆ[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 0!!!! B¾˜\\IB01S02\CLERKJACÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ô(í€"  Z6Times New Roman Regular- ù-é[1Ï 6hö0B013C13|x ìÝ ƒR †$ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€name€of€Championððs€wife,€whom€he€never€officially€divorced,€is€not€in€the€record€on€appeal.ò òó óÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ EPPERSONWERSELBROYLES COAHighersMcCrightHinesMerriweatherrelitigating CmtyAssnSaltzmanBarnhillLethcoeSaltsman(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ØÝ ƒR †$ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔChampionððs€other€three€sons€are€Mark€Champion,€Tyrone€Smith,€and€Darryl€Champion. éÝ ƒR †$ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔChampionððs€other€three€daughters€are€Beatrice€Champion,€Mary€Alice€Epperson,€and€Linda€Ann€Wersel. eÝ ƒR †$ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔAn€order€on€the€Circuit€Courtððs€decision€was€erroneously€entered€in€the€Chancery€Court€below€on€JanuaryÐ ° Ð3,€2003,€but€the€matter€was€corrected€by€an€order€entered€in€the€Circuit€Court€on€March€18,€2003.€ ÜÝ ƒR †$ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€current€version€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€32„4„109€is€substantially€the€same. ¼Ý ƒR †$ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThere€is€no€written€order€signed€by€the€trial€court€in€the€record€on€appeal.€€However,€the€clerk€of€the€trialÐ ° Ðcourt€executed€a€document€in€the€record€indicating€that€the€trial€court€ð ðapproved€[the€Will]€in€open€Court,ðð€and€thatÐ qÁ ÐCarrie€was€appointed€as€the€Executrix.(.G2 †$¤¤Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô­òXXÔ dÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÒû°ÒÔ‡X̧XXXÔÔ‡¼‹¡»XX̧ÔÑ€ÑÑ8€t¶XXdédÈ8ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñà@  àÔ#†X̧X»¼‹¡j#ÔÔ‡îþîXX̧ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@%àAT€JACKSONÔ#†X̧Xîîþ#ÔÔ‡¼‹¡»XX̧ԈРÓ# ÐÓ  ÓMay€20,€2004€SessionÐ öF ÐÔ#†X̧X»¼‹¡¶#ÔÌò òÔ‡¼‹¡»XX̧ÔIN€RE€ESTATE€OF€JAMES€A.€CHAMPION,€DECEASEDÐ ï? ÐÌJAMES€W.€SMITH€and€ALEX€SMITH,€Children€of€James€A.€Champion,Ð  a Ðand€on€behalf€of€MARY€ALICE€EPPERSON,€Ð " r ÐLINDA€ANN€WERSEL,€WAYNE€SMITH,€TYRONE€SMITH,€Ð 3 ƒ ÐDARRYL€CHAMPION,€and€MARK€CHAMPIONÐ D”  Ðv.€Ð U¥  ÐCARRIE€BROYLES,€as€Executrix€of€the€Ð f¶  ÐEstate€of€James€A.€Champion,€DeceasedÐ wÇ  ÐÔ#†X̧X»¼‹¡G#Ôó óÌà@@½½ìàò òAn€Appeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€for€Gibson€CountyÐ qÁ Ðà@@øøìàNo.€15308„P€€€€George€R.€Ellis,€ChancellorÐ [« ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷Ea` AßÐ i ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2003„02054„COA„R3„CV€Ô_Ô„€Filed€October€27,€2004Ô_ÔÐ b ÐÌßA€V) °°` dEaå` AßÐ æ6 Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThis€appeal€challenges€the€chancery€courtððs€subject€matter€jurisdiction€to€hear€a€will€contest.€€TheÐ Þ. Ðpetitioner€daughter€filed€a€petition€to€probate€the€last€will€and€testament€of€her€father.