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ÔÔ€%ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑ\R3Ø'\ÑÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÑ ä ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€HXXdÈdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßR€(+'A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€€€à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌDENVER€PAT€HANKINS€and€wife,€€€€)à àGREENE€CIRCUITÌMICHELLE€L.€HANKINS,€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.€A.€NO.€03A01„9710„CV„00468Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiffs„Appellees€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€JOHN€K.€WILSONÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌROBIN€DWAYNE€SEATON€and€PET€€€€€)ÌINCORPORATED,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌÌDANIEL€D.€œCOUGHLIN›,€œMilligan›€&€Coleman,€Greenville,€for€the€Inter…venor„Appellant,€Tennessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company.ÌÌÌROGER€A.€œWOOLSEY›,€Greenville,€for€the€Plaintiffs„Appellees€andÏThird€Party€Defendant„Appellee.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€action€was€originally€brought€by€the€plaintiffs„appel…lees€to€recover€damages€for€personal€injuries€and€related€expensesÏincurred€in€a€motor€vehicle€accident.€€The€plaintiffs€did€not€makeÏany€claim€for€property€damages.€€Plaintiffs'€property€damage€wasÏpaid€under€their€contract€of€insurance€with€the€intervenor,€Ten…nessee€Farmers€Mutual€Insurance€Company€œ(Tennessee›€œFarmers).›€ÏTennessee€Farmers€also€paid€plaintiffs'€medical€expenses€in€theÏamount€of€$1,619.00.€The€plaintiffs€executed€a€subrogation€agree…ment€in€favor€of€Tennessee€Farmers.€€Tennessee€œFarmers'›€totalÏsubrogation€claim€was€for€$4,720.00,€representing€the€medicalÏexpenses€and€$3,101.00€paid€for€property€damages.ÌÌ€à àTennessee€Farmers€subsequently€advised€the€plaintiffs€andÏtheir€attorney€of€the€subrogation€interest.€€On€December€8,€1994,Ïa€motion€to€amend€the€complaint€to€include€a€claim€for€propertyÏdamages€was€made€by€the€plaintiffs.€€No€œorder€allowing€or€disƒallowing€the€amendment›€was€ever€signed€by€the€judge€or€entered€byÏthe€court.€€On€February€17,€1997,€the€plaintiffs€settled€theirÍclaims€against€the€defendants€extin‚guishing€all€claims€against€theÏdefendants€including€Tennessee€Farmers'€subrogation€claims.€€OnÏMarch€31,€1997,€Tennessee€Farmers€moved€to€intervene€and€asked€theÏcourt€to€set€aside€the€order€of€settlement€and€allow€them€toÏassert€a€cross„claim€against€the€plaintiffs€and€a€third„partyÏclaim€against€their€attorney.€€The€court€allowed€the€interventionÏand€after€a€hearing€denied€the€motion€to€set€aside€the€order€ofÏcompromise€and€settlement€between€the€original€plaintiffs€andÏdefendants.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€property€damage€claim€Ïmade€by€Tennessee€Farmers€on€the€grounds€that€the€statute€ofÏlimitations€barred€the€action€since€no€amendment€was€ever€made€toÏassert€the€claim.€€The€court€allowed€a€recovery€of€$1,619.00Ï(which€had€been€tendered€by€the€plaintiffs€to€Tennessee€Farmers)Ïfor€medical€expense,€however,€Tennessee€Farmers€was€required€toÏshare€pro€rata€in€the€plaintiffs'€expenses€and€attorney€fees.œ× ƒ, ××  ×›€€ÏFrom€this€œorder›€Tennessee€Farmers€appeals.€€We€reverse€the€actionÍof€the€trial€court€and€remand€for€such€other€and€further€action€asÏmay€be€required€in€conformity€with€this€opinion.ÌÌà àTennessee€Farmers€charges€the€court€with€error€in€dismissingÏthe€intervening€complaint€and€motion€to€set€aside€the€settlement.€ÏIt€is€further€asserted€that€the€court€erred€in€reducing€the€recov…ery€for€medical€expenses€on€a€pro€rata€basis.ÌÌà àWe€will€first€examine€the€chronology€of€events€relating€toÏthe€issues€under€consideration€here.€€The€accident€which€gave€riseÏto€the€original€action€occurred€on€May€17,€1993.€€This€action€wasÏfiled€on€May€16,€1994,€with€no€claim€being€made€by€the€plaintiffsÏagainst€the€original€defendants€for€property€damages.€€By€letterÏdated€November€3,€1994,€the€attorney€for€Tennessee€Farmers€advisedÏthe€plaintiffs'€attorney€of€Tennessee€Farmers'€subrogation€inter…est.€€In€the€letter,€Tennessee€Farmers€suggested€that€the€originalÏcomplaint€be€amended€to€assert€the€property€damage€claim€in€theÏname€of€the€plaintiff,€Pat€[Denver]€Hankins.€€In€the€alternative,Ïplaintiffs'€attorney€was€advised€that€if€he€did€not€wish€to€amend,ÍTennessee€Farmers€would€intervene.€€Tennessee€Farmers€also€offeredÏto€assist€in€trial€preparation€and€with€the€trial€of€the€case€asÏwell.€€œThe€letter€from€Tennessee€Farmers'€attorney›€stated€in€part:€Ï"...€Tennessee€Farm€Bureau€has€some€original€photographs.€€...€ÏWhen€I€get€them€I€will€show€them€to€you."€€He€also€noted€that€heÏhad€copies€of€some€of€the€medical€bills.€€Tennessee€Farmers€in…cluded€with€the€letter€a€proposed€motion€to€amend€but€not€a€pro…posed€order€allowing€the€amendment.€€By€letter€dated€December€8,Ï1994,€plaintiffs'€attorney€responded€to€the€letter€from€TennesseeÏœFarmers'›€attorney.€€In€his€letter,€plaintiffs'€attorney€advisedÏthat€he€had€filed€a€motion€to€amend€to€include€property€damages€asÏrequested.€€Additionally€he€requested€copies€of€"pictures,€anyÏstatements€or€any€matters€concerning€your€client's€[TennesseeÏFarmers']€investigation€of€this€accident.€€I€would€also€appreciateÏcopies€of€whatever€medical€records€that€you€have."€€He€furtherÏasked€that€Tennessee€Farmers€pay€one„half€of€the€related€expenses.€ÏTennessee€Farmers€did€not€respond€to€the€œplaintiffs'›€letter€untilÏOctober€21,€œ1996.€€Tennessee›€œFarmers'€reply›€through€their€presentÏœattorney,›€among€other€things,€acknowledged€that€no€response€hadÍbeen€made€to€the€letter€of€December€8,€1994.€€In€the€October€1996Ïletter,€Tennessee€Farmers€agreed€to€pay€the€expenses€requested€byÏthe€plaintiffs€and€to€supply€the€photos€and€medical€bills€request…ed€in€December€1994.€€When€Tennessee€Farmers€did€respond€to€theÏDecember,€1994,€letter,€it€was€expressly€made€clear€by€TennesseeÏFarmers€that€no€attorney€fees€would€be€paid€by€them.œ× ƒ/ ××  ×›€€As€previous…ly€noted,€on€February€17,€1997,€the€plaintiffs€settled€theirÏclaims€against€the€defendants€extin‚guishing€all€claims€against€theÏdefendants€including€Tennessee€œFarmers'›€subrogation€claims.ÌÌà àThe€subrogation€agreement€executed€by€the€original€œplaintiff,ÏDenver€Pat€Hankins,›€in€favor€of€Tennessee€Farmers€provided€theÏfollowing:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à...€no€settlement€has€been€made€by€the€undersignedÏ[Plaintiff]€with€any€party,€person,€persons,€property€orÏcorporation€against€whom€a€claim€may€lie,€and€no€releaseÏhas€been€given€to€anyone€responsible€for€the€loss,€andÏòòò òthat€no€such€settlement€will€be€made€nor€releaseÏgiven€by€the€undersigned€without€the€writtenÏconsent€of€said€Company€[Tennessee€Farmers]óóó ó€...€.Ï(Emphasis€added).ÌÌÓÓÌà àTennessee€Farmers€argues€that€when€the€settlement€was€madeÏwith€the€œdefendants›€the€plaintiffs€violated€the€above€provisionsÏof€the€subrogation€agreement€since€the€settlement€was€made€withoutÏits€consent.€€The€plaintiffs€assert€that€since€the€statute€ofÏlimitations€[T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„10]€had€expired€for€the€property€damageÏclaim,€the€claim€was€barred€and€Tennessee€Farmers€was€not€deprivedÏof€any€rights€under€the€subrogation€agreement.€€The€trial€courtÏagreed€with€the€argument€advanced€by€the€plaintiffs.ÌÌà àIt€is€incumbent€upon€us€to€examine€applicable€law€to€deter…mine€whether€the€statute€of€limitations€had,€in€fact,€expired.€ÏThere€is€no€dispute€concerning€the€length€of€the€statute€of€limi…tations€for€causes€of€action€for€damage€to€personal€property€ð"ðÍthree€years.€€Likewise€it€is€undisputed€that€at€the€time€of€theÏsettlement,€more€than€three€years€had€elapsed€and€no€amendmentÏasserting€a€claim€for€property€damage€had€been€made.€€This€doesÏnot€end€the€inquiry,€however.€€Rule€15.03,€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏCivil€Procedure€provides€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àò òà à15.03€Relation€Back€of€Amendments.ó ó€WheneverÏthe€claim€or€defense€asserted€in€the€amended€pleadingsÏarose€out€of€the€conduct,€transaction€or€occurrence€setÏforth€or€attempted€to€be€set€forth€in€the€originalÏpleading,€the€amendment€relates€back€to€the€date€of€theÏoriginal€pleading.€...€.ÌÌÓÓÌà àAn€amendment€stating€a€claim€for€property€damage€and€arisingÏfrom€the€same€accident€would€not€constitute€a€new€cause€of€actionÏand€tested€under€our€appellate€court€decisions€interpreting€theÏabove€rule€may€relate€back€to€the€original€filing€date€of€theÏcomplaint.ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThere€are€several€methods€of€determining€whether€anÏamendment€raises€a€new€cause€of€action€or€merely€relatesÏback€to€the€original€pleading.€òòSeeóó€òòGamble€v.€HospitalÏCorp.€of€Americaóó,€676€S.W.2d€340€(Tenn.€App.€1984).ÍTennessee€courts€have€generally€followed€the€statutoryÏstandard€that€the€amendment€must€arise€from€the€sameÏconduct,€transaction€or€occurrence€as€set€forth€in€theÏoriginal€pleadings.€òòœKarash›€v.€œPigott›óó,€530€S.W.2d€775Ï(Tenn.€1975).€Notice€to€the€defendant€is€not€expresslyÏrequired€by€the€statutory€standard€for€relation€back€butÏthe€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€has€determined€that€noticeÏis€the€critical€element€involved€in€determining€whetherÏamendments€to€pleadings€relate€back.€òòFloyd€v.€œRentrop›óó,Ï675€S.W.2d€165,€168€(Tenn.€1984).ÌÌòòœRainey›€Bros.€œConstr›.€Co.€v.€Memphis€&€œShelby›€œCountyóó,,›œ€821€S.W.2dÏ938,›€942€(Tenn.€App.€1991).ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€òòœKarash›€v.€Pigottóó,€530€S.W.2d€775€(Tenn.€1975)€our€SupremeÏCourt€noted:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€time„honored€"new€cause€of€action"€objection€toÏamendments€has€been€substantially€eroded€by€the€NewÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€Rule€15.03€has€never€beenÏconstrued€by€our€courts;€however,€its€language€is€soÏclear€and€unequivocal€that€it€is€virtuallyÏself„construing.€€In€pertinent€part€it€declares:Ì€Ìà8 àà0 àà àWhenever€the€claim€or€defense€asserted€in€theÏamended€pleadings€arose€out€of€the€òòconduct,€trans…action€or€occurrence€set€forth€or€attempted€to€beÏset€forth€in€the€original€pleadingóó,€the€amendmentÍrelates€back€to€the€date€of€the€original€pleading.€Ï(Emphasis€in€original).œ× ƒ0 ××  ×›Ô% € ÔÌÌœId.,›œ€at›€777.€ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€proposed€amendment€sought€to€add€the€following€paragraphÏto€the€original€complaint:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à10.à àAs€a€proximate€result€of€the€negligence€of€theÏdefendant€as€aforesaid,€the€plaintiff,€Denver€PatÏHankins,€has€sustained€property€damage€to€his€1979ÏPontiac€Firebird€which€was€rendered€a€total€loss.€€InÏaddition,€he€has€incurred€related€costs€of€towing,Ïstorage€and€loss€of€use€of€the€vehicle.€€The€plaintiff'sÏproperty€damage€is€in€the€approximate€amount€of€FiveÏThousand€and€No/100€Dollars€($5,000.00).ÌÌÓÓÌà àThus,€from€the€undisputed€facts€in€this€case,€it€cannot€beÏsaid€that€the€statute€of€limitations€extinguished€Tennessee€Farm…ers'€claim€as€a€matter€of€law.€€We€reverse€the€trial€court'sÏjudgment€that€the€statute€of€limitations€barred€the€claim€forÏproperty€damage.ÌÌà àWe€must€next€determine€the€relief€to€which€Tennessee€FarmersÏis€entitled.€€In€òòœAetna›€Casualty€œIns›.€Co.€v.€œGilreath›óó,€625€S.W.2dÏ269€(Tenn.€œ1981),›€the€court€œquoting›€with€œapproval€from›€òòMotorsÏInsurance€Corporation€v.€Blakemoreóó,€584€S.W.2d€204€(Tenn.€App.Ïœ1978)€stated:›ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àIn€òòMotors€Insurance€Corporation€v.€Blakemoreóó,€584ÏS.W.2d€204€(Tenn.€App.1978),€a€collision€insuranceÏcarrier€sued€its€insured€Blakemore€and€his€attorneyÏGarrison€to€recover€its€subrogation€interest€in€Blakeƒmore's€claim€against€a€third€party€tort€feasor.€€Blakeƒmore€had€settled€with€the€third€party,€entered€an€orderÏin€the€pending€suit€that€recited€that€all€claims€hadÏbeen€compromised€and€settled,€and€dismissed€the€case.ÏThe€proceeds€of€the€settlement€were€distributed€byÏGarrison€and€Blakemore€without€honoring€the€insuranceÏcompany's€subrogation€interest.Ì€Ìà8 àJudge€Summers,€writing€for€the€Court€of€Appeals€said:Ì€Ìà8 à"The€consent€judgment€which€was€signed€by€Garrison€onÏbehalf€of€Blakemore€extinguished€all€claims€againstÏCurtis€and€Cotton€Belt.€Garrison€and€Blakemore€were€bothÏaware€that€the€plaintiff€had€expended€money€for€theÏrepair€of€Blakemore's€automobile€and€was€subrogated€toÏthe€claim€of€Blakemore€to€the€extent€of€the€sum€it€paid.ÏBlakemore€and€Garrison€did€nothing€to€protect€the€claimÏof€the€subrogee....Ì€Ìà8 àTherefore,€we€rule€that€Blakemore€and€Garrison€settledÏto€the€detriment€of€Motors€and€should€be€held€responsi…ble€for€their€actions.€We€do€not€think€that€BlakemoreÏshould€be€entitled€to€collect€twice€for€his€propertyÏdamage€or€that€Garrison€should€be€absolved€for€his€partÏin€attempting€to€keep€Motors€from€collecting€the€sum€dueÏit€under€the€subrogation€agreement."ÌÌ625€S.W.2d€269,€274.Ì€ÌÓÓÌà àWe€are€unable€to€make€a€meaningful€distinction€between€theÏcase€under€œconsideration€here›€and€òòBlakemoreóó.€€Therefore,€it€mustÏfollow€that€the€plaintiffs€and€their€attorney,€are€liable€toÏTennessee€Farmers€for€the€amount€of€the€property€damage€paymentsÏmade€to€Hankins€by€Tennessee€Farmers,€less€the€pro€rata€share€ofÏexpenses€which€Tennessee€Farmers€agreed€to€pay.€€Since€TennesseeÏFarmers€expressly€advised€the€plaintiffs€and€their€attorney€thatÏit€would€pay€no€attorney's€fees,€attorney's€fees€are€notÏincludable€in€the€expenses€which€are€to€be€œprorated.€€BeforeÏattorney's€fees€can€be€collected,€it€must€be€shown€that€a€con…tract,€express€or€implied,€existed€between€the€plaintiff€andÏTennessee€Farmers,€whereby€the€plaintiff's€attorney€would€repre…sent€the€interests€of€Tennessee€Farmers€regarding€its€subrogationÍclaim.€€€òòSeeóó€òòBoston,€Bates€&€Holt€v.€Tennessee€Farmers€MutualÏInsurance€Companyóó,€857€S.W.2d€32€(Tenn.€1993)€and€òòTravelers€Ins.ÏCo.€v.€Williamsóó,€541€S.W.2d€587€(Tenn.€1976).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòTennesseeÏFarmers€Mut.€Ins.€Co.€v.€Pritchettóó,€54€Tenn.€App.€410,€391€S.W.2dÏ671€(Tenn.€App.€1964).€€No€contract,€express€or€implied,€is€estab…lished€by€the€record€in€this€case.›ÌÌà àAs€to€the€medical€expenses,€Tennessee€Farmers€is€likewiseÏentitled€to€recover€$1,619.00,€less€pro€rata€expenses€not€includ…ing€attorney's€fees.ÌÌà àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€theÏcase€for€such€other€and€further€proceedings€that€may€be€necessaryÏin€conformity€with€this€opinion,€including€the€amount€of€theÏprorated€expenses€that€should€be€deducted€from€the€recovery€byÏTennessee€Farmers.€€Costs€are€assessed€to€the€appellees.ÌÌÓÓÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ ¸ ÑÑ7€ÜxXXdðXXdð7Ñ€€€à@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌÌÌÌDENVER€PAT€HANKINS€and€wife,€€€€)à àGREENE€CIRCUITÌMICHELLE€L.€HANKINS,€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.€A.€NO.€03A01„9710„CV„00468Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiffs„Appellees€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€JOHN€K.€WILSONÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌROBIN€DWAYNE€SEATON€and€PET€€€€€)ÌINCORPORATED,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌÌÌà@ àò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Greene€County€and€briefs€filed€on€behalf€of€theÏrespective€parties.€€Upon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€ofÏthe€opinion€that€there€was€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€theÏcase€for€such€other€and€further€proceedings€that€may€be€necessaryÏin€conformity€with€this€court's€opinion,€including€the€amount€ofÍthe€prorated€expenses€that€should€be€deducted€from€the€recovery€byÏTennessee€Farmers.€€Costs€are€assessed€to€the€appellees.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