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ÐSummons€to€€Kellyððs€attorney.€€€Duvall€stated€his€belief€that€Houston€GeneralÏcould€not€be€sued€under€Tennessee€law€and€that€any€further€issuance€of€processÏshould€be€directed€to€the€registered€agent€for€Houston€General.€€There€apparentlyÏwas€some€misunderstanding€concerning€service€of€process€on€€Wooten€andÏAnnona€Manufacturing.€€The€letter€stated:ÌÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àIn€your€letter€you€stated€that€I€indicated€I€could€receiveÏservice€of€the€lawsuit€for€the€named€defendants.€€YourÏrecollections€of€our€conversations€concerning€this€claimÏare€incorrect.€€I€have€not€ever€nor€will€I€agree€to€acceptÏservice€for€the€defendants€in€this€lawsuit.€€You€will€needÏto€serve€the€named€defendants€directly.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓ€ VÝ ƒ Ю$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡ Xz°XXXÔÓÓÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€3€was€amended€in€1992€to€require€the€filing€of€a€complaintÐ ° Ðò òòòandóóó ó€summons€in€order€to€ð ðcommenceðð€an€action.€€This€provision€remained€in€effectÐ ° Ðuntil€1997€when€the€summons€requirement€was€deleted.€€The€Tennessee€SupremeÏCourt€dealt€with€the€version€of€Rule€3€requiring€the€filing€of€both€complaint€andÏsummons€in€òòò òOld€Hickory€Engððr€and€Mach.€Co.ó óóó.€€The€Court€stated€that€ð ð[a]n€actionÐ ² Ðis€commenced€by€filing€a€complaint.ðð€€òòò òOld€Hickory€Engððr€&€Mach.€Coó óóó.,€937€S.W.2dÐ ´  Ðat€784.€€The€Court€did€not€address€the€requirement€of€filing€a€summons. …Ý ƒ Ю$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡ Xz°XXXÔÓÓÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓAs€stated€earlier€in€this€opinion,€Wooten€and€Annona€raised€the€contentionÐ ° Ðat€oral€argument€that€process€was€not€issued€on€August€16,€1996.€€However,€theÏrecord€is€inconclusive€to€that€assertion. ’Ý ƒ Ю$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡ Xz°XXXÔÓÓÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓThe€Appellees€raised€the€contention€at€oral€argument€that€process€may€notÐ ° Ðhave€been€issued€in€a€timely€manner.€€They€point€to€a€letter€in€the€record€from€the€ÏSecretary€of€State€for€Tennessee€which€lists€the€date€of€service€as€October€14,€1996.€ÏWhile€it€seems€clear€that€the€Secretary€of€State€did€not€serve€the€defendants€untilÏafter€the€30€days€required€by€Tennessee€law€had€expired,€there€is€no€evidence€in€theÏrecord€that€€Kelly€played€any€part€in€the€delay.€ !"%Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó Ý ƒ!¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€X¤6XXXÔÔ€+rXX¤6ÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X¤6X+rÔÐ  ÐÌò òSeptember€30,€1998Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ôdˆ ôXX¤6ÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó ÅÝ ƒ Ю$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡ Xz°XXXÔÓÓÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓThe€appellees€rely€on€the€case€of€òòò òMoran€v.€Weinbergeró óóó,€149€Tenn.€537,€260Ð ° ÐS.W.€966€(1924).€€The€òòò òMoranó óóó€Court€expressed€that€ð ðthe€[saving]€statute€is€remedial,Ð ² ô Ðand€is€to€be€liberally€construed,€but€protection€against€laches,€negligence,€or€otherÏfault€of€the€plaintiff€was€no€part€of€its€purpose.ðð€€òòò òMoranó óóó,€149€Tenn.€at€543,€260Ð ° ÐS.W.€at€967.€€The€òòò òHenleyó óóó€Court€expressly€stated€that€òòò òMoranððó óóós€quoted€language€aboveÐ ² Ðwas€dicta,€and€ð ðto€our€knowledge€no€Tennessee€appellate€court€has€ever€held€that€aÏparty€is€not€entitled€to€invoke€the€statute€because€of€its€fault€in€suffering€the€adverseÏjudgment.ðð€€òòò òHenleyó óóó,€916€S.W.2d€at€917.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular Ý ƒ!¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€X¤6XXXÔÔ€+rXX¤6ÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X¤6X+rÔÐ  ÐÌò òSeptember€29,€1998Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ôdˆ ôXX¤6ÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó DÝ ƒ Ю$ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ‡ Xz°XXXÔÓÓÓ  Óà ` àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÓÓT.R.C.P.€was€revised€in€1991€to€require€written€notice€of€the€nonsuit€andÐ ° Ðservice€of€a€copy€of€the€complaint€on€the€other€parties.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular dƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó'''÷ÿ dxdüÿP Pd'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒÓB!ÝÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€X4.XXXÔÝ  ÝÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ7€ ËXXdðdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓñBññ6ñßr€(<,(j 8` `€€@Eô±` ttx$,°ð Õrßñ6ññBññEññBñßr€(<,(j 8` `€€@Eô±` ttx$,°ð ÕrßñBññEññEñßt€(>.*jx%{ÿ` `€€@E°` ttx$Q°[ ÔtßñEñà@Ì Ì ®àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÌà@éé!®àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONˆÌà ` àà ¸ à€€€€______________________________________________ÌÌò òCHESTER€R.€KELLY,€ó óÐ ° ÐÌà ` àPlaintiff„Appellant,ÌÌVs.à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àNo.€02A01„9712„CV„00305Ð ²  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àHaywood€Circuit€No.€3228Ìò òJERRY€R.€WOOTEN€andÐ ²  ÐANNONA€MANUFACTURING,€ó óÐ ´  ÐÌà ` àDefendants„Appellees.Ì____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@” ” ®àFROM€THE€HAYWOOD€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€COURTˆÌà@® ® ®àTHE€HONORABLE€DICK€JERMAN,€JR.,€JUDGEˆÌÌÌÌÌà@‰ ‰ ®àDonald€D.€Glenn;€Waldrop€&€Hall,€P.A.€of€JacksonˆÌà@"®àFor€Defendants„AppelleesˆÌÌà@, , ®àCharles€H.€Barnett,€III€and€Douglas€R.€Bergeron€of€JacksonˆÌà@®®#®àFor€Plaintiff„AppellantˆÌÌñ3ñÌÌÌñ3ñÌÌÌà@¦¦$®àò òòòREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóˆÐ ¶&"" ÐÌà@33'®àOpinion€filed:ˆÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àò 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Ðñ4ññ5ñ›ÓÓà ` àThis€interlocutory€appeal€involves€the€application€of€the€Tennessee€savingÏstatute€to€a€voluntary€nonsuit.Ìà ` àOn€August€19,€1994,€plaintiff„appellant,€Chester€R.€Kelly,€was€involved€in€anÏautomobile€accident€with€the€vehicle€driven€by€defendant„appellee,€Jerry€R.€Wooten,Ïand€owned€by€defendant„appellee,€Annona€Manufacturing.€€Kelly€sustained€personalÏinjuries€and€property€damage€in€the€accident,€and€on€August€17,€1995,€filed€a€suitÏagainst€Wooten,€Annona,€and€Houston€General€Insurance€Company,€AnnonaððsÏliability€insurance€carrier.€€Both€Annona€and€Houston€General€are€out„of„stateÏcorporations€headquartered€in€Texas.€€Process€was€issued,€and€Kellyððs€attorneyÏattempted€service€of€process€on€all€defendants€by€sending€a€certified€letter€withÏsummons€and€complaint€to€Dan€Duvall,€a€senior€claims€representative€for€HoustonÏGeneral.€€This€was€the€only€attempt€to€serve€the€defendants,€Wooten€and€Annona.€Ïà ` àDuvall€received€a€copy€of€the€Summons€and€Complaint€via€certified€mail€onÏSeptember€20,€1995,€outside€the€30„day€period€set€out€in€Rule€4.03€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€€€Duvall€returned€the€Summons€and€Complaint€to€€Kelly,Ïstating€in€an€accompanying€letter€that€he€would€not€accept€service.׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€Duvall€sentÐ °" Ðcopies€of€this€letter€to€both€Annona€Manufacturing€and€€Wooten.Ìà ` àAfter€receiving€the€letter€from€€Duvall,€€Kelly€took€no€further€steps€in€pursuingÏhis€lawsuit€until€August€16,€1996.€€At€that€time,€€Kelly€filed€a€Notice€of€VoluntaryÐ °($$ ÐDismissal€with€the€Haywood€County€Circuit€Court€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.Ð °*&& Ð41.01.€€Also,€on€August€16,€1996,€€Kelly€filed€the€instant€suit€in€Haywood€CountyÏCircuit€Court€naming€only€Jerry€R.€Wooten€and€Annona€Manufacturing€asÏdefendants.€€Process€was€issued€at€that€time€and€served€upon€both€defendants.׃×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ° Ðà ` àWooten€and€Annona€filed€an€answer€and€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€for€Failure€toÏState€a€Claim€Upon€Which€Relief€Can€be€Granted.€€The€Motion€to€Dismiss€restedÏon€the€ground€that€Kellyððs€suit€was€barred€by€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations.€ÏSeveral€months€later,€Wooten€and€Annona€filed€an€amended€Motion€for€PartialÏDismissal€to€apply€to€the€personal€injury€case.€€ÌÓÓÓÓà ` àAfter€a€hearing€on€the€motion,€the€trial€judge€entered€an€order€œof€dismissal€ofÏthe€personal€injury€claim€which€states:ÌÓÁ Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àññ›ññThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€and€upon€DefendantððsÏMotion€to€Dismiss€and€Amended€Motion€for€PartialÏññDismisslaññññDismissalññ,€it€appears€unto€this€Honorable€Court€asÏfollows:Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à1.€€That€on€or€about€August€17,€1995,€Plaintiff€filed€aÏcomplaint€against€the€Defendants€Jerry€Wooten,€AnnonaÏManufacturing€and€Houston€General€Insurance€CompanyÏunder€cause€number€3171.€€The€Plaintiff€attempted€toÏserve€all€three€Defendants€on€September€13,€1995€byÏsending€a€certified€letter€with€summons€enclosed€to€DanÏDuvall,€an€insurance€adjuster€with€Houston€GeneralÏInsurance€Company.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à2.€€That€Dan€Duvall€did€not€receive€the€summons€untilÏSeptember€20,€1995.€€œññoññññññoññññññOññn›€September€22,€1995,€DanÏDuvall€returned€the€summons€to€the€Plaintiff,€instructingÏhim€that€he€would€not€accept€service.€€Dan€Duvall€carbonÏcopied€same€to€both€Jerry€R.€ññwootenññññWootenññ€and€AnnonaÏManufacturing€on€same€date.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à3.€€That€on€or€about€August€16,€1996,€Plaintiff€dismissedÏsaid€action€without€prejudice.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à4.€€That€on€or€about€August€16,€1996,€Plaintiff€refiled€hisÏññationññññactionññ€against€the€Defendants,€Jerry€Wooten€and€Annona€Ð °1-- ÐManufacturing€under€cause€number€3228.€€Upon€theÏfiling€of€this€complaint€and€summons,€process€was€issuedÏby€the€Court€on€August€16,€1996.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à5.€€The€Defendants,€in€response€to€said€complaint€filed€anÏanswer,€Motion€to€Dismiss€and€Amended€Motion€forÏPartial€œDismissññed.ññññal.ññ›Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à6.€€œññtññññTññhat›€for€good€cause€shown,€it€is€hereby€found€that€theÏPlaintiff€failed€to€follow€the€requirements€of€T.R.C.P.€3Ïand€4€and;€therefore,€is€not€provided€the€protection€ofÏT.C.A.€28„1„105,€otherwise€known€as€the€Savings€Statute.€ÏThe€Amended€Motion€for€Partial€Dismissal€is€herebyÏGRANTED.€€Accordingly,€all€claims€asserted€by€theÏPlaintiff€for€which€there€is€a€one€year€statute€ofÏlimitations€are€dismissed€with€prejudice.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐññœññÌÓÓà ` àKelly€was€granted€a€Rule€9€Interlocutory€Appeal,€and€the€only€issue€for€reviewÏis€whether€the€savings€statute€is€applicable€under€the€facts€of€this€case.€€Ìà ` àðð[T]he€construction€of€the€statute€[savings€statute]€and€application€of€the€lawÏto€the€facts€is€a€question€of€law.ðð€€òòò òGanzevoort€v.€Russelló óóó,€949€S.W.2d€293,€296€(Tenn.Ð ° Ð1997)(quoting€òòò òBeare€Co.€v.€Tennessee€Dept.€of€Revenueó óóó,€858€S.W.2d€906,€907Ð ´ Ð(Tenn.€1993)).€€Therefore,€the€issue€before€us€is€one€of€law,€and€our€standard€ofÏreview€is€òòò òde€novoó óóó€without€any€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòò òRidings€v.€Ralph€M.Ð ¸! ÐParsons€Coó óóó.,€914€S.W.2d€79,€80€(Tenn.€1996);€òòò òUnion€Carbide€Corp.€v.€Huddlestonó óóó,Ð ¼#  Ð854€S.W.2d€87,€91€(Tenn.€1993).Ìà ` àKellyððs€original›€complaint€as€to€the€personal€injury€claim€was€timely€filedÏwithin€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations,€T.C.A.€ðð€28„3„104€(1980€&€1997€Supp.).€ÏHowever,€the€second€complaint,€filed€on€August€16,€1996,€fell€well€outside€the€timeÏbarrier.€€Therefore,€œKellyððs€suit›€will€be€time„barred€unless€œhe€can›€rely€on€the€savingsÏstatute€to€toll€the€statute€of€limitations.€€Ìà ` àThe€Tennessee€savings€statute€provides:ÌÓ–Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à(a)€If€the€action€is€commenced€within€the€time€limited€byÏa€rule€or€statute€of€limitation,€but€the€judgment€or€decreeÏis€rendered€against€the€plaintiff€upon€any€ground€notÏconcluding€right€of€action,€or€where€the€judgment€orÏdecree€is€rendered€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff,€and€is€arrested,Ïor€reversed€on€appeal,€the€plaintiff,€or€representatives€andÏprivies,€as€the€case€may€be,€may,€from€time€to€time,Ð À955 Ðcommence€a€new€action€within€one€(1)€year€after€theÏreversal€or€arrest.€€Actions€originally€commenced€inÏgeneral€sessions€court€and€subsequently€recommencedÏpursuant€to€this€section€in€circuit€or€chancery€court€shallÏnot€be€subject€to€the€monetary€jurisdictional€limitÏoriginally€imposed€in€the€general€sessions€court.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓT.C.A.€ðð€28„1„105(a)€(1980€&€Supp.€1997).ÌÓÓÓÓà ` àThe€Tennessee€savings€statute€is€remedial€in€nature,€and€the€courts€inÏTennessee€have€ð ðlong€been€committed€to€the€view€that€the€ððsavings€statuteðð€.€.€.Ïshould€be€liberally€construed€in€furtherance€of€its€purpose€and€in€order€to€bring€casesÏwithin€its€spirit€and€fair€intentions.ðð€€òòò òCronin€v.€Howeó óóó,€906€S.W.2d€910,€913€(Tenn.Ð ° Ð1995)(citing€òòò òKee€v.€Shelter€Ins.ó óóó,€852€S.W.2d€226,€228€(Tenn.€1993)).€€€Further,Ð ´ Ðð ð[t]he€purpose€of€the€Tennessee€savings€statute€is€to€provide€a€diligent€plaintiff€anÏopportunity€to€renew€a€suit€that€is€dismissed€by€any€judgment€or€decree€that€doesÏnot€conclude€the€plaintiffððs€right€of€action.ðð€€òòò òId.ó óóó€at€912€(citing€òòò òDukes€v.€MontgomeryÐ ¸ ÐCounty€Nursing€Homeó óóó,€639€S.W.2d€910,€913€(Tenn.€1982)).€€Ð ¼  Ðà ` àThe€Tennessee€Supreme€Courtððs€view€of€the€saving€statute€was€clearlyÏdescribed€in€òòò òNashville,€C.€&€St.€L.€Ry.€v.€Boltonó óóó.Ð À! ÐÓ<Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àòòò òThe€statute€has€not€merely€letter€but€a€spiritó óóó.€€That€spiritÐ Ä# Ðis€manifested€in€the€history€of€the€statute.€.€.€.€€It€is€thatÏa€plaintiff€shall€not€be€finally€cast€out€by€the€force€of€anyÏjudgment€or€decree€whatsoever,€not€concluding€his€rightÏof€action,€without€an€opportunity€to€sue€again€within€theÏbrief€period€limited.€Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌòòò òÓÓSharp€v.€Richardson,€ó óóó937€S.W.2d€846,€849€(Tenn.€1996)€(quotingòòò ò€Nashville,€C.€&Ð Æ*&& ÐSt.€L.€Ry.€v.€Boltonó óóó,€134€Tenn.€447,€455„6,€184€S.W.€9,€11€(1916))(emphasisÐ Ê,(( Ðadded).Ìà ` àThe€savings€statute€takes€on€special€significance€when€the€plaintiff€takes€aÏvoluntary€nonsuit.€€The€nonsuit€serves€as€a€dismissal€not€on€the€merits,€and€in€suchÏa€situation,€the€courts€of€Tennessee€have€long€held€that€as€long€as€a€plaintiff€bringsÏa€second€suit€within€a€year€of€the€voluntary€nonsuit€the€savings€statute€will€protectÏthe€plaintiff€and€confer€ð ðthe€same€procedural€and€substantive€benefits€that€wereÐ Î844 Ðavailable€to€the€plaintiff€in€the€first€action.ðð€€ò òòòCroninó óóó,€906€S.W.2d€at€913.Ð ° Ðà ` àWith€the€above€well„established€rules€of€interpretation€of€the€savings€statuteÏin€mind,€we€now€turn€to€the€determinative€issue€of€the€case€„„€was€the€original€actionÏcommenced€in€accordance€with€Tennessee€law.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€3€governsÏcommencement€of€an€action.€€òòò òOld€Hickory€Engððr.€&€Mach.€Co.€v.€Henryó óóó,€937Ð ´  ÐS.W.2d€782€(Tenn.€1996);€òòò òGregory€v.€McCulleyó óóó,€912€S.W.2d€175,€177€(Tenn.€App.Ð ¸  Ð1995).€Commencement€of€an€action€requires€the€filing€of€a€complaint.׃ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòò òOld€HickoryÐ ¼  ÐEngððr.€&€Mach.€Co.,€óóó ó937€S.W.2d€at€784.€€We€are€well€aware€that€the€version€of€RuleÐ À Ð3€in€effect€at€the€time€of€the€origination€of€this€suit€required€both€filing€of€aÏcomplaint€and€summons.€€€Kelly€complied€with€both€requirements.€€€Kellyððs€onlyÏfailure€involved€mistakenly€sending€the€summons€to€the€wrong€party.Ìà ` àWooten€and€Annona€assert€that€the€applicability€of€the€savings€statuteÏdepends€upon€actual€notice€to€the€defendants.€€We€agree.€€Further,€they€insist€thatÏœby€serving›€an€improper€defendant€and€waiting€nearly€a€year€to€issue€process€for€theÏcorrect€parties,€Kelly€did€not€act€diligently€in€providing€notice€of€the€action.€Ìà ` àHowever,€in€the€present€case€we€find€that€Wooten€and€Annona€had€actualÏnotice€of€the€pending€suit.€€We€rely€on€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Courtððs€decision€inÏthe€case€of€òòò òHenley€v.€Cobbó óóó,€916€S.W.2d€915€(Tenn.€1996).€€Although€òòò òHenleyó óóó€dealtÐ Ä&"" Ðwith€the€filing€of€a€lawsuit€in€an€improper€venue,€the€Courtððs€analysis€of€the€savingsÏstatuteððs€notice€requirement€appears€applicable€to€the€case€at€bar.€€Negligence€of€theÏparty€filing€the€lawsuit€was€declared€not€to€have€an€effect€on€application€of€theÏœsavings›€statute.׃–×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòò òIdó óóó.€at€917.€€The€Court€in€òòò òHenleyó óóó€stated:Ð È.** ÐÓ×$Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àIf,€then,€the€negligence€of€the€party€in€suffering€theÏadverse€judgment€is€not€the€test€of€the€saving€statuteððsÏapplicability,€but€has€been€merely€mentioned€in€dicta,Ïwhat€is€the€test?€€A€closer€reading€of€our€cases€reveals€thatÏnotice€to€the€party€affected€is€the€true€test€of€the€[saving]Ïstatuteððs€applicability.€.€.€.€€[T]he€crucial€considerationÏwas€not€the€technical€form€of€the€first€action,€but€the€factÏthat€the€defendant€actually€had€notice€of€it.€.€.€.€€Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌòòò òÓÓId.ó óóó€(citing€òòò òBurns€v.€Peopleððs€Tel.€&€Tel.€Co.ó óóó,€161€Tenn.€382,€33€S.W.2d€76€(1930)).Ð °  Ðà ` àOn€September€22,€1995,€€Dan€Duvall,€a€senior€claims€adjuster€for€HoustonÏGeneral,€mailed€a€letter€to€€Kellyððs€attorney.€€This€letter€was€in€response€to€theÏreceipt€of€a€summons€and€complaint€in€the€original€action.€€€Duvall€copied€the€letterÏto€both€€Wooten€and€Annona€Manufacturing.€€We€find€that€appellees€received€actualÏnotice€of€€Kellyððs€suit€in€the€letter€€Duvall€sent€to€€Kellyððs€attorney€on€September€22,Ï1995.€€In€this€letter€€Duvall€declared:€ð ðThis€will€acknowledge€receipt€of€yourÏSeptember€13,€1995€letter€with€which€you€transmitted€the€Summons€and€ComplaintÏin€Civil€Action€No.€3171,€styled€Chester€R.€Kelly€v.€Jerry€R.€Wooten,€AnnonaÏManufacturing,€and€Houston€General€Insurance€Company,€which€is€currentlyÏpending€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€Haywood€County,€Tennessee.ðð€€It€can€hardly€beÏargued€that€€Wooten€and€Annona€Manufacturing€did€not€have€notice€that€a€suitÏagainst€them€was€pending.€€In€fact,€both€parties€had€notice€not€only€that€an€actionÏwas€pending,€but€in€what€county€and€what€court€the€action€was€brought.€€The€partiesÏeven€had€the€docket€number€of€the€case.Ìà ` àBecause€both€defendants€had€actual€notice€of€€Kellyððs€claims€against€them,€weÏcannot€agree€that€the€plaintiffððs€failure€to€issue€process€on€the€correct€partiesÏprecludes€application€of€the€savings€statute.€€€Kelly€filed€a€nonsuit€within€a€year€ofÏinitiating€the€action,€and€subsequently€refiled€his€suit€within€the€time€allowed.Ð ´1-- Ðà ` àœKelly€also›€urges€this€Court€to€find€that€the€filing€of€his€lawsuit€satisfies€Tenn.ÏR.€Civ.€P.€3.€€The€1995€version€of€Rule€3€provides€as€follows:ÌÓD2Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àAll€civil€actions€are€commenced€by€filing€a€complaint€andÏsummons€with€the€clerk€of€the€Court.€€An€action€isÏcommenced€within€the€meaning€of€any€statute€ofÏlimitations€upon€such€filing€of€a€complaint€and€summons,Ïwhether€process€be€issued€or€not€issued€and€whetherÏprocess€be€returned€served€or€unserved.€€If€processÏremains€unissued€for€thirty€(30)€days€or€is€not€served€orÏis€not€returned€withing€thirty€(30)€days€from€issuance,Ïregardless€of€the€reason,€the€plaintiff€cannot€rely€upon€theÏoriginal€commencement€to€toll€the€running€of€the€statuteÏof€limitations€unless€the€plaintiff€continues€the€action€byÏobtaining€issuance€of€new€process€within€one€(1)€yearÏfrom€issuance€of€the€previous€process€or,€if€no€process€isÏissued,€within€one€year€of€the€filing€of€the€complaint€andÏsummons.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€3.ÌÌÓÓà ` àKelly€timely€filed€his€original€lawsuit€on€August€17,€1995,€well€within€the€one„¼year€statute€of€limitations€provided€by€Tennessee€law.€€Service€of€process€on€the€out„¼of„state€defendants€was€attempted;€however,€Kelly€mistakenly€served€the€wrongÏparty.€€Therefore,€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€3,€in€effect€at€the€time,€Kelly€had€untilÏAugust€16,€1996€to€reissue€process€upon€œññthe›€›ññWooten€and€Annona.€€On›€August€16,€1996,€ÏKelly€dismissed€the€original€complaint€and€filed€a€new€complaint€with€the€HaywoodÏCounty€Circuit€Court.€€Both€complaints€stated€the€same€cause€of€action.€€The€onlyÏdifference€was€that€Houston€General€was€dropped€as€a€defendant.Ìà ` àWooten€and€Annona€urge€this€Court€to€disregard€Kellyððs€claim€that€the€filingÏof€the€new€lawsuit€and€issuance€of€process€constituted€issuance€of€ð ðnew€processððÏunder€Rule€3.€€Further,€they€urge€us€to€conclude€that€Kelly€did€not€have€the€ð ðoptionÏof€filing€a€new€lawsuit.ðð€€Instead,€they€contend€that€Kelly€could€only€fall€under€theÏprotection€of€Rule€3€if€he€obtain€new€process€on€the€original€claim.Ìâ âà ` àWe€respectfully€disagree€with€these€assertions.€€Kelly€filed€a€lawsuit€on€AugustÐ °400 Ð16,€1996€essentially€identical€to€his€original€suit.€€Process€was€issued€at€that€time.œ×ƒ ×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€Ð ° Ðâ âTo€declare€that€the€issuance€of€process€on€August€16,€1996€does€not€fall€under€RuleÏ3€would€be€to€approve€form€over€substance.€€In€ò òòòHenley€v.€Cobbó óóó,€916€S.W.2d€915Ð ° Ð(Tenn.€1996)€our€Supreme€Court€said:ÌÓ±<Óà ` àà8 ¸ àà8¸ ü!¸ ü!àWithin€recent€years€our€Court,€as€well€as€theÏCourts€of€last€resort€in€other€States,€has€paid€moreÏattention€to€the€basic€and€intrinsic€rights€of€theÏparties€than€it€has€to€form,€doing€justice€betweenÏthe€parties€in€administering€the€spirit€of€the€lawÏinstead€of€the€cold€letter€of€the€law.€.€.€.Ð ¤¤ ÐÌÓÓ916€S.W.2d€at€916„917€(quoting€òòò òGeneral€Accident€€Fire€&€Life€Assur.€Corp.€v.Ð ´ ÐKirklandó óóó,€210€Tenn.€39,€43,€356€S.W.2d€283,€285€(Tenn.€1962)).€€Relying€on€theÐ ¸ Ðspirit€of€Rule€3,€we€hold€that€Kellyððs€second€lawsuit,€filed€on€August€16,€1996,€is€notÏtime€barred€and€may€proceed.Ìà ` àFinally,€Wooten€and€Annona€correctly€state€that€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€41.01Ïrequires€the€nonsuiting€party€to€serve€the€opposing€party€with€the€complaint.€€TheyÏfurther€suggest€that€failure€to€serve€the€complaint€on€the€Appellees€renders€KellyððsÏnonsuit€void.€€We€disagree.€€œWooten€and€Annona€cite›€no€case€law,€and€we€can€findÏnone,€that€supports€their€conclusion.€€Instead,€we€look€to€the€Advisory€CommissionÏComments€from€1991.׃×Ý ƒ##ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€ð ðSuch€a€requirement€helps€cure€the€injustice€of€a€plaintiffÐ ¼% !! Ðfiling€a€complaint€and€summons€under€Rule€3€and€immediately€taking€a€nonsuit.€€IfÏthe€saving€statute€applies,€the€plaintiff€would€get€the€benefit€of€tolling€a€statute€ofÏlimitations€without€the€defendant€knowing€of€any€litigation.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.,Ï41.01,€Advisory€Committee€Comment€to€1991€amendment.Ìà ` àIt€appears€that€notice€is€the€primary€reason€for€the€1991€added€requirementsÏof€Rule€41.01.€€Since€we€have€previously€determined€that€both€defendants€had€actualÐ ¼1 -- Ðnotice€of€the€lawsuit€against€them,€we€hold€that€while€€Kelly€may€have€technicallyÏviolated€the€cold€letter€of€the€rule€defendants€were€not€prejudiced.Ìà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed,€and€this€case€is€remanded€for€suchÏfurther€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessed€against€theÏappellees.ÌÓÓÔ‡Xz°XXXz°Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à_________________________________Ð °  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€Ð °  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÔ#‡ Xz°XXXz°ÎK#ÔÐ ²  Ðò òCONCUR:Ð ´  ÐÌÔ‡Xz°XXXz°Ô____________________________________Ð ¸ ÐALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEó óÔ#‡ Xz°XXXz°ºM#ÔÐ º  ÐÌ____________________________________Ìò òHERSCHEL€P.€FRANKS,€JUDGEó óœÔ†ÿÿÔÔ†ÿÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  Ôñ5ñ