€€OtherÐ Ç Ðsiblings€filed€an€objection€to€probate,€alleging€that€their€father€did€not€have€the€requisiteÐ ° Ðtestamentary€capacity€to€execute€the€will.€€After€a€hearing,€the€chancery€court€rejected€the€siblingsððÐ ™é Ðclaims€and€admitted€the€will€to€probate.€€Later,€the€siblings€filed€another€petition€contesting€theÐ ‚Ò Ðwill,€again€challenging€testamentary€capacity€and,€in€addition,€alleging€undue€influence.€€TheÐ k» Ðchancery€court€certified€the€will€contest€to€the€circuit€court.€€The€circuit€court€granted€summaryÐ T ¤ Ðjudgment€to€the€petitioner,€finding€that€the€issues€raised€by€the€siblings€had€been€addressed€in€theÐ =! Ðformer€proceedings€and€were€òòres€judicataóó.€€The€siblings€then€filed€a€Rule€60€motion€in€chanceryÐ &"v  Ðcourt€to€set€aside€the€order€probating€the€will.€€The€motion€was€denied.€€The€siblings€now€appeal,Ð #_! Ðarguing€that€the€chancery€court€did€not€have€subject€matter€jurisdiction€to€hear€the€will€contest.€€WeÐ ø#H" Ðaffirm,€finding€that€the€chancery€court€had€concurrent€jurisdiction€with€the€circuit€court€toÐ á$1 # Ðadjudicate€a€will€contest.Ð Ê%!$ Ѐ€Ð ³&"% ÐÓLÓò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€is€Affirmedó óÐ œ'ì"& ÐÌòòÓ  ÓHolly€M.€Kirby,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€Court,€in€which€òòAlan€E.€Highers,€J.,€óóand€òòDavidÐ o)¿$( ÐR.€Farmer,€J.óó,€joined.Ð X*¨%) ÐÌÐ  *,z'+ ÐMark€L.€Agee€and€Jason€C.€Scott,€Trenton,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellants,€James€W.€Smith€and€AlexÐ ° ÐSmith.Ð ™é ÐÌHarold€E.€Dorsey,€Humboldt,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Carrie€Broyles.Ð k» ÐÌÓ¹ ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÐ & v ÐÌÓ  Óà S àThe€decedent,€James€A.€Champion€(ð ðChampionðð),€died€of€cancer€on€February€12,€2001,€atÐ ù I Ðthe€age€of€seventy„five€(75).€€At€the€time€of€Championððs€death,€he€had€nine€living€children.€€HisÐ â 2  Ðfour€daughters€were€born€during€his€marriage,׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€his€five€sons€were€born€from€his€relationshipÐ Ë   Ðwith€Annie€Morgan€(ð ðMorganðð),€with€whom€he€lived€for€forty„two€years.€€Champion€and€MorganÐ ´  Ðnever€married.€€Petitioner/Appellee€Carrie€Broyles€(ð ðCarrieðð)€is€one€of€Championððs€four€daughters.׃Q×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Ð í  ÐRespondents/Appellants€James€A.€Smith€(ð ðJamesðð)€and€Alex€Smith€(ð ðAlexðð)€(collectively,Ð †Ö  Ðð ðRespondentsðð)€€are€two€of€Championððs€five€sons.׃Ú×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð o¿  ÐÌà S àOn€February€13,€2001,€the€day€after€Championððs€death,€James€filed€a€petition€for€theÐ A‘ Ðadministration€of€Championððs€estate€in€the€Chancery€Court€below.€€The€petition€averred€thatÐ *z ÐChampion€died€intestate,€and€that€the€gross€value€of€his€estate€was€approximately€$69,€000.€€TheÐ c Ðpetition€also€listed€each€of€Championððs€nine€children€as€his€heirs€at€law.€€The€petition€requested€thatÐ üL ÐJames€be€appointed€as€administrator€of€the€estate.€€The€Chancery€Court€immediately€entered€anÐ å5 Ðorder€appointing€James€as€the€administrator€of€Championððs€estate.Ð Î ÐÌà S àAbout€two€weeks€later,€on€February€28,€2001,€Carrie€filed€a€petition€to€probate€a€documentÐ  ð Ðpurporting€to€be€Championððs€Last€Will€and€Testament.€€The€petition€stated€that€the€Will€was€signedÐ ‰Ù Ðby€Champion€in€his€hospital€room€on€February€5,€2001,€one€week€before€his€death.€€Unable€to€signÐ r Ðhis€full€name,€Champion€executed€the€will€by€marking€an€ð ðXðð€on€the€appropriate€lines.€€The€WillÐ [« Ðprovided€that€Carrie€be€appointed€as€the€Executrix€of€the€Will.€€The€Will€devised€all€of€ChampionððsÐ D” Ðassets€to€Carrie€and€one€of€her€sisters,€Beatrice€Champion€(ð ðBeatriceðð).€€The€Will€€made€noÐ -} Ðreference€to€any€of€Championððs€other€seven€children.€€On€the€day€the€petition€to€probate€was€filed,Ð f Ðthe€Chancery€Court€entered€a€temporary€restraining€order,€ordering€James€and€Alex€to€refrain€fromÐ ÿO Ðselling,€transferring,€or€otherwise€disposing€of€Championððs€property€pending€a€final€resolution€ofÐ è 8 Ðthe€matter.Ð Ñ!!  ÐÌà S àOn€March€9,€2001,€Respondents€James€and€Alex€filed€an€Objection€to€Probate,€alleging€thatÐ £#ó" Ðthe€Will€was€not€the€legal€will€of€Championò òó ó€and€that€Champion€was€not€competent€to€make€the€WillÐ Œ$Ü# Ðat€the€time€it€was€executed.€€Respondents€averred€that€the€Will€presented€by€Carrie€was€ð ðneitherÐ u%Å $ Ðself„proving,€notarized,€nor€a€holograph.ðð€€They€alleged€that€ð ðno€such€will€could€have€beenÐ ^&®!% Ðexecuted€and€witnessed€on€[February€5,€2001],€nor€did€the€alleged€witnesses,€one€of€whom€is€theÐ ° Ðhusband€of€Carrie€Broyles,€come€to€the€hospital€where€James€Champion€was€bed„ridden,€sedated,Ð ™é Ðand€incapacitated.ðð€€Finally,€Respondents€asserted€that€the€ð ðXðð€on€the€signature€line€of€the€Will€wasÐ ‚Ò Ðnot€Championððs€mark.Ð k» ЀÌà S àOn€July€10,€2001,€the€Chancery€Court€conducted€a€hearing€on€the€matter.€€At€the€hearing,Ð =  Ðseveral€witnesses€testified€about€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€execution€of€Championððs€WillÐ & v Ðand€about€Championððs€capacity€to€execute€the€document.€€The€familyððs€funeral€director,€CharlesÐ  _ ÐMcCright€(ð ðMcCrightðð),€testified€that€he€had€the€Will€drafted€at€Carrieððs€instruction€as€part€of€theÐ ø H Ðfuneral€homeððs€service€to€the€family.€€McCright€said€that€he€was€present€in€the€hospital€room€whenÐ á 1  ÐChampion€signed€the€Will,€and€that€Champion€was€competent,€that€ð ðhe€knew€what€was€going€on,ððÐ Ê   Ðand€that€he€appeared€to€be€alert.€€Beatrice€also€testified€that€she€was€present€in€the€hospital€roomÐ ³  Ðwhen€Champion€signed€the€Will,€and€that€he€was€alert€when€he€signed€it.€€Crystal€Hines,Ð œì  ÐChampionððs€granddaughter,€testified€that€she€saw€Champion€on€the€day€he€signed€the€Will,€and€thatÐ …Õ  Ðhe€appeared€to€be€competent.€€She€said€that€Champion€ð ðknew€what€he€was€doing.ðð€€The€two€personsÐ n¾  Ðwho€signed€as€witnesses€to€the€Will,€Chris€Dennis€and€Michael€Merriweather€(Carrieððs€ex„Ð W§  Ðhusband),€testified€that€Carrie€read€the€Will€to€Champion€in€the€hospital€room,€that€ChampionÐ @ Ðseemed€to€be€in€agreement,€and€that€Champion€made€the€ð ðXðð€marks€on€the€signature€lines€toÐ )y Ðexecute€the€Will.