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HaroldR.Gunn,Humboldt,Tennessee,fortheappellants,RussellGravesandBeverlyCross.   JamesT._Ryal_,Jr.,Humboldt,Tennessee,fortheappellee,KraftGeneralFoods. "!   OPINION #\XX #X X\ f$# #\XX #  X X\ X2XXX   TwoseparatelawsuitswerefiledingeneralsessionscourtbyRussellGravesandBeverly F&!% Cross againstKraft.BothMr.GravesandMs.Crosssoughtvariousinsurancebenefits.Thegeneral 2'"& sessionscourtrenderedafinaljudgmentforMr.Gravesintheamountof$8,136pluscostsandfor "(r#' Ms.Crossintheamountof$8,000pluscosts.KraftappealedbothjudgmentstotheChanceryCourt )^$( ofGibsonCounty.Theplaintiffsfiledamotiontodismisstheappealsassertingthatchancerycourt )J%) hadnosubjectmatterjurisdiction.KraftfiledamotiontotransfertheappealstotheCircuitCourt *6&* ofGibsonCounty.Thechancerycourtdeniedthemotiontodismissandgrantedthemotionto +"'+ transfertothecircuitcourt.Theplaintiffsfiledamotiontodismissincircuitcourt.Thismotionwas ,(, denied.ThecircuitcourtheardthecaseandreversedthejudgmentsagainstKraftinbothmatters.  -(- Ї 0  Theissuesaspresentedbytheappellantsforreviewareasfollows:(#(# 8  1.0`   Cananappealfromageneralsessionsjudgmentbemadetochancerycourt?` `  8  2.0`   Ifanappealfromageneralsessionsjudgmentwereappealedtochancery ` court,canchancerycourttransfertheappealtocircuitcourt?L ` `   (5h83! !  Thiscourtperceivesamorebasicissue:didthedefendantsmakeatimelyappealofthe $ t generalsessionsjudgmenttoacourtwithsubjectmatterjurisdiction?  `   AppealfromGeneralSessionsCourttoChanceryCourt  $      TheappealprocedurefromageneralsessionscourtjudgmentisstatedinTenn.Code   Ann.275108.Thissectionstates:   #X XX X2v #X2XXX 8  (a)Anypartymayappealfromanadversedecisionofthegeneralsessionscourtto p thecircuitcourtofthecountywithinaperiodoften(10)daysoncomplyingwith \ theprovisionsofthischapter.H   0   ` (b)Thisprovisionallowingten(10)daysinwhichtoperfectanappealshallapply 4 ineverycountyofTennessee,anyprovisionofanyprivateacttothecontrary  p notwithstanding,itbeingthelegislativeintenttoestablishauniformperiodoften(10)  \ daysinwhichanysuchappealmaybeperfectedinanycountyinTennessee.H(#(# 0  0` (#(#   ` (c)Anyappealshallbehearddenovointhecircuitcourt. 4 (d)Ifnoappealistakenwithinthetimeprovided,thenexecutionmayissue. ` (#` (# Tenn.CodeAnn.275108(1980).Afterreviewingthisstatute,itiscleartothiscourtthata  chancerycourthasnosubjectmatterjurisdictiontohearanappealfromgeneralsessionscourt.  Thedefendant,KraftGeneralFoods,acknowledgesthatallappealsheardingeneralsessions  courtaretobeappealedtocircuitcourt.Appealsfromgeneralsessionsjudgmentsmayonlybe l madetoapropercircuitcourt. X   TransferfromChanceryCourttoCircuitCourt 0"       Thesecondissuebeforethecourtiswhetherchancerycourthas% J theauthoritytotransfer $X" anappealfromageneralsessionsjudgmenttothepropercircuitcourtwhenthecasehasbeen $D # appealedtochancerycourt. %0!$   Thegeneralrulegoverningtransferisthatacourtlackingsubjectmatterjurisdiction '#& overacasehasnoauthoritytotransferit,unlessthatauthorityisspecificallyconferredbystatute, (#' rule,orconstitutionalprovision. Nortonv._Everhart_ ,895S.W.2d317,319(Tenn.1995) )$( (citationsomitted).Thisrulewasexplicitlyadoptedin Colemanv.Coleman ,229S.W.2d341 |*%) (Tenn.1950).Inthatcase,achildsupportactionwaspendingintheChanceryCourtofShelby h+&* Countywhenacrossbillrequestingcustodyofthechildrenwasfiledbyoneoftheparties.The  chancerycourtrefusedtoruleonthecrossbill,findingthataspecificTennesseestatute  conferredexclusivejurisdictionoversuchmatterstoanothercourt,inthatcase,thecourtthat  grantedtheoriginaldivorce.Therefore,thechancerycourtorderedthecrossbilltransferredto t thecourtwhichheardtheoriginaldivorce.Uponappeal,theTennesseeSupremeCourtreversed ` thatdecisionstating: L  8  WehavebeenunabletofindanystatutewhichauthorizestheChancellorto $ t transferthiscrossbill...forfurtherproceedings...withreferencetothecustody  ` ofthischild.... L    8   ` ....$    8   ` ThereareseveralsituationsinthisstateinwhichoneCourtwithout   jurisdictionofagivencauseisauthorized...totransferthatcausetoaCourt   havingjurisdiction.Butthatauthorityisineachinstancegivenbyastatute....    8   ` Thefactthatstatuteswereconsiderednecessarytoauthorizetransfersbya \ CourtwithoutjurisdictiontoaCourtwithjurisdictionimplieslackofauthorityto H ordersuchtransferintheabsenceofstatutoryauthority....4   8   ` Weareoftheopinionthatsincethereisnostatuteauthorizingthe  \ ChanceryCourttotransferthiscausetotheCircuitCourt, itwaswithout H authorityofitsownmotiontoorderthetransferortodomore...thanto 4 dismissitforlackofjurisdiction ....      SeeColeman ,229S.W.2dat34445(emphasisadded).     Coleman clearlyestablishesthatacourtlackingsubjectmatterjurisdictionmaynot | transferacaseintheabsenceofstatutoryauthority. Norton ,895S.W.2dat320.Wenotethat l thesupremecourthasrecognizedthat abroadprovisionauthorizingacourtwithoutsubject X  matterjurisdictionoveracasetotransferthecasetoanypropercourtwouldpromotejudicial D! economy. Id .  However,thecourtmadeclearthatanysuchprovisionrequiredtheenactmentof 0"  astatutebythelegislature. #l!   Kraftcitessections164108and1611102oftheTennesseeCode,andrule17ofthe $D # TennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedureasstatutoryauthorityforthetransferofthisappealfrom %0!$ chancerycourttocircuitcourt.Section164108states: &"% #X XXX2q#X2XXX 8  (a)(1)Thejurisdictionofthecourtofappealsisappellateonly,andextendstoall (#' civilcasesexceptworkers'compensationcasesandappealspursuantto3710 )$(  304(g).|*%)   8   ` #X XXX2,#X2XXX (2)Allcaseswithinthejurisdictionthusconferredonthecourtofappeals   shall,forpurposesofreview,betakendirectlytothecourtofappealsinthe  divisionwithinwhichthecasearose,theeasterndivisiontoincludeHamilton  CountyandthewesterndivisiontoincludeShelbyCounty.Astoallothercases, t theexclusiverightofremovalandreviewisinthesupremecourt.Anycase ` removedbymistaketothewrongcourtshallbysuchcourtbetransferredtothe L  courthavingjurisdictionthereof,direct.8    8   ` (b)Thecourtofappealsalsohasappellatejurisdictionovercivilor $ t criminalcontemptarisingoutofacivilmatter.#X XXX2v-#X2XXX %J `   Tenn.CodeAnn.#X XXX20#X2XXX Ԁ164108(1994).Itisclearuponcloserinspectionthatthisstatuteonly  8  provides#X XXX2Æ1#X2XXX statutoryauthorityforthetransferofappealsbytheTennesseeCourtofAppeals.As $  such,itdoesnotprovideanyauthoritytoallowachancerycourttotransferanimproperlymade   appealtoacircuitcourtandthushasnoapplicationtothepresentcase.     Kraftalsocitessection1611102oftheTennesseeCodeasprovidingtheauthorityto   transfertheappeal.Thisstatutestates: p #X XXX222#X2XXX 8  (a)Thechancerycourthasconcurrentjurisdiction,withthecircuitcourt,ofall H civilcausesofaction,triableinthecircuitcourt,exceptforunliquidateddamages 4 forinjuriestopersonorcharacter,andexceptforunliquidateddamagesfor  p injuriestopropertynotresultingfromabreachoforalorwrittencontract;andno  \ demurrerforwantofjurisdictionofthecauseofactionshallbesustainedinthe H chancerycourt,exceptinthecasesexcepted.4   8   ` (b)Anysuitinthenatureofthecasesexceptedabovebroughtinthe   chancerycourt,whereobjectionhasnotbeentakenbyapleatothejurisdiction,   maybetransferredtothecircuitcourtofthecounty,orheardanddeterminedby  thechancerycourtupontheprinciplesofacourtoflaw.   Tenn.CodeAnn.1611102(1994)#X XXX2l4#X2XXX .Thisstatutehasbeeninterpretedbythesupremecourtas l providingthestatutoryauthoritytochancerycourttotransfermanytypesofimproperlyfiled X  originalcausesofactiontocircuitcourt. Seee.g., Flowersv.DyerCounty ,830S.W.2d51 D! (Tenn.1992)(actionsbroughtundertheTennesseeGovernmentalTortLiabilityAct); Woodsv. 0"  _MTC_ԀManagement ,967S.W.2d800(Tenn.1998)(actionsbroughtundertheTennessee #l! UniformResidentialLandlordTenantAct).However,thesupremecourthasneveraddressed $X" whetherthisstatuteauthorizesachancerycourttotransferanimproperappealmadefroma $D # generalsessionsjudgmenttoacircuitcourtwiththeproperjurisdiction.Uponourown %0!$ examinationofsection1611102oftheTennesseeCode,wefindthatthestatutedoesnot &"% provideanysuchauthoritytoachancerycourt. '#& #X XXX28#X2XXX   Kraftalsocites#X XXX2T=#X2XXX rule17oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedurewhichstates ifa )$( caseisappealedtotheSupremeCourt,CourtofAppeals,orCourtofCriminalAppealsthat |*%) shouldhavebeenappealedtoanothercourt,thecaseshallbetransferredtothepropercourt.S+ 'h+& S#X XXX2=#X2XXX  + '* Tenn.R.App.P.17.Acloseexaminationoftheruleshowsthatitdoesnotaddressappeals  madetochancerycourt.Thisruleprovidesnostatutoryauthorityforthetransferofanappeal x fromchancerycourttocircuitcourt. @   S#X XXX2a?#X2XXX   NostatutehasbeencitedbyKraftGeneralFoodsthatprovidesachancerycourtauthority #s totransferanimproperlymadeappealtocircuitcourt,andweareawareofnone.Asthe  _ chancerycourtlackedsubjectmatterjurisdictionovertheappealbyKraftandhadnoauthorityto  K transferittothepropercourt,thechancerycourtshouldhavegrantedthemotiontodismiss#X XXX2A#Ԁand  7 deniedthemotiontotransfer.Therefore,themotiontodismissfiledinthecircuitcourt,whichis  7 thebasisofthisappeal,shouldhavebeengranted.  '    TimelyappealfromGeneralSessionsJudgment        TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection275101statestheproperprocedureforappeals   fromageneralsessionscourt. Anypersondissatisfiedwiththejudgmentofarecorderorother   officerofamunicipalitychargedwiththeconductoftrials,inacivilaction,may,withinten(10) w  entiredaysthereafter,Sundaysexclusive,appealtothenexttermofcircuitcourt.Tenn.Code g Ann.275101(1980).Thisstatuteisclearuponreviewthatapartyhastendaystoappeala W generalsessionsjudgmenttoapropercircuitcourt.Kraftfiledtheirappealswiththechancery G court,whichhadnosubjectmatterjurisdictiontohearsuchappeals.Assuch,Kraftfailedto 7 timelyfiletheirappealsinacourtwithsubjectmatterjurisdiction. 'w Sjg S j   Conclusion   WH   ThejudgmentofthecircuitcourtdenyingthemotionstodismissmadebyMr.Graves  andMs.Crossisreversed.Thiscauseisremandedtothetrialcourtforfurtherproceedings  consistentwiththisopinion.CostsonappealareassessedagainstKraftGeneralFoods,andits } surety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. m    `     h     ___________________________________ =     `     h     DAVIDR.FARMER,JUDGE