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òÔ_ÔTenn.R.App.P.Ô_Ô€3;€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Affirmed€and€Remandedó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼D»àX9F #ÔÔ‡X9X.¼DÔW.€Frank€Crawford,€P.J.,€W.S.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòAlan€E.€Ô_ÔHighersÔ_Ô,Ð tÄ ÐJ.óó€and€òòDavid€R.€Farmer,€J.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌGary€Howell,€Columbia,€For€Appellant,€Wanda€Sue€Ô_ÔGrubbsÔ_ÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌBarbara€J.€Ô_ÔPerutelliÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€For€Appellee,€Rae€Ô_ÔPilkingtonÔ_ÔÐ #`" ÐÓ ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼D»XX9/ #ÔÔ‡X9X»¼DÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼D»XX9f #ÔÔ‡X9X»¼DÔÓ  Óà  àOn€August€7,€1997,€plaintiff,€Wanda€Sue€Grubbs,€sued€defendant,€Rae€Pilkington,€forÐ À&"& Ðpersonal€injuries€sustained€on€August€7,€1996,€when€she€was€bitten€by€defendantððs€dog€atÐ ¬'ü"' Ðdefendantððs€residence€in€Maury€County,€Tennessee.€€On€November€30,€1998,€the€case€was€dismissedÐ ˜(è#( Ðfor€failure€to€reissue€process€in€compliance€with€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€3.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Plaintiff€filed€the€instant€suit€onÐ „)Ô$) ÐAugust€6,€1999,€and€defendant€was€duly€served€at€her€Kentucky€address.€€Ð p*À%*ý Ðà  àOn€September€1,€2000,€defendant€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€on€the€ground€thatÐ ° Ðplaintiffððs€suit€was€barred€by€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations,€and€that€plaintiff€cannot€rely€uponÐ œì Ðthe€tolling€statute,€T.C.A.€Ô‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPËŒ#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111,€because€of€her€lack€of€due€diligence.€€In€support€of€the€motion,Ð ˆØ Ðdefendant€filed€and€relies€upon€her€affidavit,€the€affidavit€of€Lisa€Berry,€and€the€affidavit€of€Jody€L.Ð tÄ ÐÔ_ÔFennellÔ_Ô.Ð `° ÐÌà  àDefendantððs€affidavit€states€that€on€August€7,€1996,€defendant€lived€at€1800€Hayes€DentonÐ 8 ˆ ÐRoad,€and€that€on€August€15,€1997,€she€moved€to€622€East€Dixie€Highway,€Elizabethtown,Ð $ t ÐKentucky,€and€has€lived€there€continually€until€the€present€time.€€The€affidavit€states€that€the€postÐ  ` Ðoffice€in€Columbia,€Tennessee€was€given€the€change€of€address,€and€the€tax€assessor€was€also€givenÐ ü L  Ðthe€change€of€address,€because€she€still€owned€the€real€property€in€Maury€County.€€She€further€statesÐ è 8  Ðthat€she€periodically€visited€her€daughter,€Lisa€Berry,€€in€Maury€County€and€saw€plaintiff€on€severalÐ Ô$  Ðoccasions€but€was€never€asked€for€her€address.€Ð À  ÐÌà  àLisa€Berryððs€affidavit€states€that€she€resides€at€1834€Hayes€Denton€Road,€Columbia,Ð ˜è  ÐTennessee,€and€that€in€August,€1996,€she€and€the€plaintiff€were€good€friends€and€remained€goodÐ „Ô  Ðfriends€until€the€summer€of€1999.€€She€states€that€after€plaintiffððs€August€1996€injury,€she€and€theÐ pÀ Ðplaintiff€continued€to€see€each€other€on€a€regular€basis.€€Plaintiff€knew€that€the€defendant€had€movedÐ \¬ Ðto€Kentucky,€and€at€no€time€did€the€plaintiff€ask€for€information€concerning€the€defendantððs€address.€Ð H˜ ÐAffiant€states€that€had€the€address€been€requested,€she€would€have€given€the€address€to€plaintiff.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àJody€Fennellððs€affidavit€states€that€she€is€a€claims€examiner€for€the€American€Family€HomeÐ  \ ÐInsurance€Company,€the€defendantððs€insurer,€and€was€handling€the€claim€concerning€Wanda€Grubbs.€Ð øH ÐMs.€Fennell€states€that€she€was€in€communication€with€Wanda€Grubbsððs€attorney,€Gary€Howell,€andÐ ä4 Ðneither€Howell€nor€Grubbs€requested€that€she€provide€the€defendantððs€address.€€Had€they€done€so,Ð Ð  ÐMs.€Fennell€states€that€she€would€have€provided€the€address.€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àIn€addition,€pursuant€to€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€56.03,€defendant€filed€a€ð ðStatement€of€UndisputedÐ ”ä ÐFactsðð€to€which€no€response€was€made€by€plaintiff.€€We€quote€the€undisputed€facts:Ð €Ð ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€The€plaintiffððs€cause€of€action€for€personal€injury€arose€onÐ X ¨ ÐAugust7,€1996.ÐD!”` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€The€plaintiff€filed€suit€and€process€was€issued€against€theÐ #l! Ðdefendant€on€August€7,€1997€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Maury€County,Ð $X" ÐTennessee,€under€docket€number€7778.€€On€September€12,€1997,Ð ô$D # Ðprocess€was€returned€unserved€with€a€notation€ð ðunable€to€locate,€Ð à%0!$ Ðmoved€to€KY.ððÐÌ&"%` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à3.€€On€November€30,€1998,€the€complaint€was€dismissed€pursuant€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€defendantððs€motion€under€the€authority€of€Rule€3€of€the€TennesseeÐ )à$( ÐRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€At€that€time,€the€Court€did€not€addressÐ |*Ì%) ÐT.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9Ò#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXP˵#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111.Ðh+¸&*` x` x Їà8  àà8` Ð Ð à4.€€On€August€6,€1999€the€plaintiff€re„instituted€suit€and€process€wasÐ ° Ðissued€under€Maury€County€Circuit€Docket€Number€8807.Мì` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à5.€€The€defendant€was€served€by€certified€mail€on€August€28,€1999€atÐ tÄ ÐPO€Box€555,€Elizabethtown,€Kentucky.Ð`°` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à6.€€For€the€purposes€of€this€Motion€only,€the€following€fact€will€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðundisputed:€€When€the€plaintiff€filed€suit€in€August€of€1997,€theÐ $ t Ðdefendantððs€daughter,€Lisa€Berry,€knew€that€the€plaintiff€wasÐ  ` Ðinstituting€suit€against€her€mother€and€gave€the€plaintiff€theÐ ü L  Ðinformation€used€in€the€lawsuit.Ðè 8 ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à7.€€The€plaintiff€knew€that€the€defendant€had€moved€to€KentuckyÐ À  Ðbecause€she€put€her€home,€which€was€a€block€from€Lisa€Berry,€up€forÐ ¬ü  Ðsale.€€The€plaintiff€knew€that€the€defendantððs€husband€had€beenÐ ˜è  Ðtransferred€to€Kentucky.Ð„Ô ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à8.€€In€October€of€1998,€the€plaintiff€attended€Lisa€Berryððs€weddingÐ \¬ Ðwhere€she€saw€the€defendant,€Rae€Pilkington.€€She€spoke€to€theÐ H˜ Ðdefendant,€but€she€did€not€ask€her€for€her€address.€€Had€she€done€so,Ð 4„ ÐRae€Pilkington€would€have€given€her€the€address.Ð p` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à9.€€After€the€plaintiffððs€injury€in€August€of€1996,€she€maintained€herÐ øH Ðfriendship€with€the€defendantððs€daughter,€Lisa€Berry,€until€theÐ ä4 Ðsummer€of€1999.€€During€that€time€period,€she€never€asked€Lisa€BerryÐ Ð  Ðfor€her€motherððs€address.€€Lisa€Berry€would€have€given€her€herÐ ¼  Ðmotherððs€address€if€she€had€been€asked.Шø` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à10.€€The€plaintiff€never€contacted€the€post€office€to€get€a€forwardingÐ €Ð Ðaddress€for€the€defendant€after€she€moved.€€Ðl¼` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à11.€€The€plaintiff€has€not€hired€anybody€to€determine€where€theÐ D!” ÐPilkingtons€lived€in€Kentucky€and€does€not€know€whether€herÐ 0"€  Ðattorney€has€done€so.Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à12.€€Plaintiffððs€counsel€communicated€with€the€defendantððs€insuranceÐ ô$D # Ðcarrier,€but€never€requested€an€address€for€the€defendant.€€Had€heÐ à%0!