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ÐÌMark€S.€LeVan,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Grange€Mutual€Casualty.Ð $$t# ÐÓ} ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼C »XX!¬ #ÔÔ‡X!X»¼C ÔÐ ü%L!% ÐÌÓ  Óà  àThis€action€arose€out€of€a€fire€at€plaintiffsðð€home.€€Their€insurance€carrier€apparentlyÐ Ô'$#' Ðcontracted€with€Alden€Ward€d/b/a€Master€Craft/Master€Clean€to€perform€repair€and€cleanup€servicesÐ À($( Ðat€the€home€and€with€Kenneth€Lewis€to€remove,€clean€and€store€certain€personal€property€damagedÐ ¬)ü$) Ðby€the€fire,€including€furniture€and€expensive€rugs.€€The€plaintiffs€sued€all€three€alleging:€(1)€thatÐ ˜*è%* ÐGrange€Mutual€Casualty€Company€had€failed€to€promptly€pay€for€damages€resulting€from€the€fire,Ð „+Ô&+ Ðthereby€breaching€its€obligation€under€the€insurance€contract;€(2)€that€Alden€B.€Ward€d/b/a€MasterÐ p,À', ÐCraft/€Master€Clean€failed€to€completely€and€adequately€repair€the€damage€and€had,€by€failing€toÐ \-¬(-ý Ðexercise€reasonable€care,€caused€further€damage€to€plaintiffsðð€property,€including€a€hot€water€tank,Ð ° Ðand€(3)€that€Kenneth€Lewis€removed€personal€property€from€the€plaintiffsðð€home€to€clean€and€repair,Ð œì Ðbut€had€disposed€of€the€property€valued€at€over€$18,000,€without€notice€to€the€plaintiffs,€because€theÐ ˆØ Ðinsurance€company€failed€to€pay€for€storage€of€the€articles.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àPrior€to€trial,€plaintiffs€compromised€and€settled€the€claim€against€Grange€InsuranceÐ L œ ÐCompany,€and€that€claim€was€dismissed€with€prejudice.€€On€the€day€of€trial,€plaintiffsðð€counselÐ 8 ˆ Ðannounced€the€intention€to€take€a€voluntary€dismissal€without€prejudice€of€the€claim€against€KennethÐ $ t ÐLewis.€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àTrial€was€held€on€the€claim€against€Alden€B.€Ward€d/b/a€Master€Craft/€Master€Clean.€€TheÐ è 8  Ðtrial€courtððs€final€order€states:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  àAfter€hearing€testimony€of€the€parties€and€other€witnesses,€examination€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðexhibits€and€from€all€of€the€evidence€as€a€whole,€it€appears€that€the€plaintiffs€failedÐ ˜è  Ðto€prove€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€that€they€are€entitled€to€damages€relatedÐ „Ô  Ðto€the€defendantððs€failure€to€install€carpet€or€renovation€of€the€downstairs€bathroomÐ pÀ Ðin€[plaintiffðð€home].€€However,€it€appears€that€the€plaintiffs€have€proven€nominalÐ \¬ Ðdamages€in€the€amount€of€$650,€constituting€the€amount€remaining€to€completeÐ H˜ Ðrepairs€to€the€plaintiffsðð€home€pursuant€to€the€contract€with€the€defendant€AldenÐ 4„ ÐWard.€€Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€court€entered€judgment€against€Alden€Ward,€d/b/a€Master€Craft/€Master€Clean€forÐ øH Ð$650.00€and€ordered€the€claim€against€Kenneth€Lewis€dismissed€without€prejudice€to€refiling.€€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€plaintiffs€have€appealed,€appearing€pro€se.€€The€record€before€us€includes€only€theÐ ¼  ÐTechnical€Record€and€the€exhibits€introduced€at€trial,€but€without€any€record€of€the€evidenceÐ ¨ø Ðexplaining€those€exhibits.€€Neither€a€transcript€of€the€trial€nor€a€statement€of€the€evidence€has€beenÐ ”ä Ðfiled€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24.€€This€limited€record€precludes€our€review€of€any€factual€issues.€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€the€homeowners€complain€they€have€not€received€the€repairs€due€them€under€theirÐ X ¨ Ðinsurance€policy,€that€Mr.€Lewis€retained€and€disposed€of€valuable€personal€property,€and€that€Mr.Ð D!” ÐWard€damaged€their€home€and€failed€to€properly€make€necessary€repairs.€€Their€arguments€againstÐ 0"€  Ðthe€insurance€company€cannot€be€considered€because€they€settled€their€claim€against€Grange€MutualÐ #l! ÐCasualty€Company€as€evidenced€by€an€order€of€compromise€and€settlement€dismissing€all€claimsÐ $X" Ðagainst€Grange€with€prejudice.€€No€claims€against€the€insurance€company€were€tried€or€were€theÐ ô$D # Ðsubject€of€the€order€appealed€from.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àSimilarly,€the€homeownersðð€arguments€concerning€Mr.€Lewisððs€disposition€of€their€personalÐ ¸'#& Ðproperty€are€also€not€properly€considered€in€this€appeal€because€those€claims€were€not€part€of€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðissues€tried€and€decided€by€the€trial€court.€€The€courtððs€final€order€dismisses,€at€plaintiffsðð€request,Ð )à$( Ðthe€claims€against€Mr.€Lewis,€without€prejudice€to€refiling.€€Because€the€homeowners€took€aÐ |*Ì%) Ðvoluntary€nonsuit€before€the€trial€began,€the€claims€against€Mr.€Lewis€were€not€tried€and€not€ruledÐ h+¸&* Ðupon€by€the€court.€€The€homeowners€could€have€re„filed€their€lawsuit€against€Mr.€Lewis,€whichÐ ° Ðwould€have€been€the€appropriate€way€to€proceed€with€their€claims€against€him.€€Ð œì ÐÌà  àAs€to€the€claims€against€Alden€Ward,€the€homeowners€argue€they€sustained€great€damage€toÐ tÄ Ðtheir€home€because€of€Mr.€Wardððs€improper€repair€attempts€and€that€some€repairs€remain€undone.€Ð `° ÐWe€interpret€these€statements€as€an€argument€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððsÐ L œ Ðfinding€that€the€plaintiffs€proved€only€nominal€damages€of€$650.00.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àWhere€the€issue€on€appeal€is€one€of€fact,€this€court€must€be€presented€with€a€record€thatÐ  ` Ðallows€us€to€make€the€review€necessary€under€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13.€€Because€our€jurisdiction€isÐ ü L  Ðappellate€only,€our€review€power€is€limited€to€those€factual€and€legal€issues€for€which€an€adequateÐ è 8  Ðlegal€record€has€been€preserved.€€òòóóTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(c);òò€Dorrier€v.€Darkóó,€537€S.W.2d€888,€890Ð Ô$  Ð(Tenn.€1976).Ð À  ÐÌ€à  àIt€is€the€duty€of€the€appellant€to€prepare€an€adequate€record€in€order€to€allow€meaningfulÐ ˜è  Ðreview€on€appeal.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(b);€òòState€v.€Bunchóó,€646€S.W.2d€158,€160€(Tenn.€1983);Ð „Ô  ÐòòMcDonald€v.€Onohóó,€772€S.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989)òòóó.€€Allegations€contained€in€pleadingsÐ pÀ Ðare€not€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Robertsóó,€755€S.W.2d€833,€836€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988).€€Recitations€ofÐ \¬ Ðthe€facts€contained€in€a€brief,€or€arguments€of€counsel,€also€are€not€evidence.€€òòIdóó.€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àWhen€a€trial€court€decides€a€case€without€a€jury,€its€findings€of€fact€are€presumed€to€beÐ  p Ðcorrect€unless€the€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€them.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).€Ð  \ ÐWhere€factual€issues€are€raised,€without€an€appellate€record€containing€the€evidence,€this€courtÐ øH Ðcannot€perform€a€òòde€novoóó€review€or€determine€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€€òòSherrod€v.€Wixóó,Ð ä4 Ð849€S.W.2d€780,€783€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).€€Therefore,€in€such€cases,€we€must€assume€that€theÐ Ð  Ðrecord,€had€it€been€preserved,€would€have€contained€sufficient€evidence€to€support€the€trial€courtððsÐ ¼  Ðfactual€findings.€òò€Idóó.;€òòMcDonaldóó,€772€S.W.2d€at€914;òò€Gotten€v.€Gottenóó,€748€S.W.2d€430,€432€(Tenn.Ð ¨ø ÐCt.€App.€1988);òò€Irvin€v.€City€of€Clarksvilleóó,€767€S.W.2d€649,€653€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1987)òòóó.€€Ð ”ä ÐÔ#†¼C »XX!{ #ÔÔ‡X!X»¼C ÔÌòòóóÔ#†¼C »XX!0)#ÔÔ€X!X»¼C Ôà  àThe€issues€raised€by€the€homeowners€with€regard€to€the€judgment€against€Mr.€Ward€involveÐ l¼ Ðthe€sufficiency€and€preponderance€of€the€evidence€underlying€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€We€mustÐ X ¨ Ðconclusively€presume€that€there€was€sufficient€evidence€to€support€the€trial€courtððs€findings.€€òòCoakleyÐ D!” Ðv.€Danielóó,€840€S.W.2d€367,€370€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).€€Accordingly€we€must€affirm€the€judgmentÐ 0"€  Ðof€the€trial€court.€Ð #l! ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€the€appellant,€Mohammad€D.Ð ô$D # ÐÔ_ÔHussainiÔ_Ô.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð )à$( Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGE