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REX mF'Cl?~R5\ZzVd#~y\Y7EgBݢK}ƕ-]*;}G|(soθhD<@z  }ş51T3hbiKb +b#\ % ^ # 0/ U N w 4 z  i x mz   o5 0DNEb 0 B 0 D3 D- 0K AS. 0G 0D A/HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 60xu+s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularHVW+:i+00 C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xU  Ry$      2  XyX  _TheCourtinSamuelsonreliedonCogdellv.HospitalCenteratOrange,116N.J.7,560  A.2d1169(1989),andfollowedthesocalled EntireControversydoctrineannouncedbytheNew  JerseySupremeCourt,thatCourthasfurtherlimitedthedoctrine.SeeOldsv.Donnellyv.Maran,  150N.J.424,696A.2d633(1997).Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0    Ry$      1  XyX  _A&HSafetySupplyisnolongerapartytothisaction.- -(|G2y$ !.8Idd8         0  XyX d(|3$ !.8Idd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3$ !.8Idd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Idd8     _I8yXXdd8@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @$ATKNOXVILLE  @44October15,2001Session $ XyXI #IXXy#  ANTHONYMcNABBandWifeSHERRYMcNABBv.HIGHWAYS,INC., " andA&HSAFETYSUPPLY,PAULHARRISONv.HIGHWAYS,INC.,and  6 A&HSAFETYSUPPLYXyXI   J @  DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforPolkCounty  J @ Nos.3596and3597Hon.LawrencePuckett,CircuitJudge  6  _   `    __ h __FILED__NOVEMBER20,__2001_@*AV) ` dE<` A߈   @No.E200100867COAR3CV   AV) ` dE<|` A }  Plaintiffsactionfordamagesforpersonalinjuryallegedlyduetodefendantsnegligence,was d dismissedbytheTrialJudgeforfailureofplaintiffstojoinallallegedtort_feasors_Ԁinoneaction.On P appeal,wevacateandremand. < #IXXy#XyXI Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtVacated.  P HerschelPickensFranks#IXy #XyX.I,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichHoustonM.Goddard,#IXy#XyX.I  P.J.,andCharlesD.Susano,Jr.,#IXys#XyX.IԀJ.,joined.  AndrewR.Tillman,Knoxville,Tennessee,forAppellants.  DonaldW.Strickland,Chattanooga,Tennessee,forAppellee,Highways,Inc. `!  @66' OPINION #IXXy#XyXIԈ %` $ #IXXy' #XyXI   ` InthisactionfordamagesforpersonalinjuriesallegedlycausedbyDefendants ($( negligence,theTrialCourtgranteddefendantsummaryjudgment,andplaintiffshaveappealed. )$)    ` OnMay8,1998,plaintiffssustainedseriouspersonalinjurieswhentheirmotor +&+ vehiclewasstruckbyavehicleoperatedbyRonaldMorrison,whichhadstruckaconcretebarrier p,', inaconstructionzoneandcrossedthecenterline,strikingplaintiffsvehicle. \-(- Ї   ` PlaintiffsintheCircuitCourtofPolkCounty,broughtactionsagainstMorrisonfor  theirinjuriesonAugust21,1998,andsubsequentlybroughtthisactionagainstdefendantonJanuary  20,1999#IXXy #XyXI.AsanaffirmativedefenseindefendantsAnswerwhichwasfiledonJanuary26,1999,  itpledthatitwasnotatfault,andthat theaccidentinplaintiffsinjuriesresultedfromthe t negligenceofRonaldMorrison.PlaintiffsthensettledwithdefendantMorrison,andtheactions ` againstMorrisonweredismissedonFebruary6,1999,withtheOrderrecitingthattheissuesbetween L  thepartieshadbeensettled. 8     ` Ingrantingthedefendantsummaryjudgment,theTrialCourt,inhisMemorandum  ` Opinion,expressed:  L  0  0` (#(#byfilingsuitinitiallyagainstthedriveroftheothervehicle,RonaldE.Morrison,and $  subsequentlyfilingtheseactionsagainstthedefendants,Highways,Inc.,andA&H   SafetySupply, #  1      ׀whoareallegedlyresponsibleforconditionsofthehighway,plaintiff   failedtofollowtheprocedureoutlinedbytheTennesseeSupremeCourtin   Samuelson. ` (#` (#    ` Ourreviewofthesummaryjudgmentisaquestionoflawandthescopeofreview \ isdenovowithnopresumptionofcorrectnessoftheTrialCourtsfinding.Bainv.Wells,936 H S.W.2d618,622(Tenn.1997);Ridingsv.RalphM.ParsonsCo.,914S.W.2d79,80(Tenn.1996). 4 WeconcludethefactsofthiscasewhichareundisputedarenotcontrolledbySamuelson.  p [Samuelsonv._McMurtry_,962S.W.2d473(Tenn.1998].#IXXy#XyXI | #  2      #IXXy#XyXI  \    ` InSamuelson,plaintiffhadsuedmultipledefendants,andtheTrialCourtseparated 4 onedefendant,Totty,andwentforwardwithajurytrialastotheremainingdefendants.Onlyone   oftheremainingdefendantswascastinjudgmentfordamages,andnoappealwastakenfromthat   trial.OnappealofTotty,whohadbeensevered,theSupremeCourtstatedthatwhiletheTrialCourt  wasinerrorinseveringdefendantTottyforpurposesofTrial,itwasinappropriatetograntanew  trialastoTottybecause theplaintiffsfailuretoappealthejudgmentsagainstdefendantsotherthan  Dr.Totty,wasfataltohisrighttoanewtrial,andinexplainingitsreasontheCourtsaid: l 0  0` (#(#TheTrialCourtserrorsdeprivedtheplaintiffoftherighttoproceedagainstthe D! defendant,Totty,inthesametrialwiththeotherdefendants,andalsooftherightto 0"  havethedefendantsfaultcomparedwiththefaultofalldefendants.Thedefendants #l! otherthanTottyweredeprivedofanopportunitytohavethefaultapportioned $X" againstDr.Totty.Thisresultcouldhavebeenaccomplishedonremand,hadplaintiff $D # appealedtheentirecase.(Emphasissupplied).` (#` (# TheSupremefurtherobservedthattheprocedurerequiredunderTennesseesComparativeFault  formulation retainstheefficiencyofjointliabilityandthefairnessofcomparativefault. t    ` Astotheissueofconservingjudicialefficiency,thecasesagainstthisdefendantand L  MorrisonwereallfiledintheCircuitCourtofPolkCounty,andhadtheyallgonetotrial,they 8  shouldhavebeencombinedforpurposesoftrial.Astotheissueoffairness,thecircumstancesof $ t thiscasearenotunlikeaplaintiffsuingtwodefendantsfortortiousinjuriesinthesameactionand  ` settlingwiththeonebeforetrial,butgoingtotrialastotheremainingdefendant.Aplaintiffs  L  settlingwithonecodefendantunderthecomparativefaultdoctrine,doesnotestablishabasisfor  8  dismissalastotheremainingdefendant.Inthesecases,thedefendantisnotdeprivedofthe $  opportunitytohavefaultapportionedagainstMorrison,asithasalreadyraisedinitsanswerthe   affirmativedefenseofMorrisonsnegligence.Accordingly,defendanthasnotbeenprejudicedby   the_plaintiffs_ԀsettlingtheiractionagainstMorrison.      ` WevacatetheJudgmentoftheTrialCourtandremandforfurtherproceedings p consistentwiththisOpinion.Thecostsoftheappealaretaxedtothedefendant,Highways,Inc. \    `     h     _________________________ H    `     h     HerschelPickensFranks,J. 4