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ÓThis€is€an€appeal€by€the€defendant€from€an€action€of€the€trial€court€in€assessing€discretionary€costsÐ xÈ  Ðagainst€the€defendant.€€The€trial€court€entered€an€order€of€dismissal€with€prejudice€on€finding€thatÐ d´ Ðð ðthe€parties€have€settled€all€matters€in€controversy€.€.€.ðð€which€order€was€approved€for€entry€byÐ P  Ðcounsel€for€both€parties.€€The€plaintiff€filed€a€motion€for€discretionary€costs€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.Ð <Œ ÐP.€54.04(2).€€The€trial€court€then€granted€discretionary€costs€to€the€plaintiff€in€the€amount€ofÐ (x Ð$2,185.75.€€We€reverse.Ð d ÐÓ©ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Reversed.ó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Q5»àXin#ÔÔ‡XiX.¼Q5ÔWilliam€B.€Cain,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòWòòILLIAMóó€C.€KòòOCHóó,€JòòRóó.,€J.óó€andÐ Ä ÐòòPòòATRICIAóó€J.€CòòOTTRELLóó,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌJohn€S.€Colley,€III,€Columbia,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Lucresha€T.€Farrell.Ð ˆØ ÐÌLawrence€D.€Sands,€Columbia,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellees,€Kimetha€A.€Clark€&€James€M.€Clark.Ð `° ÐÓÁÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Q5»XXið#ÔÔ‡XiX»¼Q5ÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Q5»XXi #ÔÔ‡XiX»¼Q5ÔÓ  Óà  àKimetha€Clark€and€James€M.€Clark€filed€suit€for€damages€against€Lucresha€T.€Farrell€in€the€Ð #`" ÐCircuit€Court€for€Maury€County€alleging€personal€injuries€resulting€from€a€November€22,€1996Ð ü#L# Ðautomobile€accident.€€The€defendant€filed€an€answer€containing€general€denials€of€liability.Ð è$8 $ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€set€the€case€for€trial€on€July€22,€1999.€€On€June€18,€1999,€the€defendant€filedÐ À&"& Ðan€offer€of€judgment€stating€the€following:€ð ðComes€now€the€Defendant€Ô_ÔLucreshaÔ_Ô€T.€Farrell,€by€andÐ ¬'ü"' Ðthrough€counsel,€and€offers€judgment€to€be€taken€against€her€by€Plaintiffs€in€the€amount€ofÐ ˜(è#( Ð$18,497.00€including€court€costs€and€litigation€taxes€to€date.ðð€€This€offer€of€judgment€was€notÐ „)Ô$) Ðaccepted€by€the€plaintiffs.€€Ð p*À%* Ðâ âÐ \+¬&+ý Ðà  àAs€the€result€of€a€scheduling€conflict,€the€case€was€reset€for€trial€on€August€30,€1999.€€PriorÐ ° Ðto€trial,€the€parties€settled€the€case.€€On€August€30,€1999,€counsel€for€both€parties€approved€an€orderÐ œì Ðof€dismissal€providing:Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌà8  àà ` àIt€appearing€to€the€court€that€the€parties€have€settled€all€matters€inÐ `° Ðcontroversy,€and€that€this€cause€of€action€be€dismissed,€it€is€hereby€ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àORDERED€that€this€cause€of€action€be€dismissed€with€prejudice.€€Court€costsÐ $ t Ðand€litigation€taxes€shall€be€adjudged€against€the€Defendant,€for€which€execution€mayÐ  ` Ðissue.Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€the€9th€day€of€September€1999.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à/s/€Robert€L.€Jones,€JudgeÐ ¬ü  ÐÌà  àOn€September€1,€1999,€counsel€for€the€plaintiffs€moved€the€court€for€an€award€ofÐ „Ô  Ðdiscretionary€costs€consisting€of€medical€deposition€and€court€reporting€expenses€in€the€full€amountÐ pÀ Ðof€$2,185.75€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€Rules€54.04(2)€and€59.01.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àOn€September€13,€1999,€the€defendant€responded€under€oath€of€counsel€providing€in€part€asÐ 4„ Ðfollows:Ð  p ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.à ¸ àIn€their€pleadings,€Plaintiffs€demanded€$50,000.00€for€injuries€toÐ øH ÐKimetha€Clark€and€$10,000.00€for€loss€of€consortium€for€James€Clark.€€Besides€theirÐ ä4 ÐComplaint€and€Amended€Complaint,€Plaintiffs€made€no€demand€for€settlement€uponÐ Ð  ÐDefendant.м Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.à ¸ àNevertheless,€Defendant€Farrell€filed€an€Offer€of€Judgment€in€theÐ ”ä Ðamount€of€$18,497.00€pursuant€to€T.R.C.P.€68€on€June€18,€1999.ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.à ¸ àPlaintiffs€made€no€response€to€said€Offer€of€Judgment€within€the€tenÐ X ¨ Ð(10)€days€set€forth€in€T.R.C.P.€68,€at€any€point€through€the€first€trial€setting€of€thisÐ D!” Ðmatter€on€July€22,€1999,€or€at€any€point€prior€to€the€Thursday€before€the€last€trialÐ 0"€  Ðsetting€of€this€cause,€August€26,€1999.€€At€that€time,€Plaintiffs€demanded€$35,000.00Ð #l! Ðin€settlement€of€their€claims.Ð$X"Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.à ¸ àWhen€Defendant€Farrell€rejected€the€offer€of€$35,000.00€on€AugustÐ à%0!$ Ð27,€1999,€Plaintiffs€asked€if€the€previous€Offer€of€Judgment€was€still€open€in€theÐ Ì&"% Ðamount€of€$18,497.00.€€Counsel€for€Defendant€responded€that€it€was,€and€counsel€forÐ ¸'#& ÐPlaintiffs€accepted€same.€€At€that€time,€counsel€for€Defendant€informed€counsel€forÐ ¤(ô#' ÐPlaintiffs€that€Defendant€would€not€pay€discretionary€costs€in€this€cause.Ð)à$(Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  àà ` à6.à ¸ àPlaintiffs€accepted€the€$18,497.00€by€withdrawing€same€from€theÐ ° Ðâ âoffice€of€the€Circuit€Court€Clerk,€and€the€parties€have€entered€an€order€dismissingÐ œì Ðthis€matter,€taxing€the€court€costs€and€litigation€taxes€to€Defendant€Farrell.ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à7.à ¸ àDefendant€made€an€offer€of€judgment€which€was€accepted€by€theÐ `° ÐPlaintiffs,€albeit€rather€belatedly,€and€at€the€eleventh€hour.€€Rule€68€does€notÐ L œ Ðcontemplate€the€award€of€discretionary€costs€when€an€offer€of€judgment€is€accepted.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐòòPerson€v.€Fletcheróó,€582€S.W.2d€765€(Tenn.€Ct.€Crim.€App.€1979),€òòcert€deniedóó€(1979).Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€September€27,€1999,€Judge€Robert€L.€Holloway,€Jr.€entered€an€order€awardingÐ ü L  Ðdiscretionary€costs€to€the€plaintiffs€in€the€amount€of€$2,185.75€and€the€defendant€timely€appealed.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àNeither€the€transcript€of€evidence€nor€the€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€24(d)€statement€was€filed.€Ð À  ÐTherefore,€the€case€is€before€this€Court€on€the€pleadings,€together€with€the€affidavit€of€the€plaintiffsððÐ ¬ü  Ðcounsel€relative€to€discretionary€costs,€and€the€verified€under€oath€response€of€counsel€for€theÐ ˜è  Ðdefendant.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àWhatever€may€have€been€the€subjective€intent€of€the€parties€or€their€respective€counsel,€theÐ \¬ Ðorder€of€dismissal,€that€was€approved€for€entry€by€all€counsel€on€August€30,€1999€and€signed€byÐ H˜ ÐJudge€Robert€L.€Jones€on€September€9,€1999,€is€clear€and€unambiguous.€€The€case€is€dismissed€withÐ 4„ Ðprejudice€because€ð ðthe€parties€have€settled€òòallóó€matters€in€controversy€.€.€.€.ðð€(Emphasis€added).€€TheÐ  p Ðdiscretionary€costs€sought€by€the€plaintiffs€and€ultimately€allowed€by€Judge€Robert€L.€Holloway,€Jr.Ð  \ Ðin€his€September€27,€1999€order,€had€all€accrued€prior€to€the€order€of€dismissal.€€The€parties€choseÐ øH Ðto€use€the€word€ð ðallðð€in€describing€the€matters€settled€in€the€lawsuit.€€Thus,€a€definition€of€the€wordÐ ä4 Ðð ðallðð€is€necessary€in€order€to€determine€if€discretionary€costs€were€included€in€the€settlement.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àSearching€case€law€for€the€definition€of€a€self„defining€word€is€sometimes€frustrating.€€FewÐ ¨ø Ðcourts€see€the€need€to€define€self„defining€words€such€as€ð ðall.ððÐ ”ä ÐÌà  àð ðIt€has€been€said€that€the€word€ððallðð€is€a€term€of€such€uniform€use€and€well€understoodÐ l¼ Ðmeaning€that€it€seems€unnecessary€to€define€it.€€It€is€a€very€comprehensive€word,€and€perhaps€theÐ X ¨ Ðmost€comprehensive€and€all€inclusive€word€to€be€found€in€the€English€language.€€There€is€a€totalityÐ D!” Ðabout€it€that€few€words€possess.ðð€€3(A)€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô€All,€p.€243€(1973)€(footnotes€omitted).€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àIn€defining€the€word€ð ðallðð€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee€has€said:Ð $X" ÐÌà8  à[W]hat€is€the€meaning€ð ðis€in€all€respects€qualified€under€the€provisions€of€thisÐ à%0!$ Ðchapterðð€under€the€facts€of€the€instant€case?€€In€determining€an€answer€to€thisÐ Ì&"% Ðquestion€it€is€obviously€necessary€that€we€must€go€to€the€books€or€dictionary€forÐ ¸'#& Ðdefinitions€of€the€underscored€language.€€In€the€first€place€take€the€word€ð ðallðð€whichÐ ¤(ô#' Ðof€course€in€its€ordinary€everyday€meaning,€as€we€must€apply€it€as€used€by€theÐ )à$( ÐLegislature€herein,€is€a€very€comprehensive€word€and€probably€the€mostÐ |*Ì%) Ðcomprehensive€that€can€be€found€in€the€English€language,€and€when€used€as€here€itÐ h+¸&* Ðcertainly€to€our€minds€means€everyone,€or€the€whole€number€of€particulars;€the€wholeÐ ° Ðnumber.€€ÐœìÐ Ð  ÐÌòòAssociated€Transport,€Inc.€v.€Fowleróó,€337€S.W.2d€5,€7€(Tenn.€1960);€òòóóòòsee€also€Burchfield€v.€Hodgesóó,Ð tÄ Ð197€S.W.2d€815,€819€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1946).Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€case€of€òòBunch€v.€Lloydóó,€No.€03A01„9708„CV„00331,€1998€WL€102109,€at€*€3€(Tenn.Ð 8 ˆ ÐCt.€App.€Feb.€27,€1998)€differs€from€the€case€at€bar€only€in€the€fact€that€the€òòBunch€óócourt€wasÐ $ t Ðconstruing€a€clear€and€unambiguous€release€in€disallowing€discretionary€costs,€while€we€have€beforeÐ  ` Ðthe€Court€in€this€case€a€clear€and€unambiguous€order€of€dismissal.€€The€court€in€òòòòóóBunchóó€held:€€ð ðWeÐ ü L  Ðfind€absolutely€no€ambiguity€in€the€terms€of€this€general€release,€in€the€context€in€which€it€wasÐ è 8  Ðexecuted.€€In€fact,€we€find€that€the€partiesðð€intention,€as€demonstrated€by€the€language€of€theÐ Ô$  Ðdocument€before€us,€is€clear€beyond€any€doubt.ðð€€òòBunch€óóat€*€3.€Ð À  ÐÌà  àWe€find€no€ambiguity€in€the€meaning€of€the€order€of€dismissal€of€September€9,€1999Ð ˜è  Ðapproved€for€entry€by€counsel€for€both€parties€and€signed€by€the€trial€judge.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àWhile€it€is€not€necessary€to€the€decision€in€this€case€we€note€that€the€verified€under€oathÐ \¬ Ðresponse€to€the€motion€for€discretionary€costs€filed€by€counsel€for€the€defendant€stands€Ô_ÔunrefutedÔ_Ô€inÐ H˜ Ðthe€limited€record€before€the€court€in€its€assertion€that€at€the€time€of€the€settlement€ð ðcounsel€forÐ 4„ ÐDefendant€informed€counsel€for€Plaintiffs€that€Defendant€would€not€pay€discretionary€costs€in€thisÐ  p Ðcause.ððÐ  \ ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€awarding€discretionary€costs€to€the€appellees€is€reversed€andÐ ä4 Ðthe€case€is€remanded€for€collection€of€costs€and€litigation€taxes€as€adjudged€by€the€trial€court€orderÐ Ð  Ðof€September€9,€1999.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àCosts€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellees.Ð ”ä ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð 0"€  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGE