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Tenn.R.App.P.3;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourt x AffirmedandRemanded  d   #VUX9#X9X.VUBenH.Cantrell,P.J.,M.S.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichWilliamC.Koch,Jr. t< andWilliamB.Cain,JJ.,joined. `( MattQ.Bastian,Columbia,Tennessee,fortheappellant,MiltonC.Prowell. 8 StephenPriceandAndreaTaylorMcKellar,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellee,Franklin  NationalBank.   OPINION #VUXX9#X9XVU   I. #VUXX9 # !t!   X9XVU  OnOctober26,1998,theFranklinNationalBankobtainedacivilwarrantintheGeneral #r# SessionsCourtofWilliamsonCountytorecoversomepersonalpropertyfromMiltonProwell.The $^ $ warrantwasreturnedonOctober29,1998,byWilliamHooper,Constable,withthefollowing %J!% notation, madethreeseparateattemptsdef.refusedtocometothedoorpostedondoortodaysdate n&6"& 0825hrs.ThewarrantcommandedMr.ProwelltoappearonNovember2,1998intheWilliamson Z'"#' CountySessionsCourt.OnNovember2,thecourtenteredjudgmentforthebankforpossessionof F($( thepropertydescribedinthewarrantandthecostsofthecause. 2)$)   OnOctober12,1999,Mr.ProwellfiledacomplaintintheMauryCountyCircuitCourt  +&+ againstthebankandMr.Hooper.ThecomplaintallegedthatMr.Prowellhadfinancedhis +', contractingbusinessthroughloansfromthebank,givingthebankasecurityinterestinsomeofhis ,(- equipment.Mr.Prowelldeniedthathehadbeenservedwiththewarrantforpossessionorthathe -). hadanynoticeoftheproceedinguntilhewasarrestedbyMr.HooperandotherofficersonFebruary 8 4,1999onachargeofhinderingasecuredcreditor.ThecomplaintallegedthatMr.Hooperwasthe $ paidagentofthebankandthatthebankandMr.Hooperwereguiltyofmaliciousprosecution,false  imprisonment,abuseofprocess,conversion,libel,slander,defamationofbusinesscharacter,and  outrageousconduct.ThebankfileditsanswerandacounterclaimforthebalanceowedbyMr.  Prowell.ApparentlysomeofthecollateralsecuringMr.Prowellsnotehadbeenrepossessedunder  theWilliamsonCountyGeneralSessionswarrant.Mr.HooperfiledhisansweronDecember7,   1999andasupplementalansweronDecember13.  t   OnDecember20,1999,Mr.ProwellfiledapetitionforwritofcertiorariintheCircuitCourt  L  ofWilliamsonCountyseekinganullificationofthejudgmentforpossessionissuedbytheGeneral p 8  SessionsCourtonNovember2,1998.ThepleadingsfromtheMauryCountylitigationwerefiled \$  asexhibitstothepetition.Thecircuitjudgerefusedtograntthewrit,holdingthattheissuesin H  MauryCountyinvolvedthequestionofthevalidityoftheWilliamsonCountyjudgmentandthatMr. 4  Prowellhadundulydelayedfilingthepetitionformorethantenmonthsafterbecomingawareofthe    judgmentagainsthim.    0   @)(#(# II.     Thepartiesmakesomeefforttodecidewhetherthewritsoughtwasacommonlawwrit  underTenn.CodeAnn.278101orthestatutorywritunderTenn.CodeAnn.278102.We p thinkthepointisimmaterialbecausethedecisiontogranteitherwritiswithinthesounddiscretion \ ofthetrialcourt.SeeClarkv.MetropolitanGovernmentofNashville,827S.W.2d312(Tenn.Ct. H App.1991);Packv.RoyalGlobeIns.Co.,457S.W.2d19(Tenn.1970).Certiorarishouldnotbe l4 grantedifthepersonseekingithasotheradequateappellateremedies._Tragle_Ԁv._Burdette_,438 X  S.W.2d736(Tenn.1969). D    Inthecaseatbar,theappellantcontendsthattheGeneralSessionsCourtlackedinpersonam  jurisdiction,forvariousreasons,andthereforelackedtheauthoritytoenterajudgmentagainsthim.  However,aspointedoutbythetrialcourt,theappellanthasanadequateremedytothedefault  judgmententeredagainsthim.Suchremedyliesintheappellantspendingsuitagainsttheappellee  intheCircuitCourtforMauryCounty.ThevalidityoftheGeneralSessionsjudgmenthadbeen   placedinissueinthepleadingsinMauryCounty.Therewasnoneedinthiscasefortheappellant !  tohaveresortedtoawritforcertiorari.Therefore,itwaswithinthediscretionofthetrialcourtto "l! denytheappellantspetitionforthewritofcertiorari. #X" @^^( III.  h%0!$   ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedandthecauseremandedtotheCircuitCourtfor @'#& WilliamsonCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant, ,(#' MiltonC.Prowell. )$(    `     h   _________________________________________ *&*    `     h   BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.