Ð b ÐÌ€€à S àRespondents€proffered€the€testimony€of€two€of€Championððs€hospital€nurses.€€The€nursesÐ ä4 Ðboth€testified€that€Champion€was€too€weak€to€sign€the€Will€with€a€ballpoint€pen,€and€that€he€hadÐ Í Ðto€use€a€felt„tip€pen€instead.€€One€nurse€said€that€Champion€ð ðknew€what€he€was€signing€and€he€didÐ ¶ Ðwant€to€sign€it.ðð€€One€of€Championððs€daughters,€Mary€Epperson,€testified€that€Champion€was€alertÐ Ÿï Ðon€the€day€he€signed€the€Will,€but€that€she€did€not€see€the€document€herself.€€Morganò òó ó,€the€motherÐ ˆØ Ðof€Respondents,€also€testified€at€the€hearing.€€She€stated€that€Michael€Merriweather€had€told€her€thatÐ qÁ Ðthere€was€no€Will€ð ðbecause€James€hadnððt€seen€no€will.ðð€€She€said€that,€earlier€in€the€year,€ChampionÐ Zª Ðhad€told€her€that€everything€he€had€belongò òó óed€to€his€youngest€son,€Alex.€€Morgan€testified€that€herÐ C“ Ðname€was€on€the€deed€of€the€house€she€shared€with€Champion,€and€that€the€house€would€pass€to€herÐ ,| Ðdirectly€regardless€of€the€terms€of€the€Will.Ð e Ѐ€€€€€€€Ð þN Ðà S àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€Chancery€Court€approved€the€Will€and€admitted€it€toÐ ç 7 Ðprobate€in€solemn€form.€€The€Chancery€Court€appointed€Carrie€as€the€Executrix,€consistent€withÐ Ð!   Ðthe€terms€of€the€Will.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ò òó ó€€Ð ¹" ! ÐÌà S àOn€November€9,€2001,€Respondents€filed€a€petition€in€the€Chancery€Court€contesting€theÐ ‹$Û# ÐWill,€again€alleging€that,€due€to€his€serious€health€conditionÔ#†Xt¶XXX̧K#ÔÔ‡X̧XXXt¶Ô,€Champion€was€incompetent€to€executeÐ t%Ä $ Ðthe€Will€at€the€time€it€was€signed.€€The€petition€also€alleged€that€Champion€was€subjected€to€undueÐ ]&­!% Ðinfluence€in€the€execution€of€the€Will.€€The€petition€requested€that€the€Will€contest€ð ðbe€certified€toÐ F'–"& Ðthe€Circuit€Court€for€determination€of€its€validity€by€jury€trial.ðð€€Respondents€took€the€position€thatÐ /(#' Ðthe€July€10,€2001€hearing€had€been€limited€to€the€issue€of€whether€the€signature€on€the€Will€wasÐ ° ÐChampionððs€signature,€and€that€the€hearing€did€not€rise€to€the€level€of€a€will€contest.Ð ™é ÐÌà S àOn€November€28,€2001,€the€Chancery€Court€entered€a€written€order,€consistent€with€itsÐ k» Ðearlier€oral€ruling,€admitting€the€Will€to€probate.€€In€the€order,€the€Chancery€Court€concluded€that,Ð T¤ Ðbased€on€the€pleadings€and€on€the€July€10,€2001€hearing,€the€Will€was€ð ðproperly€signed€andÐ =  Ðwitnessed,ðð€and€that€Carrie€should€serve€as€Executrix€of€the€Will€without€bond,€in€accordance€withÐ & v Ðthe€terms€of€the€Will.Ð  _ ÐÌà S àò òó óòòóóOn€January€10,€2002,€the€Chancery€Court€certified€the€matter€to€the€Circuit€Court€of€GibsonÐ á 1  ÐCounty€for€a€jury€trial,€as€requested€by€Respondents.€€On€April€3,€2002,€Carrie€filed€a€motion€forÐ Ê   Ðsummary€judgment,€arguing€that€the€July€10,€2001€hearing€constituted€a€Will€contest,€and€thatÐ ³  ÐRespondentsðð€petition€was€barred€by€the€doctrine€of€òòres€judicataóó.€€On€March€18,€2003,€an€order€wasÐ œì  Ðentered€in€the€Circuit€Court,€granting€summary€judgment€to€Carrie€based€on€òòres€judicataóóÐ …Õ  Ðprinciples.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€That€order€was€not€appealed.Ð n¾  ÐÌà S àOn€May€15,€2003,€Respondents€filed€a€motion€in€Chancery€Court€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02Ð @ Ðof€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€to€set€aside€the€Chancery€Courtððs€order€admitting€theÐ )y ÐWill€to€probate€and€to€open€the€matter€for€further€proof.€€In€the€motion,€Respondents€asserted€thatÐ b Ðthey€had€asked€the€Chancery€Court€for€a€continuance€of€the€July€10,€2001€hearing€in€order€toÐ ûK Ðprocure€medical€evidence€on€Championððs€testamentary€capacity,€but€their€request€was€denied€byÐ ä4 Ðthe€Chancellor€for€the€stated€reason€that€such€evidence€would€be€more€appropriate€for€a€ð ðwillÐ Í Ðcontest.ðð€€In€reliance€on€this€statement€by€the€Chancellor,€Respondents€argued,€they€later€filed€aÐ ¶ Ðseparate€petition€for€a€will€contest,€requesting€that€the€Chancery€Court€certify€the€case€to€the€CircuitÐ Ÿï ÐCourt€for€a€full€jury€trial.€€When€the€case€was€certified€to€the€Circuit€Court,€however,€the€CircuitÐ ˆØ ÐCourt€held€that€Respondents€were€barred€from€relitigating€the€issue€of€testamentary€capacityÐ qÁ Ðbecause€the€issue€had€already€been€litigated€and€decided€in€the€Chancery€Court€proceedings.€€UnderÐ Zª Ðthe€circumstances,€Respondents€argued,€they€were€entitled€to€relief€from€the€final€judgment€of€theÐ C“ ÐChancery€Court€in€order€to€present€their€medical€evidence€on€the€issue€of€testamentary€capacity.€Ð ,| ÐOn€June€23,€2003,€the€Chancery€Court€conducted€a€hearing€on€the€Rule€60.02€motion€to€set€aside.€Ð e ÐOn€July€18,€2003,€the€Chancery€Court€entered€an€order€denying€the€Rule€60.02€motion,€stating€thatÐ þN Ðð ðthe€proper€venue€for€this€subject€matter€is€the€Court€of€Appeals.ðð€€From€that€order,€RespondentsÐ ç 7 Ðnow€appeal.Ð Ð!   ÐÌà S àOn€appeal,€Respondents€argue€that€the€Chancery€Court€below€lacked€subject€matterÐ ¢#ò" Ðjurisdiction€to€conduct€the€July€10,€2001€hearing€on€the€ð ðobjection€to€probate,ðð€and€that€it€wasÐ ‹$Û# Ðrequired€to€certify€the€issue€to€the€Circuit€Court.€€Therefore,€they€argue,€the€order€admitting€the€WillÐ t%Ä $ Ðto€probate€was€void.€€Issues€involving€subject€matter€jurisdiction€are€questions€of€law,€subject€toÐ ]&­!% Ðòòde€novoóó€review.€€òòò òSouthwest€Williamson€County€Cmty.€Assððn€v.€Saltsmanó óóó,€66€S.W.3d€872,€876Ð F'–"& Ðâ â(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2001).€€Questions€of€subject€matter€jurisdiction€can€be€raised€at€any€time€in€theÐ 0(€#' Ðproceedings,€and€may€be€raised€for€the€first€time€on€appeal.òòò ò€€National€Advertising,€Inc.€v.Ð ° ÐMcCormick€Ashland€City€and€Nashville€R.R.,€Inc.ó óóó,€936€S.W.2d€256,€257€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).Ð šê Ðâ âÌ€€€€à S àRespondentsðð€argument€is€based€on€the€version€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€32„4„101Ð m½ Ðin€effect€at€the€time€of€the€July€10,€2001€hearing,€which€provided€that,€when€a€will€is€contested,€ð ðtheÐ V¦ Ðcourt€having€probate€jurisdiction€over€such€last€will€or€testament€shall€cause€the€fact€to€be€certifiedÐ ?  Ðto€the€circuit€court€.€.€.€.ðð€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€32„4„101€(2001).€€However,€the€plain€language€ofÐ ( x ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€32„4„109,€also€in€effect€at€that€time,€clearly€provided€that€theÐ  a Ðchancery€court€has€concurrent€jurisdiction€to€conduct€a€trial€on€the€validity€of€a€will,€and€thatÐ ú J Ðcertification€to€circuit€court€is€not€necessary.€€That€statute€provided:€Ð ã 3  ÐÌà8 S àAny€court€of€record€having€probate€jurisdiction,€whether€a€chancery€court€or€otherÐ µ  Ðcourt€of€record€established€by€private€or€public€act,€has€concurrent€jurisdiction€withÐ žî  Ðthe€circuit€court€to€conduct€trials€upon€the€validity€of€wills,€all€in€the€same€mannerÐ ‡×  Ðand€to€the€same€extent€as€prescribed€in€this€chapter€for€circuit€courts,€except€that€noÐ pÀ  Ðcertificate€of€the€contest€or€certificate€of€the€verdict€and€judgment€shall€be€requiredÐ Y©  Ðin€the€absence€of€any€referral€to€another€court.€€ÐB’SÐ SÐ  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€32„4„109€(2001).׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€has€recognized€that€the€effectÐ d Ðof€section€32„4„109,€promulgated€in€1991,€granted€ð ðchancery€courts€concurrent€jurisdiction€withÐ ýM Ðcircuit€courts€to€try€will€contests.ððòòò ò€€In€re€Estate€of€Barnhilló óóó,€62€S.W.3d€139,€142€(Tenn.€2001)Ð æ6 Ð(noting€that,€prior€to€1991,€circuit€courts€had€exclusive€jurisdiction€over€will€contests).€Ð Ð  ÐAccordingly,€Respondentsðð€contention€that€the€Chancery€Court€below€lacked€subject€matterÐ ¹  Ðjurisdiction€to€conduct€the€hearing€on€the€will€contest€is€without€merit.Ð ¢ò ÐÌà S àNext,€Respondents€argue€that€the€Chancery€Court€should€have€granted€their€Rule€60.02Ð tÄ Ðmotion€to€set€aside€the€order€admitting€Championððs€Will€to€probate.€€A€trial€courtððs€decision€to€denyÐ ]­ Ða€Rule€60€motion€will€not€be€reversed€on€appeal€absent€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòò òMcCracken€v.Ð F– ÐBrentwood€United€Methodist€Churchó óóó,€958€S.W.2d€792,€795€(Tenn€Ct.€App.€1997).Ð 0€ Ѐ€€Ð j Ðà S àRule€60€provides€in€pertinent€part:€Ð  S ÐÌà8 S àOn€motion€and€upon€such€terms€as€are€just,€the€court€may€relieve€a€party€or€theÐ Õ!%  Ðpartyððs€legal€representative€from€a€final€judgment,€order€or€proceeding€for€theÐ ¾"! Ðfollowing€reasons:€(1)€mistake,€inadvertence,€surprise€or€excusable€neglect;€(2)Ð §#÷" Ðfraud€(whether€heretofore€denominated€intrinsic€or€extrinsic),€misrepresentation,€orÐ $à# Ðother€misconduct€of€an€adverse€party;€(3)€the€judgment€is€void;€(4)€the€judgment€hasÐ y%É $ Ðbeen€satisfied,€released€or€discharged,€or€a€prior€judgment€upon€which€it€is€basedÐ b&²!% Ðhas€been€reversed€or€otherwise€vacated,€or€it€is€no€longer€equitable€that€a€judgmentÐ K'›"& Ðshould€have€prospective€application;€or€(5)€any€other€reason€justifying€relief€fromÐ 4(„#' Ðthe€operation€of€the€judgment.€The€motion€shall€be€made€within€a€reasonable€time,Ð )m$( Ðand€for€reasons€(1)€and€(2)€not€more€than€one€year€after€the€judgment,€order€orÐ ° Ðproceeding€was€entered€or€taken.€A€motion€under€this€Rule€60.02€does€not€affect€theÐ ™é Ðfinality€of€a€judgment€or€suspend€its€operation,€but€the€court€may€enter€an€orderÐ ‚Ò Ðsuspending€the€operation€of€the€judgment€upon€such€terms€as€to€bond€and€notice€asÐ k» Ðto€it€shall€seem€proper€pending€the€hearing€of€such€motion.€.€.€.€ÐT¤SÐ SÐ  ÐÌTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€60.02.€€Respondents€claim€that€their€motion€to€set€aside€the€Chancery€Courtððs€orderÐ & v Ðshould€have€been€granted€based€on€subsections€(1)€mistake,€surprise€or€excusable€neglect,€(3)€theÐ  _ Ðjudgment€is€void,€or€(5)€any€other€reason€justifying€relief€from€the€operation€of€the€judgment.Ð ø H Ѐ€Ð á 1  Ðà S àAs€noted€above,€the€Chancery€Court€order€admitting€the€Will€to€probate€was€clearly€notÐ Ê   Ðvoid;€therefore,€subsection€(3)€is€not€a€basis€for€relief€from€the€Chancery€Courtððs€judgment.€€WithÐ ³  Ðrespect€to€subsection€(1)€(mistake)€and€(5)€(any€other€reason),€Respondents€argue€that€the€trial€courtÐ œì  Ðmade€a€mistake€in€conducting€an€incomplete€hearing€on€the€issues€surrounding€the€will€contest.€Ð …Õ  ÐThe€Chancery€Courtððs€mistake€did€not€become€evident,€Respondents€argue,€until€the€ChanceryÐ n¾  ÐCourt€later€certified€the€matter€to€Circuit€Court€for€a€will€contest.€€Respondents€also€claim€that€theyÐ W§  Ðerred€in€relying€on€the€direction€of€the€Chancery€Court€and€in€participating€in€the€hearing€on€theÐ @ Ðobjection€to€probate.€€When€the€mistakes€were€brought€to€the€attention€of€the€Chancery€Court€inÐ )y Ðthe€Rule€60€motion,€Respondents€argue,€the€Chancery€Court€should€have€€exercised€its€power€toÐ b Ðclear€up€the€ð ðdebacleðð€by€granting€them€relief€from€the€judgment€under€Rule€60€as€a€mistake€underÐ ûK Ðsubsection€(1)€or€under€the€catchall€provision€of€subsection€(5).€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà S àRespondents€in€this€case€did€not€appeal€either€the€Chancery€Courtððs€order€admitting€the€WillÐ ¶ Ðto€probate€or€the€Circuit€Courtððs€order€dismissing€their€petition€contesting€the€Will.€€Any€allegedÐ Ÿï Ðð ðmistakesðð€made€by€Respondents€are€not€the€kind€that€would€justify€relief€under€Rule€60.€Ð ˆØ ÐFurthermore,€the€catch„all€provision€of€subsection€(5)€should€be€applied€only€in€cases€ofÐ qÁ Ðoverwhelming€importance€or€in€cases€involving€extreme€circumstances€or€extraordinary€hardship.€Ð Zª Ðò òòòFederated€Ins.€Co.€v.€Lethcoeó óóó,€18€S.W.3d€621,€624€(Tenn.€2000).€€This€case€does€not€present€suchÐ C“ Ðextraordinary€circumstances.€€Given€the€trial€courtððs€wide€discretion€in€considering€a€Rule€60Ð -} Ðmotion,€we€cannot€conclude€that€the€Chancery€Court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€RespondentsÐ f Ðrelief€from€the€judgment€under€Rule€60.€Ð ÿO ЀÌà S àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€to€be€taxed€to€AppellantsÐ Ñ!!  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