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àCheryl€Rouse,€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Appellant€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌKATHLEEN€E.€œMcGEECHAN›,€Kingston,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌHAROLD€D.€œBALCOM›,€JR.,€Kingston,€for€appellees,€Helen€Eblen,€KyleÏE.€Beverly€and€wife,€Judith€T.€Beverly.ÌÌÌJOHN€AGEE,€Cooley,€Cooley€&€Agee,€Kingston,€for€appellee,€LucilleÏJohnson.ÌÌÓÓÇÑ ` ÑÑ Ü Ñà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àGenerally€stated,€this€is€a€boundary€line€dispute.€The€plain…tiffs€and€the€defendant,€Lucille€Johnson,€settled€all€issuesÏbetween€them.€€The€defendant,€Rouse,€was€the€immediate€vendee€fromÏthe€vendor,€Johnson.€€Rouse€filed€a€cross„claim€against€JohnsonÏseeking€rescission€and€reimbursement€for€improvements€allegedlyÏmade€on€the€property€purchased€from€Johnson.€€Johnson€also€filed€aÏcross„claim€against€Rouse,€alleging€that€Rouse€was€trespassing€onÏher€property€by€virtue€of€having€built€a€fence€on€Johnson's€prop…erty.€€She€sought€damages€and€injunctive€relief.€€After€a€benchÏtrial,€the€trial€court€established€the€common€boundaries€betweenÏthe€litigants€and€dismissed€the€cross„claims.€€From€the€judgmentÏof€the€trial€court,€the€defendant,€Rouse€has€appealed.€€We€affirmÏthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Rouse,€presents€the€following€issues€for€ourÏconsideration:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àPlaintiffs€Beverly,€mere€pending€vendees€under€aÏcontingent€purchase€contract,€without€possession€ofÏproperty,€did€not€have€standing€to€bring€this€causeÏand€are€not€proper€parties€plaintiff;€and€havingÏsought€relief€jointly,€this€deficiency€is€fatal€toÏthe€claim,€œand›€should€therefore€be€dismissed€in€itsÏentirety.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àAlternatively,€the€boundary€between€Eblen€andÏJohnson's€parcels,€as€between€those€grantees,€isÏdictated€by€the€deeds€of€record€from€their€commonÏgrantor,€with€respect€to€both€the€parcels€whetherÏconveyed€by€quitclaim€or€by€warranty€deed,€and€uponÏwhich€the€court€should€have€based€its€decision;€theÏmatter€should€be€remanded€for€determination€by€anÏimpartial€survey€to€establish€said€line€from€commonÏgrantor's€deeds.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à3.à àDefendant€Rouse's€cross„claim€against€Johnson,Ïbeing€based€upon€the€covenants€and€warranties€ofÏtitle€contained€in€the€deed,€and€clearly€evidencedÏin€the€record,€should€not€have€been€dismissed,€norÏshould€costs€have€been€assessed€as€were€done,Ïplaintiff€[sic]€having€done€nothing€to€occasion€orÏexacerbate€this€situation,€but€relying€with€cleanÏhands€in€good€faith€on€the€warranties€and€covenantsÏfrom€her€grantor,€which€should€have€been€speciƒfically€performed.ÌÌÓÓÌà àAs€to€the€first€issue€of€standing€by€the€Beverleys,€we€note,Ïthat€"[œo]ne›€holding€a€valid€contract€for€the€purchase€of€realtyÏ...€has€an€equitable€interest€therein."€€òòLand€Developers,€Inc.€v.ÏMaxwellóó,€537€S.W.2d€904€(Tenn.€1976).€€There€seems€to€be€no€ratio…nal€basis€why€a€contingent€contract€should€be€treated€any€differ…ently€than€a€non„contingent€contract.€€In€any€event,€this€issue€isÍcontrolled€by€œRule›€20.01€and€Rule€21€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏCivil€Procedure:ÌÌà àÔ&  ÔRule€20.01,€T.R.C.P.,€provides€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àò òRule€20.€Permissive€Joinderó ó.€ð"ð€All€persons€mayÏjoinÔ'  Ô€in€one€(1)€action€as€plaintiffs€if€they€assert€anyÏright€to€relief€jointly,€severally,€or€in€the€alterna…tive€in€respect€of€or€arising€out€of€the€same€transac…tion,€occurrence,€or€series€of€transactions€or€occur…rences€and€if€any€question€of€law€or€fact€common€to€allÏthese€persons€will€arise€in€the€action.€All€persons€mayÏbe€joined€in€one€(1)€action€as€defendants€if€there€isÏasserted€against€them€jointly,€severally,€or€in€theÏalternative,€any€right€to€relief€in€respect€of€or€aris…ing€out€of€the€same€transaction,€occurrence,€or€seriesÏof€transactions€or€occurrences€and€if€any€question€ofÏlaw€or€fact€common€to€all€defendants€will€arise€in€theÏaction.€A€plaintiff€or€defendant€need€not€be€interestedÏin€obtaining€or€defending€against€all€the€relief€demand…ed.€Judgment€may€be€given€for€one€or€more€of€the€plain…tiffs€according€to€their€respective€rights€to€relief,Ïand€against€one€or€more€defendants€according€to€theirÏrespective€liabilities.ÌÌÌÌà àRule€21,€T.R.C.P.€provides€as€follows:ÌÌÌà8 àà8 àRule€21.€Misjoinder€and€Nonjoinder€of€Parties.ÌÌà8 àà àMisjoinder€of€parties€is€not€ground€for€dismissalÏof€an€action.€Parties€may€be€dropped€or€added€by€orderÏof€the€court€on€motion€of€any€party€or€of€its€own€ini…tiative€at€any€stage€of€the€action€and€on€such€terms€asÏare€just.€Any€claim€against€a€party€may€be€severed€andÏproceeded€with€separately.Ì€ÌÓÓ€€Ìà àWe€find€no€merit€in€the€appellant's€first€issue.ÌÌà àEven€though€a€court€reporter€was€present€at€the€trial,€noÏtranscript€of€the€evidence€or€statement€of€the€evidence€has€beenÏfiled€in€accordance€with€Rule€24,€T.R.C.P.€€Therefore,€we€areÏunable€to€reach€the€merits€of€the€remaining€issues€which€wereÏbefore€the€trial€court.€€The€issues€are€not€pure€matters€of€law,Ïbut€address€themselves€also€to€the€facts€as€found€by€the€trialÏcourt.ÌÌÓÓà8 àWhere€the€issues€raised€go€to€the€evidence,€there€mustÏbe€a€transcript.€In€the€absence€of€a€transcript€of€theÏevidence,€there€is€a€conclusive€presumption€that€thereÏwas€sufficient€evidence€before€the€trial€court€to€sup…port€its€judgment,€and€this€Court€must€therefore€affirmÏthe€judgment.€ÌÌà8 àòòœCoakley›€v.€Danielsóó,€840€S.W.2d€367,€370€(Tenn.€App.Ï1992).€òòSee€alsoóó€òòWord€v.€Wordóó,€937€S.W.2d€931,€932€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1996);€òòœSherrod›€v.€œWix›óó,€849€S.W.2d€780,€783€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1992);€òòIrvin€v.€City€of€œClarksville›óó,€767€S.W.2dÏ649,€653€(Tenn.€App.€1988).ÌÌÓÓÌà àSince€we€are€unable€to€reach€the€merits€of€the€appellant'sÏremaining€issues,€we€must€resolve€them€against€the€appellant.ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€assessed€to€the€appellant€and€this€case€is€remanded€toÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€œJudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ ¸ ÑÑ  ÑÑ7€œXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñ€€€à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌÌHELEN€EBLEN€and€KYLE€E.€BEVERLY,)à àROANE€CHANCERYÌand€wife,€JUDITH€T.€BEVERLY;€€€€)€€C.€A.€NO.€03A01„9709„CH„00423Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiffs„Appellees€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€FRANK€V.€WILLIAMS,€IIIÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCHANCELLORÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌLUCILLE€JOHNSON€and€CHERYL€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌROUSE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìà àà àCheryl€Rouse,€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Appellant€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÓ` ܸ ™XÓà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏChancery€Court€of€Roane€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÏUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€opinion€that€thereÏwas€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€assessed€to€the€appellant€and€this€case€is€remanded€toÏthe€trial€court.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÌ›