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Ðà@@øøìàNo.€106266„3;€The€Honorable€D.€J.€Ô_ÔAlissandratosÔ_Ô,€ChancellorÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2000„02865„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€November€5,€2001Ð ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThis€appeal€arises€out€of€a€dispute€over€an€annexation€ordinance€passed€by€the€City€of€Memphis.€TheÐ xÈ  Ðtrial€court€granted€summary€judgment€to€Defendants€due€to€its€finding€that€Plaintiffs€did€not€properlyÐ d´ Ðfile€a€complaint€contesting€the€annexation€ordinance.€€For€the€following€reasons,€we€affirm.€€Ð P  ÐÔ#†¼öT»XX´Èq#ÔÔ‡X´ÈX»¼öTÔÌÓËÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€Affirmedó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼öT»àX´È`#ÔÔ‡X´ÈX.¼öTÔAlan€E.€Highers,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòW.€Frank€Crawford,€P.J.,€W.S.,€óóÐ ì< Ðand€òòDavid€R.€Farmer,€J.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌRichard€L.€Winchester,€Jr.,€Memphis,€TN,€for€AppellantsÐ ° ÐÌAllan€J.€Wade,€Lori€Ô_ÔHacklemanÔ_Ô€Patterson,€Memphis,€TN,€for€Appellee€City€of€MemphisÐ ˆØ ÐÌGordon€B.€Ô_ÔOlswingÔ_Ô,€Memphis,€TN,€for€Appellee€Town€of€Arlington,€TNÐ `° ÐÓÿÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼öT»XX´È.#ÔÔ‡X´ÈX»¼öTÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼öT»XX´È• #ÔÔ‡X´ÈX»¼öTÔÓ  Óò òà@ÿÿìàFacts€and€Procedural€HistoryòòˆÐ #`" ÐÌó óóóà  àThe€Plaintiffs€in€this€case€are€citizens€who€oppose€an€annexation€ordinance€adopted€by€theÐ è$8 $ ÐCity€of€Memphis.€€The€Defendants€are€the€City€of€Memphis,€its€mayor,€and€its€city€council.€€TheÐ Ô%$!% Ðannexation€in€question€began€on€March€6,€1995,€when€the€city€of€Arlington€approved,€on€firstÐ À&"& Ðreading,€an€ordinance€annexing€an€area€south€of€its€city€limits.€€€The€area€which€Arlington€wasÐ ¬'ü"' Ðattempting€to€annex€encompassed€land€lying€north€and€south€of€Highway€64.€€€The€City€of€MemphisÐ ˜(è#( Ðconsidered€this€land€to€be€within€its€established€reserve€area.€€As€a€result,€Memphis€began€annexationÐ „)Ô$) Ðproceedings€on€March€21,€1995,€by€adopting€a€resolution€evidencing€its€intent€to€annex€an€area€thatÐ p*À%* ÐArlington€was€attempting€to€annex.€Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ý Ðà  àOn€April€4,€1995,€the€Memphis€City€Council€(ð ðCouncilðð),€held€a€public€hearing€on€theÐ ° Ðâ âannexation€issue€and€on€a€proposed€plan€of€services.€€€Then,€the€Council€adopted,€on€first€reading,Ð œì Ðan€annexation€ordinance€called€the€Bridgewater„Ô_ÔCountrywoodÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔEadsÔ_Ô€Study€Area€39€(ð ðannexationÐ ˆØ Ðordinanceðð€or€the€ð ðordinanceðð).€€The€Council€approved€the€annexation€ordinance€on€its€secondÐ tÄ Ðreading€on€April€18,€1995.€€€The€third€reading€of€the€ordinance€was€delayed€until€August€1,€1995,Ð `° Ðto€allow€Arlington€and€Memphis€to€try€to€negotiate€an€agreement€regarding€their€reserve€areas.€Ð L œ ÐHowever,€the€negotiations€did€not€result€in€an€agreement.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àOn€August€1,€1995,€the€Memphis€City€Council€unanimously€adopted€the€annexationÐ  ` Ðordinance€on€its€third€reading.€€€At€the€Councilððs€next€meeting,€however,€on€August€15,€1995,€beforeÐ ü L  Ðthe€minutes€of€the€prior€meeting€were€approved,€a€council€member€moved€to€reconsider€theÐ è 8  Ðordinance€adopted€by€the€Council€on€August€1,€1995,€and€to€delay€the€third€reading€of€the€ordinanceÐ Ô$  Ðuntil€September€5,€1995.€€The€motion€to€reconsider€was€seconded€by€another€council€member.