$ Ðdone€so,€the€carrier€would€have€provided€the€information€requested.ÐÌ&"%` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à13.€€Rae€Pilkington€moved€from€her€home€on€Hayes€Denton€Road€toÐ ¤(ô#' ÐElizabethtown,€Kentucky,€on€August€15,€1997€and€has€resided€at€thatÐ )à$( Ðsame€address€through€the€current€date.€€She€gave€her€forwardingÐ |*Ì%) Ðaddress€of€Box€555,€Elizabethtown,€Kentucky,€to€the€Columbia,Ð h+¸&* ÐTennessee€Post€Office€and€to€the€Maury€County€Assessor.€€She€stillÐ ° Ðowns€property€on€Hayes€Denton€Road.Мì` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à14.€€After€moving€to€Kentucky,€the€defendant€made€regular€visits€toÐ tÄ ÐColumbia,€Tennessee€and€would€spend€up€to€a€week€at€a€time€visitingÐ `° Ðwith€her€daughter€on€Hayes€Denton€Road€in€Columbia.€€On€theÐ L œ Ðoccasions€that€she€saw€the€plaintiff,€she€never€asked€for€her€addressÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€Kentucky.Ð$ t` x` x ÐÌà  àIn€opposition€to€the€motion€for€summary€judgment,€plaintiff€filed€the€affidavit€of€GaryÐ ü L  ÐHowell.€€He€states€that€he€started€his€representation€of€plaintiff€in€January€1997,€and€at€that€time€untilÐ è 8  ÐApril€of€1998,€he€was€engaging€in€negotiations€with€Jody€Fennell€of€defendantððs€insurance€company.€Ð Ô$  ÐHe€states€that€he€filed€suit€in€August€of€1997€to€prevent€the€running€of€the€statute€of€limitations.€Ð À  ÐAfter€he€was€unable€to€obtain€service€on€defendant,€he€inquired€as€to€whether€the€insurance€companyÐ ¬ü  Ðwould€accept€service€on€behalf€of€defendant.€€At€Ms.€Fennellððs€request,€he€sent€her€a€copy€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðcomplaint€that€he€filed€and€had€no€further€communication€from€Ms.€Fennell€or€anyone€elseÐ „Ô  Ðrepresenting€defendant€until€the€filing€of€defendantððs€pleadings.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àOn€October€24,€2000,€the€trial€court€filed€its€order€granting€the€motion€for€summary€judgmentÐ H˜ Ðfinding€that€the€plaintiff€did€not€exercise€due€diligence€in€attempting€to€obtain€service€upon€theÐ 4„ Ðdefendant€and€is€thereby€precluded€from€relying€upon€T.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9û#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPËÌ3#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111.€€Plaintiff€has€appealed,Ð  p Ðand€the€only€issue€for€review€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€granting€summary€judgment.Ð  \ ÐÌÔ#†X9XXX94#ÔÔ‡ X9XXX9Ôà  àÔ#†X9XX X9þ4#ÔÔ‡ X9XXX9ÔA€motion€for€summary€judgment€should€be€granted€when€the€movant€demonstrates€that€thereÐ ä4 Ðare€no€genuine€issues€of€material€fact€and€that€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matterÐ Ð  Ðof€law.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.04.€€The€party€moving€for€summary€judgment€bears€the€burden€ofÐ ¼  Ðdemonstrating€that€no€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€exists.€€ò òòòBain€v.€Wellsó óóó,€936€S.W.2d€618,€622Ð ¨ø Ð(Tenn.€1997).€€On€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,€the€court€must€take€the€strongest€legitimate€viewÐ ”ä Ðof€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€nonmoving€party,€allow€all€reasonable€inferences€in€favor€of€thatÐ €Ð Ðparty,€and€discard€all€countervailing€evidence.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€€In€ò òòòByrd€v.€Halló óóó,€847€S.W.2d€208€(Tenn.€1993),Ð l¼ Ðour€Supreme€Court€stated:Ð X ¨ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àOnce€it€is€shown€by€the€moving€party€that€there€is€no€genuine€issueÐ 0"€  Ðof€material€fact,€the€nonmoving€party€must€then€demonstrate,€byÐ #l! Ðaffidavits€or€discovery€materials,€that€there€is€a€genuine,€material€factÐ $X" Ðdispute€to€warrant€a€trial.€€In€this€regard,€Rule€56.05€[now€Rule€56.06]Ð ô$D # Ðprovides€that€the€nonmoving€party€cannot€simply€rely€upon€hisÐ à%0!$ Ðpleadings€but€must€set€forth€òòspecific€factsóó€showing€that€there€is€aÐ Ì&"% Ðgenuine€issue€of€material€fact€for€trial.Ô#†X9XX X9L5#ÔÔ‡ X9XXX9Ôи'#&` x` x Ðò òòòÌÓÓId.ó óóó€at€211€(citations€omitted)€(emphasis€in€original).Ð  Œ)Ü$( ÐÓÓà  àSummary€judgment€is€only€appropriate€when€the€facts€and€the€legal€conclusions€drawn€fromÐ ° Ðthe€facts€reasonably€permit€only€one€conclusion.€€ò òòòCarvell€v.€Bottomsó óóó,€900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.Ð œì Ð1995).€€Since€only€questions€of€law€are€involved,€there€is€no€presumption€of€correctness€regardingÐ ˆØ Ða€trial€court's€grant€of€summary€judgment.€€ò òòòBainó óóó,€936€S.W.2d€at€622.€€Therefore,€our€review€of€theÐ tÄ Ðtrial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€is€ò òòòde€novoó óóó€on€the€record€before€this€Court.€€ò òòòWarren€v.€EstateÐ `° Ðof€Kirkó óóó,€954€S.W.2d€722,€723€(Tenn.€1997).Ô#†X9XX X9r;#ÔÔ‡ X9XXX9Ôòòò òÐ L œ ÐÌóóó óÔ#†X9XX X9?#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ôà  àActions€for€personal€injuries€must€be€commenced€within€one€year€after€the€cause€of€actionÐ  p Ðaccrues.€€T.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9d?#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPË1@#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„3„104€(2000).€€There€are€exceptions€to€the€application€of€the€period€ofÐ  \ Ðlimitation,€one€of€which,€T.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9w@#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPË:A#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111,€plaintiff€asserts€is€applicable€to€the€instant€case.€€TheÐ ø H  Ðstatute€provides:Ð ä 4  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àò ò28„1„111.€€Suspension€during€absence€from€state.ó 󀄀If€at€any€timeÐ ¼  Ðany€cause€of€action€shall€accrue€against€any€person€who€shall€be€outÐ ¬ü  Ðof€this€state,€the€action€may€be€commenced€within€the€time€limitedÐ ˜è  Ðtherefor,€after€such€person€shall€have€come€into€the€state;€and,€afterÐ „Ô  Ðany€cause€of€action€shall€have€accrued,€if€the€person€against€whom€itÐ pÀ Ðhas€accrued€shall€be€absent€from€or€reside€out€of€the€state,€the€time€ofÐ \¬ Ðabsence€or€residence€out€of€the€state€shall€not€be€taken€as€any€part€ofÐ H˜ Ðthe€time€limited€for€the€commencement€of€the€action.Ð4„` x` x ÐÌÌà  àAlthough€defendant€moved€from€Tennessee€to€Kentucky,€she€was€subject€to€the€jurisdictionÐ øH Ðof€the€Tennessee€court€by€virtue€of€the€long„arm€statute,€Ô_ÔT.C.A.Ô_Ô€Ô#†X9XXX9€A#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPË F#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€20„2„214,€which€provides€inÐ ä4 Ðpertinent€part:€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àò ò20„2„214.€€Jurisdiction€of€persons€unavailable€to€personal€serviceÐ ¨ø Ðin€state€„€Classes€of€actions€to€which€applicable.€ó 󀄀(a)€Persons€whoÐ ”ä Ðare€nonresidents€of€Tennessee€and€residents€of€Tennessee€who€areÐ „Ô Ðoutside€the€state€and€cannot€be€personally€served€with€process€withinÐ pÀ Ðthe€state€are€subject€to€the€jurisdiction€of€the€courts€of€this€state€as€toÐ \ ¬ Ðany€action€or€claim€for€relief€arising€from:ÐH!˜` x` x ÐÌÓ€  (àÈx3Óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à*à0 h àà0Àh(#h(#à*à0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à*Ð #p!p(#p(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(2)€Any€tortious€act€or€omission€within€this€state;€Ðø$H #` x` x ÐÌà  àAlthough€we€find€no€case€in€this€state€dealing€with€the€applicability€of€T.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9QF#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPË K#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111Ð Ð& "% Ðin€actions€where€jurisdiction€is€based€upon€T.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9OK#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPËâK#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€20„2„214,€the€courts€of€this€state€have€dealt€withÐ ¼' #& Ðthe€applicability€of€the€suspension€statute€in€other€situations€„€most€notably€as€it€deals€withÐ ¨(ø#' Ðnonresident€motorists.€€In€ò òòòArrowood€v.€McMinn€Countyó óóó,€121€S.W.2d€566€(Tenn.1938),€plaintiff,Ð ”)ä$( Ðas€administratrix€of€her€sonððs€estate,€filed€suit€for€his€wrongful€death€against€a€nonresident€motoristÐ €*Ð%) Ðafter€the€one„year€statutory€period€of€limitations€applicable€to€the€case€had€expired.€€The€nonresidentÐ l+¼&* Ðmotorist€was€served€with€process€pursuant€to€the€nonresident€motorist€statute.€€The€plaintiffÐ ° Ðcontended€that€the€suspension€statute,€forerunner€of€Ô#†X9XXX9(L#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPËEO#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111,€tolled€the€statute€of€limitations€forÐ œì Ðthe€period€that€the€nonresident€motorist€was€out€of€the€state.€€Our€Supreme€Court,€noting€that€theÐ ˆØ Ðnonresident€motorist€was€amenable€to€service€of€process€through€the€Secretary€of€State,€said:Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€applicable€principle€laid€down€by€our€decisions€is€that€when€theÐ L œ Ðremedy€of€the€suitor€is€complete€and€unaffected€by€the€absence€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðdefendant,€when€his€non„residence€does€not€affect€the€right€to€sue,Ð $ t ÐCode,€Section€8581€(Act€of€1865)€providing€that€ð ðthe€time€of€hisÐ  ` Ðabsence€or€residence€out€of€the€state€shall€not€be€taken€as€any€part€ofÐ ü L  Ðthe€time€limited€for€the€commencement€of€the€actionðð€is€withoutÐ è 8  Ðapplication.ÐÔ$ ` x` x ÐÌ121€S.W.2d€at€567.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àIn€ò òòòCarr€v.€Borchersó óóó,€815€S.W.2d€528€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1991),€this€Court€noted€an€exception€Ð „Ô  Ðto€the€ò òòòArrowwood€ó óóórule€and€stated€that€service€on€the€Secretary€of€State€pursuant€to€the€nonresidentÐ pÀ Ðmotorist€statute,€absent€requisite€notice€to€the€defendant,€constitutes€sufficient€service€of€process€toÐ \¬ Ðtoll€the€statute€of€limitations€ò òòòprovidedó óóó€that€the€plaintiff€has€exercised€due€diligence€in€ascertainingÐ H˜ Ðthe€defendantððs€whereabouts.€€ò òòòCarró óóó€at€532.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€Supreme€Court€considered€the€issue€in€ò òòòLam€v.€Smithó óóó,€891€S.W.2d€207€(Tenn.€1994).€Ð  \ ÐIn€ò òòòLamó óóó,€the€plaintiffs€were€injured€in€an€automobile€accident€with€Smith€on€January€5,€1989,€andÐ øH Ðon€December€28,€1989,€filed€suit€against€Smith.€€Process€was€addressed€to€Smith€at€ð ð7869€National,Ð ä4 ÐMillington,€Tennessee,€38053.ðð€€Process€was€returned€on€January€8,€1990€with€the€notation€ð ðmoved.ðð€Ð Ð  ÐProcess€was€again€issued€May€11,€1990,€and€return€was€made€May€17€with€the€same€notation€asÐ ¼  Ðbefore.€€Sometime€in€September€of€1990,€Lamððs€attorney€requested€information€from€SmithððsÐ ¨ø Ðinsurance€company€as€to€Smithððs€whereabouts,€but€the€insurer€was€only€able€to€provide€theÐ ”ä ÐMillington€address.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€at€208.€€Private€process€servers€were€hired€to€accomplish€service€of€process,Ð €Ð Ðbut€the€attempt€was€unsuccessful.€€A€private€detective€was€hired€to€locate€Smith,€and€this€was€alsoÐ l¼ Ðunsuccessful.€€Later,€the€Lams€hired€a€second€private€detective€agency,€and€Smith€was€finally€locatedÐ X ¨ Ðin€North€Carolina.€€An€amended€complaint€was€filed€on€September€27,€1991,€summons€was€issuedÐ D!” Ðto€the€Tennessee€Secretary€of€State€pursuant€to€the€non„resident€motorist€statute.€€It€developed€fromÐ 0"€  Ðthe€discovery€proceedings€that€Smith€moved€from€Millington€to€North€Carolina€on€February€15,Ð #l! Ð1989,€when€her€marine€husband€was€transferred.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€action,€because€theÐ $X" ÐLams€failed€to€comply€with€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€3.€€The€Court€of€Appeals,€relying€on€ò òòòArrowwood€ó óóóandÐ ô$D # Ðò òòòCarró óóó€affirmed€the€judgment.€€The€Supreme€Court,€in€reversing€the€Court€of€Appeals,€stated:Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIn€conclusion,€we€hold€that€the€ò òòòArrowoodó óóó€rule€should€notÐ ¸'#& Ðautomatically€apply€to€a€situation€where€the€plaintiff€has€noÐ ¤(ô#' Ðknowledge€that€the€defendant€is€an€out„of„state€resident.€€òòRather,€theÐ )à$( Ðplaintiff€may€rely€on€the€suspension€statute€if€the€failure€to€utilize€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðmethod€of€service€is€justified€under€the€circumstances€of€the€caseóó.€InÐ h+¸&* Ðother€words,€if€the€plaintiff€has€used€due€diligence€in€trying€toÐ ° Ðascertain€the€location€of€the€defendant,€he€is€not€precluded€fromÐ œì Ðrelying€upon€the€suspension€statute.€€Therefore,€because€the€LamsÐ ˆØ Ðhave€clearly€exhibited€due€diligence€in€trying€to€ascertain€theÐ tÄ Ðwhereabouts€Smith,€the€holding€of€the€Court€of€Appeals€is€reversed.€Ð `° ÐÐ ` x` x Ð891€S.W.2d€at€212€(emphasis€in€original).€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àSubsequent€to€the€ò òòòLamó ó€óódecision,€this€Court€decided€the€case€of€ò òòòBallard€v.€Ardenhanió óóó,€901Ð  ` ÐS.W.2d€369€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995).€€In€addition€to€issues€involving€the€uninsured€motorist€statute,Ð ü L  Ða€primary€issue€was€whether€the€statute€of€limitations€was€tolled€while€the€defendant€was€out€of€theÐ è 8  Ðcountry.€€The€plaintiff€relied€upon€T.C.A.€Ô#†X9XXX9‹O#ÔÔ‡XPËXXX9ÔððÔ#†X9XXXPËc#ÔÔ‡X9XXX9Ô€28„1„111€to€suspend€the€operation€of€the€statute€ofÐ Ô$  Ðlimitations.€€This€Court,€in€affirming€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€plaintiffððs€action,€held€that€plaintiffÐ À  Ðfailed€to€satisfy€the€prerequisite€necessary€to€toll€the€statute€of€limitations€as€outlined€in€ò òòòLamó óóó.€€The€Ð ¬ü  ÐCourt€said:Ð ˜è  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àPlaintiff€has€not€used€due€diligence€in€attempting€to€locate€and€serveÐ pÀ ÐDefendant.€€The€record€shows€that€plaintiff€made€virtually€no€effortÐ \¬ Ðto€locate€defendant.€€In€fact,€plaintiffððs€only€effort€was€to€write€oneÐ H˜ Ðletter€to€defendantððs€insurance€company€requesting€information€as€toÐ 4„ Ðdefendantððs€whereabouts.€€Furthermore,€plaintiff€did€not€even€makeÐ  p Ðthis€feeble€attempt€until€over€one€year€after€the€issuance€of€theÐ  \ Ðoriginal€process.€€Clearly,€this€lackadaisical€pursuit€of€defendant€fallsÐ øH Ðwell€short€of€the€effort€(which€was€approved€by€the€Supreme€Court)Ð ä4 Ðmade€by€the€plaintiffs€in€ò òòòLamó óóó.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌ901€S.W.2d€at€374.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€plaintiffððs€diligence€very€closely€resembles€that€of€the€plaintiff€in€ò òòòBallardó óóó,Ð €Ð Ðand€there€simply€is€no€dispute€under€the€facts€of€this€case€that€plaintiff€did€not€exercise€due€diligenceÐ l¼ Ðto€ascertain€the€address€of€the€defendant€and€accomplish€proper€service€of€process.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€granting€summary€judgment€to€defendant€is€affirmed.€Ð 0"€  ÐThis€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€€Costs€ofÐ #l! Ðthe€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€appellant,€Wanda€Sue€Grubbs,€and€her€surety.Ô#†X9XXX9ec#ÔÔ#†¼D»XX9Ä #ÔÔ€X9X»¼DÔÐ $X" ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð ¸'#& Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.