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ÓÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÐ ”;Œ49( Їò òLARRY€B.€FOX,à  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àStewart€CircuitÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àNo.€€4„321„CV„96Ð ôì Ðà ` àPlaintiff/Appellant,à h àà À àà  à)Ð àØ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)ÌVS.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)Ð ¸ ° Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p àÐ ¤ œ ÐCITY€OF€DOVER€and€HEATH€B.à  à)à p àAppeal€No.Ð  ˆ ÐSTEVENS,à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)à p à01A01„9803„CV„00122Ð | t Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à)Ìà ` àDefendants/Appellees.à À àà  à)à p àÐ TL  ÐÌó óÌÓÓÓÓà@88(®àòòò òÔ‡„›¸„XXÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#†XÖhX„„›¸!#Ôó óóóˆÐ   ÐÓ÷ ÓÌà ` àThe€plaintiff,€Larry€B.€Fox,€has€appealed€from€a€partial€final€judgment€dismissing€theÏdefendant,€Heath€B.€œStevens,›€and€Tennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company,€plaintiffððsÏuninsured€motorist€insurer,€pursuant€to€T.R.C.P.€Rule€54.02.€€ÌÌà ` àPlaintiff€presents€the€following€issue:ÌÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓÓ  ÓWhether€the€ninety€(90)€day€period€specified€in€T.C.A.€ðð€20„¼1„119€9€is€tolled€until€a€defendant€pleads€his€affirmativeÏdefense€of€comparative€fault€in€accordance€with€T.R.C.P.Ï8.03.ÌÒ¸ æÒÒ„` ØÒÓôÓÓÓÌà ` àOn€October€14,€1995,€plaintiff€sustained€personal€injuries€and€property€damage€whenÏthe€vehicle€he€was€operating€was€struck€from€the€rear€by€a€police€cruiser€operated€by€officerÏTracy€L.€Hearndon€on€the€business€of€the€City€of€Dover.ÌÌà ` àOn€October€1,€1996,€plaintiff€sued€the€City€and€its€employee.ÌÌà ` àOn€November€13,€1996,€an€answer€was€filed€by€the€defendants€stating:ÌÓ  ÓÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓ4.à  àThe€proximate€cause€of€the€accident€which€led€to€theÐ ø0ð)- Ðdamages,€if€any,€suffered€by€the€Plaintiff€was€the€action€ofÏHeath€B.€Stevens,€a€fleeing€criminal.€€òòStevens€was€guilty€ofÐ Ð2È+/ Ðnegligence,€and/or€willful€and€reckless€conduct.€€His€fault€wasÏmore€than€50%€of€the€cause€of€the€accidentóó.€€Therefore,€theseÐ ¨4 -1 ÐDefendants€bear€no€responsibility.€€Alternatively,€in€the€eventÏStevens€fault€was€less€than€50%€of€the€cause€of€the€accident,Ïthen€òòsome€proportion€of€fault€must€be€attributed€to€himóó.Ð l7d04 Ðâ âÒ¸ ÄÒÒ„` ¶ÒÓÒÓÓªÓÐ X8P15 Ðà ` àThe€briefs€of€the€parties€refer€to€numerous€motions,€orders€and€a€ð ðnoticeðð€which€areÏâ ânot€found€in€the€record.€€This€Court€will€consider€only€those€documents€which€are€found€inÏthe€record,€which€reflect€the€following€procedure€after€November€13,€œ1996:›ÌÌà ` àOn€January€9,€1997,€an€agreed€order€was€entered€reading€as€follows:ÌÒ¸ ÒÒ` „ÒÓÓÓ  Ó€à  àAs€is€evidenced€by€the€signatures€of€counsel€below,Ð @8  Ðthe€parties€agree€that€defendant€is€allowed€to€amend€itsÏanswer€by€deleting€affirmative€defense€number€4€andÏinserting€the€following€in€its€place:ÌÌÒ„` tÒÒ¸ „ÒÒ¸ fÒÒÒà h àThe€proximate€cause€of€the€accidentÏwhich€led€to€damages,€if€any,€suffered€by€theÏplaintiff€was€the€action€of€Heath€B.€Stevens,€aÏfleeing€criminal.€€òòStevens€was€guilty€ofÐ  ˜ Ðnegligence,€gross€negligence,€and/or€willfulÏand€reckless€conductóó.€€To€whatever€extent€hisÐ xp Ðfault€contributed€to€this€accident,€òòa€percentageÐ d\ Ðof€responsibility€must€be€assessedóó.€€AnyÐ PH Ðrecovery€to€which€the€plaintiff€mightÏotherwise€be€entitled€must€be€reduced€by€thatÏproportionate€percentage.ÌÒ»ÒÒ„¸ ›ÒÒ¸ ÒÒ` 5„ÒÌà  àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED€that€defendantððsÏanswer€be€amended€by€deleting€affirmative€defense€numberÏ4€and€inserting€in€its€place€and€stead€the€above.Ìà  àÌà  àTHIS,€the€12€day€of€December,€1996.ÌÒ¸ #ÒÒ„` 5ÒÓ‚ÓÓ”ÓÌà ` àOn€January€21,€1997,€an€agreed€order€was€entered€reading€as€follows:ÌÒ¸ ÒÒ` „ÒÓ  Óò òÓÓà @` àòòAGREED€ORDERóóÐ 8(0!$ Ðó óÌÓâÓÓ  Óà  àPursuant€to€motion€made€by€the€defendant€in€responseÏto€plaintiffððs€motion€to€strike,€the€defendant€is€allowed€toÏamend€its€answer€by€deleting€Affirmative€Defense€number€4Ïand€inserting€the€following€in€its€place:ÌÓJÓÌÒ„` ÔÒÒ¸ „ÒÒ¸ ÆÒÒÒÓ  Óà h àòòThe€proximate€cause€of€the€accidentóóÐ ¬.¤'+ Ðwhich€led€to€damages,€if€any,€suffered€by€theÏplaintiff€òòwas€the€action€of€Heath€B.€Stevensóó,€aÐ „0|)- Ðfleeing€criminal.€€òòStevens€was€guilty€ofÐ p1h*. Ðnegligence,€gross€negligence€and/or€willfulÏand€reckless€conductóó.€€Stevens€violated€T.C.A.Ð H3@,0 Ððð€55„8„132€when€he€failed€to€drive€to€aÏposition€parallel€to€the€right„hand€edge€of€theÏroadway€and€stop€upon€the€approach€ofÏauthorized€emergency€vehicles€using€audibleÏand€visual€signals.€€Stevens€violated€T.C.A.€ððÏ55„8„104€by€refusing€and/or€willfully€refusingÏto€comply€with€the€lawful€order€or€direction€ofÐ ¼9´27 Ðpursuing€officers€with€authority€to€stop€him.€ÏStevens€also€violated€T.C.A.€ðð€55„8„152€byÏdriving€his€automobile€at€an€excessive€rate€ofÏspeed.€€Stevens€drove€his€vehicle€in€willfulÏand€wanton€disregard€for€the€safety€of€personsÏand€property€in€violation€of€T.C.A.€ðð€55„10„¼205.€€Stevens€also€failed€to€operate€his€vehicleÏat€a€safe€speed,€under€control,€and€in€a€mannerÏconsistent€with€concern€for€the€safety€andÏwelfare€of€the€public.ÌÒ~ÒÒ„¸ ^ÒÒ¸ 9ÒÒ` [„ÒÌà  àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED€that€defendantððsÏanswer€be€amended€by€deleting€Affirmative€Defense€numberÏ4€and€inserting€in€its€place€instead€the€above.ÌÌà  àIT€IS,€FURTHER,€ORDERED€that€plaintiffððs€motionÏto€strike€be€and€hereby€is€withdrawn.ÌÒ¸ ="ÒÒ„` O"ÒÓñÓÓŒÓÌà ` àTHIS,€the€21st€day€of€January,€1997.ÌÌà ` àOn€April€14,€1997,€plaintiff€moved€to€amend€his€complaint€to€allege€the€following:ÌÓ  ÓÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓà  à3.à h àOn€November€22,€1996,€Plaintiff€filed€aÐ   ÐMotion€to€Strike€Defendantððs€comparative€fault€defenseÏalleging€that€the€Defendant€has€not€complied€with€T.R.C.P.Ï8.03€in€stating€the€affirmative€facts€of€the€non„partyððs€fault.ÌÌà  à4.à h àIn€response€to€Plaintiffððs€Motion€to€Strike,€onÐ °"¨ Ðor€about€December€10,€1996,€the€Defendant€filed€a€MotionÏasking€to€amend€its€comparative€fault€defense€and€an€OrderÏwas€entered€granting€said€Motion€to€Amend€DefendantððsÏAnswer€in€that€regard.ÌÌà  à5.à h àOn€December€16,€1996,€Plaintiff€filed€aÐ 8(0!$ ÐMotion€to€Strike€the€allegations€of€comparative€fault€asÏalleged€in€Defendantððs€First€Amended€Answer.€€Plaintiff€setÏthis€Motion€for€a€hearing€on€January€21,€1997,€and€PlaintiffÏfiled€a€Memorandum€of€Law€in€support€of€its€Motion€toÏStrike€on€January€13,€1997.ÌÌà  à6.à h àOn€or€about€January€13,€1997,€the€DefendantÐ ¬.¤'+ Ðfiled€its€Response€to€Plaintiffððs€Motion€to€Strike.Ìà  à7.à h àOn€or€about€January€20,€1997,€the€Plaintiff€andÐ „0|)- ÐDefendant€entered€an€Agreed€Order€allowing€the€DefendantÏto€amend€its€Answer€so€as€to€comport€with€T.R.C.P.€8.03€byÏnaming€the€non„party€and€pleading€affirmative€facts€of€theÏnon„partyððs€comparative€fault.ÌÌà  à8.à h àT.C.A.€20„1„119€allows€a€Plaintiff€ninety€(90)Ð  6/3 Ðdays€from€the€date€that€comparative€fault€of€a€non„party€isÏplead€in€a€Defendantððs€Answer€to€amend€its€ComplaintÏpursuant€to€T.R.C.P.€15€and€to€name€the€non„party€as€aÏDefendant€and€to€cause€process€to€issue€to€the€non„party.Ð ¼9´27 Їà  àò òWHEREFORE€PLAINTIFF€MOVES€THISÐ  ÐHONORABLE€COURTó ó€to€allow€Plaintiff€to€file€theÐ ôì Ðattached€òòSixth€Amended€Complaintóó€naming€the€non„partyÐ äÜ ÐHeath€B.€Stevens€as€a€party€defendant€to€this€lawsuit.ÌÒ¸ a$ÒÒ„` S$ÒÓo$ÓÓG$ÓÌà ` àOn€May€14,€1997,€an€order€was€entered€permitting€plaintiff€to€file€his€sixth€amendedÏcomplaint€naming€the€third€party€wrongdoer.ÌÌÓ  Óà ` àOn€June€26,€1997,€Tennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company€moved€that€it€beÏdismissed€as€an€œunnamed€›€uninsured€motorist€insurer€and/or€for€summary€judgment€in€its€favorÏon€the€ground€that€plaintiffððs€action€against€the€movant€was€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.ÌÌà ` àOn€September€10,€1997,€plaintiff€filed€a€response€in€which€he€insisted€that€defendantððsÏoriginal€answer€filed€on€November€13,€1996,€did€not€comply€with€T.R.C.P.€Rule€8.03€byÏspecifying€the€fault€of€the€third€party€tort€feasor,€and€that€this€deficiency€was€not€supplied€untilÏthe€City€of€Dover€filed€its€òòamended€complaintóó€(Defense)€on€January€21,€1997.€€(The€agreed€orderÐ ü Ðsigned€on€December€12,€1996,€and€filed€on€January€9,€1997,€and€the€agreed€order€filed€onÏJanuary€21,€œ1997,›€amended€the€defense€twice.)ÌÌà ` àAttached€to€plaintiffððs€response€was€the€affidavit€of€plaintiffððs€counsel€that,€at€variousÏtimes€prior€to€August€1996,€he€was€in€contact€with€representatives€of€Tennessee€Farmers€MutualÏInsurance€Company€regarding€the€claims€of€plaintiff.ÌÌà ` àPlaintiff€insists€that€his€amendment€to€include€the€uninsured€motorist,€and€his€insurer,Ïfiled€on€April€14,€1997,€was€ð ðwell€within€the€90€days€allowed€by€T.C.A.€ðð€œ20„1„119,ðð€whichÏreads€as€follows:ÌÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓà  àB.à h àò òT.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119€Comparative€faultó ó€„Ð L3D,0 Ðò òJoiner€of€third€party€defendants.ó ó€€€(a)€In€civil€actions€whereÐ <44-1 Ðcomparative€fault€is€or€becomes€an€issue,€if€a€defendantÏnameñ*9ñsñ*9ññ,9ññ+9ñDñ+9ññ,9ññ-9ñdñ-9ñ€in€an€original€complaint€initiating€a€suit€filed€withinÏthe€applicable€statute€of€limitations,€or€nameñ.9ñsñ.9ññ/9ñdñ/9ñ€in€an€amendedÏcomplaint€filed€within€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations,Ïòòalleges€in€an€answer€or€amended€answer€to€the€original€orÐ Ü8Ô16 Ðamended€complaint€that€a€person€not€a€party€to€the€suit€causedÐ È9À27 Ðor€contributed€to€the€injury€or€damage€for€which€the€plaintiff€Ïseeks€recoveryóó,€and€if€the€plaintiffððs€cause€or€causes€of€actionÐ ôì Ðagainst€such€person€would€be€barred€by€any€applicable€statuteÏof€limitations€but€for€the€operation€of€this€section,€the€plaintiffÏmay,€within€ninety€(90)€days€of€the€filing€of€the€first€answerÏor€first€amended€answer€alleging€such€personððs€fault,€either:ÌÓ`2ÓÓÓÒ¸ R2ÒÒ„` D2ÒÌÒ¸ „ÒÒÒà h à(1)à À àAmend€the€complaint€to€addÐ | t Ðsuch€person€as€a€defendant€pursuant€to€RuleÏ15€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€ProcedureÏand€cause€process€to€be€issued€for€that€person;ÏorÌÓ¦6ÓÓ$8ÓÌà h à(2)à À àInstitute€a€separate€actionÐ ü  Ðagainst€that€person€by€filing€a€summons€andÏcomplaint.€€If€the€plaintiff€elects€to€proceedÏunder€this€section€by€filing€a€separate€action,Ïthe€complaint€so€filed€shall€not€be€consideredÏan€ð ðoriginal€complaint€initiating€the€suitðð€orÏð ðan€amended€complaintðð€for€purposes€of€thisÏsubsection.ÌÒë6ÒÒ„¸ Ý6ÒÓ-ÓÒ¸ 5/ÒÒ` C/„ÒÓ  Ó„€„€„€„ÌÓÌ9ÓÓ.Óà  à(b)à h àA€cause€of€action€brought€within€ninety€(90)Ð PH Ðdays€pursuant€to€subsection€(a)€shall€not€be€barred€by€anyÏstatute€of€limitations.ÌÒ„` º9ÒÒ¸ ¨9ÒÓå7ÓÌà ` àPlaintiffððs€April€14,€1997,€motion€to€amend€was€filed€more€than€6€months€afterÏdefendantððs€November€13,€1996,€answer€and€more€than€90€days€after€the€January€9,€1997,€agreedÏorder€amending€the€answer.€€Moreover,›€the€order€permitting€œplaintiffððs€sixth›€amendment€was€notÏentered€until€May€14,€1997,€more€than€90€days€after€the€orders€of€January€9€and€21,€1997,Ïamending€the€ð ðdefendantððs€defense.ðð€€ÌÌà ` àThe€statute€of€limitations€for€personal€injuries€is€one€year.€€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„104.€€As€toÏdamage€to€property,€the€limitation€is€3€years.€€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„105.€€€ÌÌà ` àPlaintiffððs€rights€against€the€City€and€its€employee€are€not€involved€in€this€appeal.€€TheÏsole€question€before€this€Court€at€this€time€is€whether€plaintiff€timely€filed€his€action€against€theÏthird€party€wrongdoer.€€œIt€is€not€necessary€to€determine€which€of€defendantððs€defenses€wasÏsufficiently€explicit€to€trigger€the€90„day€ð ðwindowðð€for€amendment€by€the€plaintiff.€€In€respectÏto€each€of€defendantððs€defenses,€plaintiff€did€not€amend€within€90€days.€€The›€statute€ofÏlimitations€against€plaintiffððs€property€damage€claim€extends€to€October€14,€1998;€hence,Ð ¼9´27 Ðplaintiffððs€suit€for€property€damages€filed€before€October€14,€1998,€is€alive€and€pending€forÏfuture€disposition.€€œThe€one€year€statute€on€plaintiffððs€personal›€injury€œclaim›€against€the€third€partyÏwrongdoer€became€barred€on€October€15,€1996,€unless€extended€by€T.C.A.€ðð€œ20„1„119.›€ÌÒ¸ ÒÒ` „ÒÓÓà  à¹Ò„` °@ÒÒ¸ ¢@ÒÒ°„ÒÓ¾@Óà ` àœñ9ñThe€third€party€wrongdoer€ñ9ññ9ñ›ñ9ñwas›€not€mentioned€in€the€original€complaint€filed€onÏOctober€1,€œ1996ñ9ñ.ñ9ññ 9ñ€ñ 9ññ9ñ,›€or€any€other€pleading€filed€on€or€before€October€14,€1996.€€Therefore,Ïplaintiffððs€personal€injury€claim€against€Stevens€(ergo€the€uninsured€motorist€insurer)€isÏbarred€unless€T.C.A.€ðð€28„1„119€provides€an€extension€of€90€days.€€ñ9ñThe€first€defense€filed€by€the€uninsured€motorist€insurer€on€November€13,Ï1996,€stated:ÌÒ„°AÒÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓThe€proximate€cause€of€the€accident€which€led€to€theÏdamages,€if€any,€suffered€by€the€Plaintiff€was€the€action€ofÏHeath€B.€Stevens,€a€fleeing€criminal.€€Stevens€was€guilty€ofÏnegligence€„„„€some€proportion€of€the€fault€must€be€attributedÏto€him.ÌÒ¸ -CÒÒ„` CÒÓ;CÓÒ°—:„ÒÌà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119,€quoted€above,€requires€only€that€a€named€defendant€allege€in€hisÏanswer€that€a€non€party€caused€or€contributed€to€the€injury€or€damages€of€plaintiff.€€TheÏstatute€contains€no€requirement€that€the€defendant€specify€the€nature€of€the€fault€of€the€thirdÏparty.€€Thus,€on€the€face€of€the€statute,€the€90„day€ð ðwindowðð€for€plaintiff€to€add€the€non€partyÏto€this€suit€began€on€November€13,€1996,€and€extended€90€days€to€February€11,€1997.€€UnderÏthis€view€of€the€issue,€plaintiffððs€suit€for€personal€injuries€against€Heath€B.€Stevens€andÏTennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company€must€be€dismissed€as€barred€by€the€one€yearÏstatute€of€limitations.€€As€already€stated,€the€property€damage€claim€is€not€barred€and€shouldÏnot€be€dismissed€at€this€time.ÌÌà ` àIn€opposition€to€the€foregoing€reasoning,€the€plaintiff€argues€that€the€defense€filed€onÏNovember€13,€1996,€was€ineffective€to€trigger€the€beginning€of€the€90„day€window€forÏadding€an€unnamed€defendant€because€of€the€requirement€of€T.R.C.P.€Rule€8.03€which€readsÏin€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÌñ)9ñÓÓñ)9ññ(9ñÒ„°}DÒÒ „Òñ(9ññ'9ñÒ¸ Òñ'9ñà  àò ò8.03.€„€Affirmative€Defensesó ó.€„€In€pleading€to€aÐ  5.2 Ðpreceding€pleading,€a€party€shall€set€forth€affirmatively€facts€inÏshort€plain€terms€relied€upon€to€constitute€„„„€comparative€faultÏ(including€the€identity€or€description€of€any€other€alleged€tortÏfeasor.Ìñ'9ñÒ¸ !IÒñ'9ññ(9ñÒ„ IÒñ(9ññ)9ñÓÛHÓñ)9ññ(9ñÒ°}D„Òñ(9ñÐ À9¸27 Ðà ` àPlaintiff€insists€that€the€defense€of€third€party€wrongdoer€was€ð ðvoidðð€and€subject€toÏbe€stricken€because€the€facts€(negligent€acts€or€omissions€of€the€third€party)€were€not€ð ðsetÏforth€affirmatively.ðð€€The€record€contains€no€challenge€of€the€sufficiency€of€the€NovemberÏ13,€1996,€affirmative€defense€until€September€10,€1997,€when€plaintiff€filed€a€response€to€theÏMotion€to€Dismiss€filed€by€Tennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company€on€June€26,€1997.ÌÌà ` àThe€Advisory€Commission€comments€regarding€Rule€8.03€contain€the€following:ÌÌÒ„°¶JÒÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓà  àThe€party€relying€upon€matter€constituting€anÏavoidance€or€affirmative€defense€must€set€forth€factsÏconstituting€such€defenses€in€short€and€plainñ!9ñtñ!9ñ€terms,€just€asÏunder€Rule€8.02.€€The€party€must€set€forth€express€denials€ofÏclaims€asserted€by€the€adverse€party.€€ÌÒ¸ 9MÒÒ„` +MÒÓGMÓÒ°D8„ÒÌRule€8.02€provides:Ì›ÌÒ„°±NÒÒ¸ ÒÒ` „ÒÓÓà  àA€party€shall€state€in€short€and€plain€terms€his€or€herÏdefenses€to€each€claim€asserted.ÌÒ¸ ìNÒÒ„` úNÒÓOÓÒ°D8„ÒÌà ` àIf€a€defendant€wishes€to€prove€the€fault€of€a€non€party,€he€must€plead€comparativeÏnegligence€as€an€affirmative€defense.€€òòGeorge€v.€Alexanderóó,€Tenn.€1996,€931€S.W.2d€517.Ð t%l! ÐÌà ` àA€motion€to€strike€may€be€employed€against€a€portion€of€a€pleading€the€allegationsÏof€which€are€offensive,€scurrilous,€or€in€gross€violation€of€T.R.C.P.€Rule€8.€€òòCurveÐ ü*ô#' ÐElementary€School€Parent€and€Teachers€Organization€v.€Lauderdale€County€School€Boardóó,Ð Ô,Ì%) ÐTenn.€App.€1980,€608€S.W.2d€855.ÌÌà ` àIn€òòBarker€v.€Heekin€Can€Companyóó,€Tenn.€1991,€804€S.W.2d€442,€the€Supreme€CourtÐ \2T+/ Ðheld:ÌÒ„°¹OÒÒ` „ÒÓ °ÓÓÓà  àThe€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€are€not€intended€as€aÏtrap€for€the€unwary,€but€as€a€means€of€securing€the€just,Ïspeedy€and€inexpensive€determination€of€every€action.€ÏCertainly,€the€two€and€one„half€year€delay€in€notifying€theÏplaintiff€of€the€technical€defect€in€this€case€added€nothing€toÐ ¼9´27 Ðthe€prompt€dispensation€of€justice.Ìâ âÒ„` ÊQÒÓæQÓÓ °ØQÓÒ°jE„ÒÌà ` àThis€Court€might€paraphrase€the€foregoing€by€stating:€The€delay€from€November€13,Ï1996,€to€September€10,€1997,€in€notifying€the€defendant€of€the€technical€defect€in€itsÏaffirmative€defense€added€nothing€to€the€prompt€dispensation€of€justice.ÌÌà ` àA€prompt€challenge€to€the€sufficiency€of€the€affirmative€defense€would€undoubtedlyÏbeen€met€with€a€corrective€amendment€under€T.R.C.P.€Rule€15.01€which€would€haveÏcontributed€to€the€prompt€dispensation€of€justice.ÌÌà ` àIt€has€been€well€said€that€the€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€are€intended€to€avoid€ð ðtrial€byÏambush.ðð€€Neither€party€is€entitled€to€ð ðlie€in€waitðð€until€an€error€or€omission€is€incurable€ifÏit€would€have€been€curable€if€timely€challenged.€€Even€if€the€affidavit€of€plaintiffððs€counselÏwere€proper€for€consideration,€it€fails€to€state€any€circumstance€supporting€a€waiver€of€theÏstatute€of€limitations.ÌÌà ` àIn€summary,€this€Court€holds€that€the€November€13,€1996,€defense€of€comparativeÏfault€in€the€answer€of€Tennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company€was€œsufficientñ"9ñlyñ"9ññ#9ñ€toÏtrñ#9ññ$9ññ#9ñi8ggerñ#9ññ$9ññ%9ñigger€the€90„day€extension€of€the€statute€of€limitations€provided€by€T.C.A.€ðð€20„1„119.€€ItÏcorrectlyñ%9ñ›œñ&9ñ€defective€to€be€stricken€without€an€amendment€to€cure€any€defect€therein.€€ItÏcorrectlyñ&9ñ›€identified€the€third€party€wrongdoer€and€asserted€that€his€negligence€caused€theÏinjury€of€plaintiff.€€The€details€of€his€negligence,€if€known€to€defendant,€could€have€beenÏreadily€supplied€if€demanded€and€available.€€If€not,€such€details€could€and€would€have€beenÏsupplied€by€another€participant€in€the€collision€who€was€a€party€to€the€case.ÌÌà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€modified€by€deleting€therefrom€the€dismissal€ofÏplaintiffððs€suit€for€property€damages.€€The€judgment,€dismissing€plaintiffððs€suit€againstÏTennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company€for€personal€injury,€is€affirmed.€€One„halfÏof€the€cost€of€this€appeal€is€assessed€against€the€appellant€and€his€surety.€€One„half€of€said€Ð Ð8È16 Ðœcosts›€is€assessed€against€the€appellee.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€furtherÏproceedings€in€conformity€with€this€opinion.ÌÌÒ„°ªSÒÓØ3Óñ&9ñœñ&9ñÓÓ9ÓÓ„\ÓÓ KÓÒ°$™„Òò òÓ  ÓÔ‡¼ b¼XXÖaÔMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÔ#†XÖaX¼¼ bú\#Ôó ó.Ð  ˆ ÐÓî\ÓÓÓÌÌà « àà  àà [ àà ³ àà  àà c à___________________________Ìà « àà  àà [ àà ³ àà  àà c àHENRY€F.€TODD,€JUDGEÌà « àà  àà [ àà ³ àà  àà c àÌÓ KË\ÓÌÌÌÌÒ„°Ù\ÒÒ` ÀX„ÒCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELLÌPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌ___________________________ÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÒ„` Ê^ÒÓ„]Ó