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Ða/k/a€Leon€Williams€General€Contractor,€Inc.Ð `#°" ÐÌWilliam€A.€Reeves,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellee,€D.€F.€Shoffner€Mechanical€&€IndustrialÐ 8%ˆ $ ÐContractors,€Inc.Ð $&t!% ÐÓ ÓÌò òà@66'ìàOPINIONˆÐ ü'L#' ÐÌÌó óÓ  Óà  àThis€is€a€suit€by€Leon€Williams€General€Contractor,€a/k/a€Leon€Williams€General€Contractor,Ð À*&* ÐInc.,€against€its€sub„contractor,€D.€F.€Shoffner€Mechanical€&€Industrial€Contractors,€Inc.€€TennesseeÐ ¬+ü&+ ÐAssociates€International,€Inc.,€and€Williams€entered€into€a€contract€whereby€Williams€would€beÐ ˜,è', Ðgeneral€contractor€for€erecting€a€building€for€Tennessee€Associates.€€The€architect€employed€for€theÐ „-Ô(-ý Ðproject€was€Michael€Brady€Architect,€Inc.,€who€was€recommended€by€Williams.€€Mr.€BradyÐ ° Ðsubmitted€three€or€four€names€for€employment€as€a€mechanical€engineer.€€Shoffner€expressed€aÐ œì Ðpreference€for€Albert€F.€G.€Ô_ÔBedingerÔ_Ô€Consulting€Engineers,€Inc.,€which€was€then€hired.€€AfterÐ ˆØ Ðcompletion€of€the€building,€the€heating,€ventilation,€and€air€conditioning€systems€installed€byÐ tÄ ÐÔ_ÔShoffnerÔ_Ô€failed€repeatedly€and€continued€to€cause€severe€problems,€notwithstanding€correctiveÐ `° Ðmeasures€employed.€€At€the€suggestion€of€Mr.€Shoffner,€another€mechanical€engineer,€H.€GeneÐ L œ ÐDaves,€€was€hired€to€solve€the€problem,€which€he€identified€as€follows:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°ÒTo€summarize,€the€single€zone€Carrier€48TJ€rooftop€units€and€the€variable€volumeÐ  ` Ðfan€powered€box€system€as€designed€are€not€compatible.€€Either€the€units€need€toÐ ü L  Ðbe€changed€to€a€variable€volume€type€or€the€system€needs€to€be€modified.Ð è 8  ÐÌÒ°€Òà  àThe€recommendations€of€Mr.€Daves€were€implemented€by€Shoffner€at€its€cost,Ð À  Ðwhich€appeared€to€have€solved€the€problem.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àAt€some€point,€Tennessee€Associates€assigned€any€cause€of€action€it€might€haveÐ „Ô  Ðagainst€various€parties€to€Williams,€who€filed€a€suit€against€Michael€Brady€Architect,€Inc.,Ð pÀ ÐAlbert€F.€G.€Ô_ÔBedingerÔ_Ô€Consulting€Engineers,€Inc.,€D.€F.€Shoffner€Mechanical€&€IndustrialÐ \¬ ÐContractors,€and€Johnson€Controls,€Inc.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àShoffner€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,€asserting€that€the€claim€against€itÐ  p Ðwas€barred€by€an€accord€and€satisfaction,€a€novation€and€by€Williamsðð€failure€to€show€anyÐ  \ Ðfault€on€its€part.€€The€Trial€Judge,€although€not€specifying€upon€which€ground€or€groundsÐ øH Ðhe€relied,€sustained€the€motion€and€thereafter€made€it€final€pursuant€to€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€54.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àWilliams€appeals,€contending€there€are€genuine€issues€of€material€fact€relative€toÐ ¼  Ðthe€defenses€asserted,€which€precluded€entry€of€a€summary€judgment.Ð ¨ø ÐÌÒž€Òà  àThe€standard€of€review€employed€by€appellate€courts€in€judging€trial€courtsðð€actionÐ €Ð Ðhas€been€recently€restated€in€the€case€of€òòStaples€v.€CBL€&€Associates,€Inc.óó,€15€S.W.3d€83,Ð l¼ Ð89€(Tenn.€2000),€as€follows:Ð X ¨ ÐÌÒ€°Òà Ø àThe€standards€governing€the€assessment€of€evidence€in€the€summaryÐ 0"€  Ðjudgment€context€are€also€well€established.€€Courts€must€view€the€evidence€in€theÐ #l! Ðlight€most€favorable€to€the€nonmoving€party€and€must€also€draw€all€reasonableÐ $X" Ðinferences€in€the€nonmoving€party's€favor.€€òòSee€€Robinson€v.€Omeróó,€952€S.W.2dÐ ô$D # Ðat€426;€€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€at€210-11.€€€Courts€should€grant€a€summaryÐ à%0!$ Ðjudgment€only€when€both€the€facts€and€the€inferences€to€be€drawn€from€the€factsÐ Ì&"% Ðpermit€a€reasonable€person€to€reach€only€one€conclusion.€€òòSee€McCall€v.€Wilderóó,Ð ¸'#& Ð913€S.W.2d€150,€153€(Tenn.1995);€òòCarvell€v.€Bottomsóó,€900€S.W.2d€23,€26Ð ¤(ô#' Ð(Tenn.1995).Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÒ°€ÒÒ°žÒà  àAt€the€outset,€we€must€determine€whether€excerpts€of€certain€depositions€which€were€takenÐ ° Ðâ âafter€the€summary€judgment€was€granted„„but€during€the€pendency€of€a€motion€to€alter€and€amend„„Ð œì Ðshould€be€considered.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àWe€believe€the€case€of€òòHarris€v.€Ô_ÔChernÔ_Ôóó,€33€S.W.3d€741€(Tenn.2000),€which€was€deliveredÐ `° Ðafter€the€Trial€Courtððs€determination€and€after€the€appellate€briefs€were€filed€by€the€parties€isÐ L œ Ðdispositive€of€the€question.€€In€that€case€the€Supreme€Court€set€out€the€factors€to€be€considered€whenÐ 8 ˆ Ðaddressing€such€a€motion:Ð $ t ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òà Ø àWe€granted€this€appeal€to€determine€the€standard€to€be€applied€in€rulingÐ ü L  Ðupon€a€Tenn.R.Civ.P.€54.02€motion€to€revise€a€grant€of€partial€summary€judgmentÐ è 8  Ðbased€upon€evidence€beyond€that€which€was€before€the€court€when€the€motion€wasÐ Ô$  Ðinitially€granted.€€For€the€reasons€stated€below,€we€reject€the€newly€discoveredÐ À  Ðevidence€rule€applied€by€the€trial€court€and€set€forth€in€òòBradley€v.€Ô_ÔMcLeodÔ_Ôóó,€984Ð ¬ü  ÐS.W.2d€929€(Ô_ÔTenn.Ct.AppÔ_Ô.1998).€€We€adopt€a€test€requiring€the€trial€court€toÐ ˜è  Ðconsider,€when€applicable:€1)€the€movant's€efforts€to€obtain€evidence€to€respondÐ „Ô  Ðto€the€motion€for€summary€judgment;€2)€the€importance€of€the€newly€submittedÐ pÀ Ðevidence€to€the€movant's€case;€3)€the€explanation€offered€by€the€movant€for€itsÐ \¬ Ðfailure€to€offer€the€newly€submitted€evidence€in€its€initial€response€to€the€motionÐ H˜ Ðfor€summary€judgment;€4)€the€likelihood€that€the€nonmoving€party€will€sufferÐ 4„ Ðunfair€prejudice;€€and€5)€any€other€relevant€factor.€€Accordingly,€we€reverse€theÐ  p Ðjudgment€of€the€Court€of€Appeals€and€remand€to€the€trial€court€for€application€ofÐ  \ Ðthis€standard.Ð øH ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àWe€accordingly€conclude€in€the€case€on€appeal€it€is€appropriate€to€vacate€the€judgmentÐ Ð  Ðentered€by€the€Trial€Judge€and€remand€the€case€so€that€he€might€consider€the€factors€set€out€in€òòHarrisóóÐ ¼  Ðand€thereafter€exercise€his€sound€discretion€in€ruling€on€the€motion.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€vacated€and€the€cause€remandedÐ €Ð Ðfor€further€proceedings€in€accordance€with€this€opinion.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€adjudged€against€D.€F.Ð l¼ ÐÔ_ÔShoffnerÔ_Ô€Mechanical€&€Industrial€Contractors,€Inc.Ð X ¨ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________Ð $X" Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àHOUSTON€M.€GODDARD,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ ô$D # Ð