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ÔÔ€*ÔÔ€+ÔÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€œ­XXdðXXdð7ÑÙ€ ÙßR€./-A1-j|›` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌÌÌSHEILA€DANIEL,à àà àà àà à)Ìobo€FLODIE€DANIEL,à àà àà à)€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àó óPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àò ò)€€Hardin€Circuit€No.€2568Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌV.S.à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€Appeal€No.€02A01„9703„CV„00063Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌHARDIN€COUNTY€GENERALà àà à)ÌHOSPITAL,à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àó óDefendant/Appellee.à àò ò)ó óÌÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURT€OF€HARDIN€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€SAVANNAH,€TENNESSEEÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€C.€CREED€McGINLEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òGUY€R.€DOTSON,€JR.ó óÌMurfreesboro,€TennesseeÌAttorney€for€AppellantÌÌÌò òMARTY€R.€PHILLIPSó óÌò òRAINEY,€KIZE,R€BUTLER,€REVIERE€&€BELL,€P.LC.ó óÌJackson,€TennesseeÌAttorney€for€AppelleeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌò òAFFIRMED€AND€DISMISSEDÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌó óà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.ÌÌHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ó óœà àÌÓÓà àPlaintiff/Appellant,€Sheila€Daniel€(ð ðPlaintiffðð),€on€behalf€of€Flodie€Daniel,€appealsÏthe€Ñ7€ )ö XXdðXXdð7Ñjudgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€her€complaint€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÏwhich€relief€can€be€granted.€€For€reasons€stated€hereinafter,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððsÏjudgment.ÌÌÓ  Óò òPROCEDURAL€HISTORYòòÌÓ  Óà àó óóóOn€March€20,€1994,€Flodie€Daniel€died.€€On€March€17,€1995,€Plaintiff€filed€aÏcomplaint€in€Circuit€Court€in€Lawrence€County,€Tennessee.€€The€complaint€allegedÏthat€Scott€Health€Care€Center€(ð ðSHCCðð)€was€guilty€of€medical€malpractice€and€thatÏsaid€malpractice€was€the€proximate€cause€of€Flodieððs€Danielððs€death.€€SHCCÏanswered€the€complaint€on€or€about€August€14,€1995.€€Thereafter,€on€March€4,€1996,ÏSHCC€amended€its€answer€to€allege€affirmatively€that€Hardin€County€General€HospitalÏ(ð ðhospitalðð)›€was€negligent€in€releasing€Flodie€Daniel€to€SHCC€and€that€the€negligenceÏof€the€hospital€was€the€proximate€cause€of€Flodie€Danielððs€death.€€œOn›€May€31,€1996,Ïthe€Plaintiff€filed€this€present€action€against€the€hospital€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119.€œÌ›Ìà àOn€June€20,€1996,€the€hospital€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€or€for€summaryÏjudgment.€€œAfter›€oral€arguments€were€heard,€the€trial€court,€considering€the€entireÏrecord,€granted€the€hospitalððs€motion€to€dismiss,€ruling€that€Plaintiff€failed€to€state€aÏclaim€upon€which€relief€could€be€granted.€€œThis›€appeal€followed.€œÌ›Ìà àThe€Plaintiff€states€the€issue€on€appeal€as€follows:€Do€the€provisions€of€theÏcomparative€fault€statute,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€20„1„119,€apply€to€the€Governmental€TortÏLiability€Act,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ29„29„201?€€The€hospital€states€two€additional€issuesÏas€follows:€(1)€whether€the€discovery€rule€is€applicable€to€the€case€at€bar;€€(2)€whetherÏthe€trial€court€properly€granted€the€hospitalððs€motion€to€dismiss€since€the€plaintiff€failedÏovertly€to€allege€that€an€employee€of€the€hospital€was€negligent€and€that€the€employeeÏwas€acting€within€the€scope€of€his€or€her€employment€when€the€negligence€occurred.òòò òÌó óóóà àòòò òÌÓ  ÓÌóóFACTS›òòÌÓ  Óóóó óà àFlodie€Daniel€was€admitted€to€the€hospital€on€March€11,€1994,€after€suffering€aÏœstroke.€On›€March€17th€of€that€same€year,€Flodie€Daniel€was€examined€at€the€hospitalÏby€Dr.€James€H.€Thomas,€discharged,€and€transferred€to€SHCC€in€Lawrenceburg,ÏTennessee€for€stroke€rehabilitation.€€œÌ›Ìà àThe€complaint€alleges€that€following€Dr.€Thomasðð€examination,€Flodie€DanielÏcomplained€to€the€hospital€staff€of€nausea€and€pain€in€her€stomach.€€œThereafter,›€onÍMarch€19,€1994,€two€days€after€leaving€the€hospital,€SHCC€transported€Flodie€DanielÏto€Crocket€Hospital€in€Lawrenceburg€because€she€was€allegedly€complaining€of€aÏdistended€and€painful€abdomen.€œÌ›Ìà àAt€Crocket€Hospital,€Dr.€V.H.€Crowder,€Jr.€examined€Flodie€Daniel€and€allegedlyÏdid€not€consider€surgical€intervention€due€to€œher€condition.›€€œFlodie›€Daniel€died€onÏMarch€20,€1994.€œÌ›Ìà àApproximately€twenty„six€months€after€the€death€of€Flodie€Daniel,€Plaintiff€filedÏthis€€action€for€wrongful€death/medical€malpractice€against€the€hospital.€€The€hospital€isÏa€governmental€entity€created€by€Private€Acts€of€the€Tennessee€Legislature,€ChapterÏ409€(1957).ÌÌÓ  Óò òœDISCUSSIONó ó›ÌÓ  Óà àThe€issues€presented€in€this€cause€are€questions€of€law€raised€by€the€motion€toÏdismiss€based€on€the€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted.€ÏConsequently,€the€scope€of€our€review€is€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€ÏòòSeeóó€T.R.A.P.€13(d);€òòUnion€Carbide€Corp.€v.€Huddlestonóó,€854€S.W.2d€87,€91€(Tenn.Ïœ1993).Ì›Ìà àA€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6)€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÏwhich€relief€can€be€granted€tests€only€the€sufficiency€of€the€complaint,€not€the€strengthÏof€a€plaintiffððs€proof€as€does,€for€example,€a€motion€for€a€directed€verdict.€€òòMerriman€v.ÍSmithóó,€599€S.W.2d€548,€560€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1979).€€The€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÏwhich€relief€can€be€granted€is€determined€by€an€examination€of€the€complaint€alone.€ÏòòWolcotts€Fin.€Serv.,€Inc.€V.€McReynoldsóó,€807€S.W.2d€708,€710€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1990).€ÏThe€basis€for€the€motion€is€that€the€allegations€contained€in€the€complaint,€consideredÏalone€and€taken€as€true,€are€insufficient€to€state€a€claim€as€a€matter€of€law.€€òòCornpropstÏv.€Sloanóó,€528€S.W.2d€188,€190€(Tenn.€1975);€òòShelby€County€v.€Kingóó,€620€S.W.2d€493,Ï494€(Tenn.€1981);€òòShipley€v.€Knoxville€Journal€Corp.óó,€670€S.W.2d€222,€223€(Tenn.€Ct.ÏApp.€1984).€€The€motion€admits€the€truth€of€all€relevant€and€material€avermentsÏcontained€in€the€complaint€but€asserts€that€such€facts€do€not€constitute€a€cause€ofÏaction.€€òòLeague€Cent.€Credit€Union€v.€Motternóó,€660€S.W.2d€787,€789€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ï1983).€€In€scrutinizing€the€complaint€in€the€face€of€a€Rule€12.02(6)€motion€to€dismiss,Ïwe€should€construe€the€complaint€liberally€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff,€taking€all€allegationsÏof€fact€therein€as€true.€€òòFuerst€v.€Methodist€Hospital€Southóó,€566€S.W.2d€847,€848„49Ï(Tenn.€1978);€òòHolloway€v.€Putnam€Countyóó,€534€S.W.2d€292,€296€(Tenn.€1976).€€TheÏmotion€should€be€denied€unless€it€appears€that€the€plaintiff€can€prove€no€set€of€facts€inÏsupport€of€his€or€her€claim€that€would€entitle€him€or€her€to€relief.€€òòFuerstóó,€566€S.W.2d€atÏœ848.Ì›Ìà àWe€will€first€deal€with€the€issue€of€whether€the€twelve€month€limitation€forÏbringing€suit€against€a€governmental€entity€pursuant€œto€TGTLA,›€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„305(b),Ïcan€be€extended€by€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119€as€we€feel€such€issue€to€be€dispositive€of€thisÏappeal.€€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119€provides€that€in€civil€actions€where€comparative€fault€is€anÏissue,€if€the€original€complaint€was€filed€within€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations€andÍthe€defendant€in€its€answer€alleges€a€person€not€a€party€to€the€suit€caused€orÏcontributed€to€the€injury€or€damage,€the€plaintiff€may€amend€his€or€her€complaint€withinÏœninety€(90)›€days€of€the€filing€of€the€answer,€to€add€such€person€as€a€defendantÏpursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€œ15.€€ÌÌà àHistorically,€governmental€entities€have€been€immune€from€suit€for€injuryÏresulting€from€their€activities€based€on€the€concept€of€sovereign€immunity.€€òòWilliams€v.ÏMemphis€Light,€Gas€&€Wateróó,€773€S.W.2d€522,€523€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1988).€€The€TGTLA,Ïhowever,€now€allows€suit€to€be€brought€against€governmental€entities€within€certainÏlimitations.€€òòId.óó€€One€such€limitation€is€set€forth€in€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„305(b)€which€providesÏthat€ð ð[t]he€action€must€be€commenced€within€twelve€(12)€months€after€the€cause€ofÏaction€arises.ðð€€òòId.óó€€It€is€imperative€to€note€that€the€TGTLA,€at€T.C.A.›€ðð€œ29„20„201,›Ïprovides€that€when€immunity€is€withdrawn€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€the€TGTLA,Ïð ðany€claim€for€damages€must€be€brought€in€strict€compliance€with€the€terms€of€thisÏœchapter.ð𛀀€€œÌ›Ìà àThis€Court€encountered€œa€issue›€œsimilar›€to€the€instant€one€in€òòWilliamsóó,€supra.€ÏThe€issue€in€òòWilliamsóó€was€whether€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations€in€the€TGTLAÏcould€be€extended€by€T.C.A.€ðð€28„1„105,€the€Tennessee€savings€statute,€which€allowsÏan€action€to€be€recommenced€within€one€year€from€the€time€the€original€action€isÏœnonsuited.€€òòWilliamsóó€773€S.W.2d€at€522„23.€€The›€plaintiff€in€òòWilliamsóó€argued€that€theÏT.C.A.€29„20„305(b)€was€merely€a€statute€of€limitations€like€any€other€general€statute€ofÏlimitations,€which€may€be€extended€by€the€application€of€the€savings€statute.€€œòòId.óó€at€523.€ÍThe›€òòWilliamsóó€court€œdisagreed€holding€that€the€legislature€had€not€made€the€TennesseeÏsavings€statute,€T.C.A.€ðð€28„1„105,€applicable€to€the€TGTLA€and€that€the€one„yearÏstatute€of€limitations€within€the€TGTLA,€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„305(b),€was€a€conditionÏprecedent€to€a€right€of€action€under€the€TGTLA.€€òòId.óó€at€523„24.€€Ì›€Ìà àSimilarly,€in€òòGoodman€v.€Suhóó,€1995€WL€507778€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Aug.€29,€œ1995),›Ïthe€eastern€section€addressed€œan›€œissue€identical€to€the€one›€œwith€which€we›€areÏconfrontedœ€in›€this€case:€Can€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119€be€used€to€extend€the€period€for€filingÏsuit€against€a€governmental€entity€pursuant€to€the€œTGTLA,€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„305(b)?€ÏòòGoodmanóó,€1995€WL€507778,€at€*1.€›€€œÌ›Ìà àIn€òòGoodmanóó,€the€plaintiffs€first€filed€a€tort€action€against€a€non„governmentalÏentity€which€answered€the€complaint€and€alleged€the€negligence€of€the€city€ofÏChattanooga.€€òòId.óó€at€*1.€€œSeventeen€months€thereafter,›€€the€plaintiffs€amended€theirÏcomplaint€to€add€the€city€of€Chattanooga€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119.€€òòId.óó€€€œÌ›Ìà àThe€Court€dismissed€plaintiffððs€complaint€holding€that€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119€couldÏnot€be€used€to€extend€the€period€in€which€to€file€suit€against€a€governmental€entityÏunder€TGTLA.€€œòòId.óó›€at€*4„5.€€As€a€result,€the€plaintiffs€had€failed€to€state€a€cause€of€actionÏupon€which€relief€could€be€granted€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6).€€òòId.ó󀜀The›€òòGoodmanóóÏcourt€quoted€œthe€òòWilliamsóó›€court€with€approval€stating:Ìà8 àà8 àÓÓWhere€a€statute€creates€a€new€liability€or€extends€a€newÏright€to€bring€suit€and€that€statute€provides€a€time€periodÏwithin€which€to€bring€the€action,€that€period€œð ðoperates›€as€aÍlimitation€of€the€liability€itself€as€created,€and€not€of€theÏremedy€alone.€€It€is€a€condition€attached€to€the€right€to€sue€atÏall.€€Time€has€made€the€essence€of€the€right,€and€that€right€isÏlost€if€the€time€is€disregarded.€€As€thus€defined,€the€right€ofÏaction€is€conditional.€€The€limitation€inheres€in€the€rightÏœitself.ð𛀀òòÌÌAutomobile€Sales€Co.€v.€Johnsonóó,€174€Tenn.€38,€122€S.W.2d€453,€456„58€(Tenn.Ï1938).€œÌÌ›ÌÌÓÓà àThe€òòGoodmanóó€court€furthered€quoted€òòWilliamsóó€stating€that:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àSince€the€Act€created€a€new€liability,€it€must€be€strictlyÏconstrued.€€In€doing€so,€we€find€that€the€twelve„monthÏlimitation€period€of€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„305(b)€for€bringing€anÏaction€is€a€condition€precedent€which€must€be€met€before€aÏsuit€may€be€brought€against€the€governmental€entity.Ì€ÌòòWilliamsóó,€773€S.W.2d€at€œ523.ÌÌ›ÌÌÓÓà àœIn€this€case,€the€right€to€sue€the€hospital€was€granted€to€Plaintiff€by€the€TGTLA.€ÏHowever,€the€TGTLA€provided€a€limited€time€within€which€she€must€exercise€that€right.€ÏPlaintiff€failed€to€comply€with€the€condition€precedent€and,€consequently,€has€lost€theÏright€to€bring€this€action.€€Approximately›€two€years€passed€since€the€death€of€FlodieÏDaniel€before€the€hospital€was€added€to€this€cause€of€action.€€We€agree€œwith›€theÏeastern€section€that€the€twelve€month€period€given€in€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„305(b)€is€aÏcondition€precedent€to€Plaintiffððs€right€of€action€against€the€œhospital.›€€The€legislatureÏwas€quite€clear€in€stating€that€ð ðactions€òòmustóó€be€commenced€within€twelve€(12)€monthsÏafter€the€cause€of€action€arisesðð€and€that€ð ðany€claim€for€damages€must€be€brought€inÏstrict€compliance€with€the€terms€of€this€chapter.ðð€€T.C.A.€ðððð€29„20„201(b),€29„20„305(b).€ÍWe€cannot€change€the€plain€meaning€of€the€words€of€the€TGTLA.€€The€legislatureÏœcould€have€made€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119€applicable€to€the€TGTLA,€however,€it€has€chosenÏnot€to€do€so.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€29„20„104€(1980).€€€ÌÌà àFlodie›€Daniel€died€on€March€20,€1994.€€œPlaintiff›€filed€the€present€action€againstÏthe€hospital€on€May€31,€1996.€€œThis›€is€greater€than€two€years€after€Flodie€DanielððsÏdeath.€€Therefore,€Plaintiff€failed€to€fulfill€the€condition€precedent€provided€in€T.C.A.€ððÏ29„20„305(b).€€Consequently,€the€trial€court€was€correct€in€construing€T.C.A.€ðð€œ29„20„305(b)›€strictly€and€in€dismissing€Plaintiffððs€claim€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6)€statingÏthat€Plaintiff€had€no€claim€upon€which€relief€could€be€granted.€€We€affirm€the€judgmentÏof€the€trial€court€in€dismissing€Plaintiffððs€cause€of€action€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÏwhich€relief€can€be€œgranted.Ì›Ìà àœIn›€light€of€the€foregoing€disposition€of€the€issues€in€this€cause,€we€find€itÏunnecessary€to€address€the€remaining€issues€raised€by€the€parties€because€saidÏissues€have€been€pretermitted.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€granting€theÏhospitalððs€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6)€motion€is€affirmed.€€€The€hospitalððs€motion€isÏsustained€and€the€complaint€as€to€the€hospital€is€dismissed.€€œCosts›€œof€this€appeal€are›Ïtaxed€to€Plaintiff,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓ€œà àà àà àà àà àÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïóóà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHIGHERS,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌLILLARD,€J.›ÌÌà8 ààHàà8 àÌà àÌà à€€€Ìà à€