€€AfterÐ À  Ðsome€discussion,€the€Council€approved€the€motion€to€reconsider€and€delayed€consideration€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðordinance€until€September€5,€1995.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àAt€the€September€5,€1995,€council€meeting,€the€mayor€of€Memphis€recommended€that€theÐ pÀ ÐCouncil€delay€final€reading€of€the€ordinance€until€he€and€the€mayor€of€Arlington€could€try€to€settleÐ \¬ Ðtheir€disputes€outside€of€court.€€After€discussion€and€debate€regarding€the€boundaries€of€the€proposedÐ H˜ Ðannexation€area,€the€Council€voted€to€delay€action€on€the€ordinance€until€September€19,€1995.€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àOn€September€19,€1995,€the€Memphis€City€Council€considered€the€annexation€ordinanceÐ  \ Ðagain.€€€The€Annexation€Committee€had€previously€considered€the€ordinance.€€As€a€result,€theÐ øH Ðordinance€that€was€presented€to€Council€reflected€different€boundaries€for€the€annexation€area€thanÐ ä4 Ðthose€that€were€passed€on€first€and€second€readings.€€After€debate€and€input€from€citizens€affectedÐ Ð  Ðby€the€proposed€annexation,€the€Council€approved€the€ordinance€with€the€new€boundaries.€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àOn€August€29,€1995,€Plaintiffs€filed€a€Complaint€for€Declaratory€Judgment€and€in€the€NatureÐ ”ä Ðof€a€òòQuo€Warrantoóó€Proceeding.€€€Plaintiffs€attached€a€copy€of€the€ordinance€entitled€Bridgewater„Ð €Ð ÐÔ_ÔCountrywoodÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔEadsÔ_Ô€Study€Area€Number€39€to€their€Complaint.€€Defendants€submit€that,€at€the€timeÐ l¼ Ðthe€Complaint€was€filed,€the€ordinance€that€the€Plaintiffs€attached€to€their€Complaint€was€not€signedÐ X ¨ Ðor€approved€by€the€city.€€The€Defendants€contend€that€the€ordinance€was€not€signed€and€approvedÐ D!” Ðuntil€September€19,€1995.€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àPlaintiffs€filed€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment€on€June€17,€1999.€€The€trial€court€deniedÐ $X" ÐPlaintiffsðð€motion€on€September€3,€1999.€€€Defendants€filed€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment€onÐ ô$D # ÐAugust€20,€1999,€which€the€trial€court€heard€on€October€6,€2000.€€€The€court€granted€DefendantsððÐ à%0!$ ÐMotion€for€Summary€Judgment,€finding€that€the€annexation€ordinance€had€not€been€finally€adoptedÐ Ì&"% Ðuntil€September€19,€1995.€€€Furthermore,€the€court€found€that€Plaintiffs€had€failed€to€file€a€properÐ ¸'#& Ðcomplaint€within€thirty€days€of€the€ordinanceððs€final€passage€as€required€by€sections€6„51„102(a)(1)Ð ¤(ô#' Ðand€6„51„103(a)(1)(a)€of€the€Tennessee€Code.€€Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àPlaintiffs€then€filed€a€Motion€for€Relief€from€Judgment€pursuant€to€Rule€60€of€the€TennesseeÐ ° Ðâ âRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€€The€trial€court€denied€the€Motion.€€Plaintiffs€appeal€the€judgment€of€theÐ œì Ðcourt€below,€and€raise€the€following€issues,€as€we€perceive€them,€for€our€review:Ð ˆØ ÐÌÓ€ (5h83 ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£] ÝÔ25hÔÚ  ÚIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€Plaintiffsðð€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment.݃3£] Š ÝŒÐ`°(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£z!ÝÔ25hÔÚ  ÚIIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€entering€the€ð ðAgreed€Order.ðð݃3£z!§!ÝŒÐL œ(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£‡"ÝÔ25hÔÚ  ÚIIIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€granting€Defendantsðð€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment.݃3£‡"´"ÝŒÐ8 ˆ(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌAdditionally,€the€Defendants€raise€the€following€two€issues€for€our€review:Ð  ` ÐØ! !ØÓ€ (Eh88 ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£ª$ÝÔ2EhÔÚ  ÚIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝWhether€the€trial€court€had€subject€matter€jurisdiction€to€consider€Plaintiffsðð€Complaint.݃3£ª$×$ÝŒÐü L (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£Ð%ÝÔ2EhÔÚ  ÚIIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝWhether€the€annexation€ordinance€adopted€by€Defendants€is€unreasonable€as€a€matter€of€law.݃3£Ð%ý%ÝŒÐè 8 (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌò òòòÓ  ÓóóStandard€of€ReviewòòÐ À  ÐÌó óóóÓ  Óà  àSummary€judgment€is€appropriate€if€the€Ô_ÔmovantÔ_Ô€demonstrates€that€no€genuine€issues€ofÐ ˜è  Ðmaterial€fact€exist€and€that€he€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€òòòòóóSeeóó€òòTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.óóÐ „Ô  Ð56.03.€€We€must€take€the€strongest€view€of€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€nonmoving€party,€allowingÐ pÀ Ðall€reasonable€inferences€in€his€favor€and€discarding€all€countervailing€evidence.€òò€See€Ô_ÔShadrickÔ_Ô€v.Ð \¬ ÐÔ_ÔCokerÔ_Ôóó,€963€S.W.2d€726,€731€(Tenn.€1998)€(citing€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€210-11€(Tenn.Ð H˜ Ð1993)).€€Since€our€review€concerns€only€questions€of€law,€the€trial€court's€judgment€is€not€presumedÐ 4„ Ðcorrect,€and€our€review€is€òòde€novoóó€on€the€record€before€this€Court.€€òòSee€Warren€v.€Estate€of€Kirkóó,€954Ð  p ÐS.W.2d€722,€723€(Tenn.€1997);€òòÔ_ÔBainÔ_Ô€v.€Wellsóó,€936€S.W.2d€618,€622€(Tenn.€1997).Ð  \ ÐÌò òòòÓ  ÓóóLaw€and€AnalysisòòÐ ä4 ÐÌó óóóÓ  Óà  àInitially,€we€must€consider€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€in€granting€summary€judgmentÐ ¼  Ðto€Defendants.€€As€noted€above,€the€annexation€ordinance€was€adopted€on€three€readings:€€April€4,Ð ¨ø Ð1995;€April€18,€1995;€and€August€1,€1995.€€However,€before€the€Memphis€City€Council€approvedÐ ”ä Ðthe€minutes€of€the€August€1,€1995,€meeting€at€which€the€ordinance€was€adopted,€CouncilwomanÐ €Ð ÐÔ_ÔVanderschaffÔ_Ô€moved€to€reconsider€and€to€delay€action€on€the€ordinance€until€September€5,€1995.€Ð l¼ ÐAfter€the€Council€voted€to€reconsider€the€ordinance€but€before€final€passage€of€the€ordinance,Ð X ¨ ÐPlaintiffs€filed€their€òòQuo€Warrantoóó€action€on€August€29,€1995,€pursuant€to€section€6„51„101€òòet€seq.óóÐ D!” Ðof€the€Tennessee€Code.€€Plaintiffs€challenged€the€validity€and€reasonableness€of€the€ordinanceÐ 0"€  Ðattached€to€their€Complaint.€€The€ordinance€that€Plaintiffs€attached€to€their€Complaint€was€theÐ #l! Ðordinance€that€was€passed€on€August€1,€1995.€€Defendants€later€moved€for€summary€judgment,Ð $X" Ðwhich€the€trial€court€granted,€based€upon€its€finding€that€the€annexation€ordinance€was€finallyÐ ô$D # Ðadopted€on€September€19,€1995,€and€that€Plaintiffs€did€not€file€a€complaint€contesting€the€validityÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€annexation€ordinance€within€thirty€days€of€final€passage€as€required€by€sections€6„51„102(a)(1)Ð Ì&"% Ðand€6„51„103(a)(1)(A)€of€the€Tennessee€Code.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àWe€must€now€determine€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€in€its€finding€that€the€annexationÐ )à$( Ðordinance€was€finally€adopted€on€September€19,€1995,€and€that€Plaintiffs€failed€to€file€a€complaintÐ |*Ì%) Ðcontesting€this€ordinance€within€the€required€thirty€day€window€after€passage.€€As€noted€above,Ð h+¸&* ÐCouncil€Member€Ô_ÔVanderschaffÔ_Ô€moved,€on€August€15,€1995,€to€reconsider€and€delay€action€on€theÐ ° Ðannexation€ordinance€until€September€5,€1995.€€We€note€that€the€Memphisðð€City€Councilððs€Rules€ofÐ œì ÐProcedure€provide€that:Ð ˆØ ÐÌÓ °ÓÓ °ÓAny€matter€which€has€appeared€on€the€agenda€and€has€been€actedÐ `° Ðupon€by€either€a€majority€vote€for€approval€or€rejection,€may€beÐ L œ Ðbrought€before€the€Council€for€reconsideration€upon€proper€motionÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€a€Council€Member€and€seconding€motion€by€another€CouncilÐ $ t ÐMember.€€Ð  ` ÐÌThe€only€requirements€for€this€action€are:Ð è 8  ÐÌØ! !ØÓ€ (Uh88ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£U7ÝÔ2UhÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ¸ àÝ  ÝThe€Member€making€the€motion€for€reconsideration€mustÐ À  Ðhave€voted€on€the€prevailing€side€of€the€initial€vote.݃3£U7‚7݌Ьü ¸ x¸ x ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚3£Ÿ8ÝÔ2UhÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 ¸ àÝ  ÝSuch€motion€for€reconsideration€must€be€made€prior€toÐ „Ô  Ðapproval€of€the€Minutes€in€which€the€first€vote€was€cast.݃3£Ÿ8Ì8ÝŒÐpÀ¸ x¸ x ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÓ °ÓÓ °ÓòòMemphis€City€Council€Rules€of€P.óó€39.€€In€accordance€with€the€aforementioned€rule,Ð H˜ ÐCouncilwoman€Ô_ÔVanderschaffÔ_Ô€was€a€member€who€had€voted€on€the€prevailing€side€of€the€initial€vote,Ð 4„ Ðand€the€motion€for€reconsideration€was€made€prior€to€approval€of€the€minutes.€€Additionally,€theÐ  p Ðmotion€was€properly€seconded.€€Therefore,€we€find€that€the€Council€acted€properly€in€moving€toÐ  \ Ðreconsider€the€annexation€ordinance.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àNow,€we€turn€to€the€question€of€whether€Plaintiffs€properly€filed€their€complaint€contestingÐ Ð  Ðthe€annexation€ordinance.€€Section€6„51„101€òòet€seq.óó€of€the€Tennessee€Code€governs€annexation.€Ð ¼  ÐSection€6„51„102€of€the€Tennessee€Code€allows€a€municipality€to€annex€territory€adjoining€itsÐ ¨ø Ðcorporate€boundaries€upon€its€own€initiative.€€òòSeeóó€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€6„51„102€(1998).€€AnÐ ”ä Ðannexation€ordinance€does€not€become€operative€until€thirty€days€after€final€passage.€€òòSee€id.óó€€SectionÐ €Ð Ð6„51„103€of€the€Tennessee€Code€sets€out€the€procedure€for€citizens€to€file€suit€to€contest€anÐ l¼ Ðannexation€ordinance.€€The€statute€states€that:Ð X ¨ ÐÌÓ °ÓÓ °Óò òAny€aggrieved€owner€of€propertyó ó€which€borders€or€lies€withinÐ 0"€  Ðterritory€ò òwhich€is€the€subject€of€an€annexation€ordinanceó ó€prior€toÐ  #p! Ðthe€operative€date€thereof,€may€file€a€suit€in€the€nature€of€a€quoÐ $`" Ðwarranto€proceeding€in€accordance€with€this€part,€ðð€6„51„301€and€titleÐ ü$L # Ð29,€chapter€35ò ò€to€contest€the€validity€thereofó ó€on€the€ground€that€itÐ è%8!$ Ðreasonably€may€not€be€deemed€necessary€for€the€welfare€of€theÐ Ø&("% Ðresidents€and€property€owners€of€the€affected€territory€and€theÐ Ä'#& Ðmunicipality€as€a€whole€and€so€constitutes€an€exercise€of€power€notÐ °($' Ðconferred€by€law.Ð œ)ì$( Ðâ âÐ ˆ*Ø%) ÐÓ °ÓÓ °ÓòòTenn.€Code€Ann.€óóðð€6„51„103€(1998)€(emphasis€added).€€Our€supreme€court€has€stated€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôw]ithinÔ_ÔÐ ° Ðâ âthe€four€corners€of€that€statute€lies€the€entire€jurisdiction€and€authority€of€the€Courts€to€review€theÐ œì Ðactions€of€municipalities€in€enacting€annexation€ordinances.ðð€€òòCity€of€Oak€Ridge€v.€Ô_ÔRoaneÔ_Ô€Countyóó,Ð ˆØ Ð563€S.W.2d€895,€897€(Tenn.€1978).€€In€reading€section€6„51„103€of€the€Tennessee€Code,€we€find€thatÐ tÄ Ðthere€must€be€an€annexation€ordinance€that€is€final€before€it€can€be€determined€whether€a€plaintiffÐ `° Ðis€an€ð ðaggrieved€owner€of€property.ðð€€In€the€instant€case,€Plaintiffs€filed€suit€on€August€29,€1995.€Ð L œ ÐAt€this€point,€there€was€no€final€annexation€ordinance.€€Councilwoman€Ô_ÔVanderschaffÔ_Ô€had€properlyÐ 8 ˆ Ðmoved€to€reconsider€the€ordinance,€and€the€ordinance€was€not€finally€adopted€until€September€19,Ð $ t Ð1995.€€In€fact,€the€ordinance€that€was€finally€adopted€on€September€19,€1995,€was€substantiallyÐ  ` Ðdifferent€from€the€ordinance€that€was€attached€to€Plaintiffsðð€Complaint,€as€the€final€ordinance€deletedÐ ü L  Ðthe€Bridgewater€community€from€the€annexation€area.€€Therefore,€it€is€apparent€that€when€PlaintiffsÐ è 8  Ðfiled€their€suit€on€August€29,€1995,€they€were€not€ð ðaggrieved€property€owners,ðð€as€the€ordinance€wasÐ Ô$  Ðstill€being€debated€and€amended€throughout€the€cityððs€legislative€process.€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àWe€note€the€case€of€òòÔ_ÔBastnagelÔ_Ô€v.€City€of€Memphisóó,€457€S.W.2d€532€(Tenn.€1970).€€InÐ ˜è  ÐòòÔ_ÔBastnagelÔ_Ôóó,€the€court€discussed€section€6„51„101€òòet€seq.óó€of€the€Tennessee€Code.€€The€court€stated€thatÐ „Ô  Ðð ðit€is€clear€the€Legislature€intended€to€suspend€the€operation€of€the€ordinance€for€thirty€days€afterÐ pÀ Ðfinal€passage€and€under€[Ô_ÔT.C.A.Ô_Ô€6„51„103]€ò òany€suit€filed€within€this€thirty€days€would€be€timelyÐ \¬ Ðfiledó ó.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€533€(emphasis€added).€€Ð Lœ ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€Plaintiffs€filed€their€suit€on€August€29,€1995,€before€the€Memphis€CityÐ (x ÐCouncil€finally€passed€the€annexation€ordinance€in€question€on€September€19,€1995.€€Due€to€theÐ d Ðaforementioned€statutes€and€òòÔ_ÔBastnagelÔ_Ôóó,€we€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€Plaintiffs€did€not€file€aÐ P Ðcomplaint€contesting€the€validity€of€the€annexation€ordinance€as€finally€adopted€within€thirty€daysÐ ì< Ðafter€final€passage€of€the€ordinance,€which€was€September€19,€1995.€€We€note€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€right€toÐ Ø( Ðbring€a€suit€pursuant€to€the€authority€of€[Ô_ÔT.C.A.Ô_Ô€6„51„103]€to€review€any€issue€arising€out€of€theÐ Ä Ðadoption€of€an€annexation€ordinance€.€.€.€expires€thirty€days€after€the€operative€date€of€the€ordinance,Ð ° Ðthe€courts€have€no€jurisdiction€of€such€suits€thereafter.ðð€€òòCity€of€Oak€Ridgeóó,€563€S.W.2d€at€897.€Ð œì ÐSince€Plaintiffs€did€not€amend€their€complaint€or€file€a€new€òòquo€warranto€óóaction€within€thirty€daysÐ ˆØ Ðafter€the€ordinanceððs€final€passage,€the€court€had€no€jurisdiction€to€hear€Plaintiffsðð€claim.€€Therefore,Ð tÄ Ðwe€uphold€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€to€Defendants.€€Due€to€our€holding€thatÐ ` ° ÐPlaintiffs€did€not€properly€file€a€complaint€contesting€the€annexation,€all€other€issues€areÐ L!œ ÐÔ_ÔpretermittedÔ_Ô.€€Ð 8"ˆ  ÐÌò òòòÓ  ÓóóÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ p+À&* ÐConclusionòòÐ ° ÐÌó óóóÓ  Óà  àAccordingly,€for€the€aforementioned€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€CostsÐ ˆØ Ðon€appeal€are€taxed€to€Plaintiffs„Appellants,€Jack€W.€Coleman,€Mark€Siegel,€Dr.€Sue€Dear,€LeslieÐ tÄ ÐM.€Ô_ÔStrattonÔ_Ô,€III,€Paul€Dixon,€John€McCormick,€J.€Hay€Brown,€Rebecca€Ô_ÔMoserÔ_Ô,€Milton€Brock€andÐ `° ÐRichard€L.€Ô_ÔPummillÔ_Ô,€and€their€sureties,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€Ð L œ Ðà  àÌà  àÔ#†¼öT»XX´Èó #ÔÔ€X´ÈX»¼öTÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  ` Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGE