ÿWPC" dÏÎüHi„Ι”’<{€ò!®¥gò*o «X>,ŠIñŠi•ιd®"—°IúÛלÀ³öêàE±Ÿ˜ZþKŠªáÀöíîΞτvi?,8i+È¡à¸ÃMD¡çê @sÍSHÒa! &$¦¦Tl¨k”T~¦Æ?¸—>¤åšÀH;‡iÂÆ{Ÿä¬Îø/Erc懯öqBÕº$¡1õ¨k^Àã†*ËÛÚSAšÅ®§!Ëš÷WsÆÞ]tÕ©ÔßCšÎhãGÚœ–»úœ~ø¯âÓœç}c¥So9bYj¤ûmêÍ‹®Óce¨¤egxv!­:ø·ZÁ œÜæ\(bÔ³zBó¨د<Ÿ%tgÉ!ÕܦBZK,OxZ®4 ®ò\ü3ÎÌá4êÑÓœ3VìFmD ·Ï('³B°ÄÓ»JhYXì…“ÁfUãv/Ý_e=cBÀ‹óä¾–'þPqfÁz‘¯ñ¥/x(n‡ú„¯e¦c¸Q8l5tz`äÒÀf‘ÚZ¤tz;CÑœEKyŠÐܢ̯,5µsË.†åÚ;RéŠ@½¿ Xôð–Z7¦ß¼Ï‡ëzÐD¸…"o>BLÛ£Žä5 FÕ^0­%b %\^ b 0ˆnUNö 0DDwˆ4Œ z Ò ì û mý ¼ ÆÐ Æ–Æ\Æ" 1uèN] 72_ 0c‘Eô#ÉööX¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿b 0ë B   0¤' D3Ë D-þ 0K++ ASvÆÉ 0¤ 0D3 A«w»ã£=1Ï (`£ª$¡¡Ñ€.ÑÑ8€½­»»d»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  Ó(í€"  Z6Times New Roman Regular(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó=ƒ.ê:i¢Ø+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|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ ²Ý ƒRH.$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôñò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔCheryl€L.€Gray€and€her€companion,€Joseph€R.€Evans,€III,€filed€a€detainer€warrant€in€the€Ô_ÔMcMinnÔ_Ô€CountyÐ ° ÐGeneral€Sessions€Court€against€Ms.€Grayððs€sister,€Cynthia€Brock,€seeking€the€removal€of€Ms.€Brock€and€her€mobile€homeÐ tÄ Ðfrom€property€described€as€205€County€Road€179€in€Decatur.€€The€judge€of€the€general€sessions€court€decided€theÐ 8ˆ ÐÔ_ÔdetainerÔ_Ô€action€in€favor€of€Gray€and€Evans,€and€Brock€appealed€to€the€trial€court.€€The€Ô_ÔdetainerÔ_Ô€action€was€consolidatedÐ üL Ðon€appeal€in€the€trial€court€with€an€original€action€brought€by€Ms.€Ô_ÔMcNabbÔ_Ô€(who€is€the€mother€of€Gray€and€Brock)Ð À Ðagainst€Gray€and€Evans.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 53#37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)(;3£$´´Ô2#ÔÚ  Ú0Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  à˜\\IB01S08\KNOXCLERK4ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0 NÝ ƒRH.$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôñò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€this€appeal,€the€Grantees€attempt€to€rely€upon€the€defense€of€the€statute€of€frauds.€€While€this€defense€wasÐ ° Ðasserted€in€the€Granteesðð€answer€and€announced€by€them€as€a€defense€in€opening€argument,€their€approach€at€trial€wasÐ tÄ Ðdifferent.€€Their€position€then€was€that€there€òòwasóó€an€agreement€between€the€parties€but€that€their€version€of€what€occurredÐ 8ˆ Ðleading€up€to€the€execution€of€the€deed€was€correct€rather€than€the€facts€espoused€by€the€Grantor.€€There€was€no€objectionÐ üL Ðmade€by€the€Grantees€to€the€testimony€presented€by€the€Grantor€and€her€witnesses€as€to€what€the€terms€of€the€agreementÐ À Ðwere.€€The€Granteesðð€current€position€ð!ð€that€the€statute€of€frauds€precludes€the€Grantor€from€proving€an€agreementÐ „Ô Ðbetween€the€parties€ð!ð€is€inconsistent€with€their€position€at€trial.€€ð ðIt€is€the€rule€in€this€jurisdiction€that€a€plaintiff€cannotÐ H ˜ Ðtake€a€position€on€appeal€inconsistent€with€that€taken€in€the€trial€of€the€case.ðð€€ò òòòDaniels€v.€Combustion€Ô_ÔEngððgÔ_Ô,€Inc.ó óóó,€583Ð  \ ÐS.W.2d€768,€770€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1978).€- ù-(|G2H.$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€M­»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ 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xÈ  ÐE.€Ô_ÔMcNabbÔ_Ô€(ð ðthe€Grantorðð)€to€Cheryl€L.€Gray€and€Joseph€R.€Evans,€III€(ð ðthe€Granteesðð),€should€beÐ d´ Ðset€aside.€€The€trial€court€set€the€deed€aside.€€The€Grantees€appeal.€€We€affirm.Ð P  ÐÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€CourtÐ (x ÐAffirmed;€Case€Remandedó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼M­»àXá#ÔÔ‡XáX.¼M­ÔCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHerschel€P.€Franks,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,óóÐ ì< Ðand€òòD.€Michael€Ô_ÔSwineyÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌD.€Mitchell€Bryant,€Cleveland,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellants,€Cheryl€L.€Gray€and€Joseph€R.€Evans,Ð ° ÐIII.€Ô#†¼M­»XXáê#ÔÔ‡XáX»¼M­ÔÐ œì ÐÌValerie€A.€Ô_ÔChastainÔ_Ô,€Athens,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellees,€Dolores€E.€Ô_ÔMcNabbÔ_Ô€and€Cynthia€Brock.Ð tÄ ÐÔ#†¼M­»XXᥠ#ÔÔ‡XáX»¼M­Ô€Ð `° ÐÓ»ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼M­»XXá± #ÔÔ‡XáX»¼M­ÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌI.Ð #`" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼M­»XXá' #ÔÔ‡XáX»¼M­ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€Grantor€claimsÔ#†¼M­»XXá #ÔÔ€XáX»¼M­Ô€that€she€transferred€the€subject€property€to€the€Grantees€for€aÐ è$8 $ Ðconsideration€of€$25,000,€which€she€says€has€not€been€paid.€€She€also€claims€that€the€warranty€deedÐ Ô%$!% Ðwas€to€have€reserved€to€her€a€life€estate€in€the€premises,€which€are€described€in€the€record€as€205Ð À&"& ÐCounty€Road€179,€Decatur.€€The€warranty€deed€in€the€record€ð!ð€dated€July€1,€2002,€notarized€July€2,Ð ¬'ü"'ý ÐÔ_Ô2002,€and€filed€in€the€Office€of€the€Register€of€Deeds€on€July€3,€2002€ð!ð€recites€consideration€ofÐ ° Ðð ð[o]ne€[d]ollar€($1.00)€and€other€good€and€valuable€consideration[].ðð€€There€is€no€reservation€of€aÐ œì Ðlife€estate€for€the€Grantor.€€The€deed€does€contain€the€notarized€signature€of€the€Grantor€to€theÐ ˆØ Ðfollowing€statement,€which€is€required€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€67„4„409(a)(6)(A)€(2003):Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àI,€or€we,€hereby€swear€or€affirm€that€the€actual€consideration€for€thisÐ L œ Ðtransfer€or€value€of€the€property€transferred,€whichever€is€greater€isÐ 8 ˆ Ðòò$21,000óó€which€amount€is€equal€to€or€greater€than€the€amount€whichÐ $ t Ðthe€property€transferred€would€command€at€a€fair€voluntary€sale.Ð `` x` x ÐÌ(Underlining€in€original).€€At€the€top€of€the€deed€is€a€statement€that€the€deed€was€prepared€by€anÐ è 8  ÐAthens€attorney€ð ðfor€Sweetwater€Valley€Title€Company€on€behalf€of€the€Grantor[].ððÐ Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€subject€property€is€appraised€at€$21,000€for€tax€purposes.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌÓ  ÓII.Ð „Ô  ÐÓ­ÓÌà  àThe€trial€court€conducted€a€bench€trial€on€June€16,€2003.€€It€subsequently€entered€an€orderÐ \¬ Ðon€October€16,€2003,€òònunc€pro€tuncóó,€òòi.e.óó,€the€hearing€date,€in€which€it€foundÐ H˜ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àthat€there€is€no€meeting€of€the€minds€and€that€the€deeds€[sic]€shouldÐ  p Ðbe€set€aside€in€conformity€with€the€memorandum€opinion€filed€in€thisÐ  \ Ðcause€.€.€.€.ÐøH` x` x ÐÌThe€incorporated€memorandum€opinion,€filed€August€21,€2003,€recites€the€following:Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court€finds€that€there€was€no€meeting€of€the€minds€between€theÐ ¨ø Ðparties€as€to€the€amount€of€consideration€to€be€paid€for€the€warrantyÐ ”ä Ðdeed€and€whether€the€deed€contained€an€enforceable€reservation€of€aÐ €Ð Ðlife€estate.Ðl¼` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€partiesðð€duties€toward€one€another€are€impossible€to€ascertainÐ D!” Ðbecause€no€agreement€was€reached€[i]n€the€above€matters.€€Therefore,Ð 0"€  Ðthe€deed€ought€to€be,€and€hereby€is,€set€aside€and€for€nothing€held.Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌÓ  ÓIII.Ð ô$D # ÐÓÁÓÌà  àThe€Grantees€present€two€issues€for€our€review:Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€Did€the€trial€court€err€in€setting€aside€the€warranty€deed€from€[theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐGrantor]€to€[the€Grantees]?Ð)à$(` x` x Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€Did€the€trial€court€err€in€failing€to€require€[the€Grantor]€to€repayÐ ° Ðâ â[the€Grantees]€$2,400.00€paid€by€them?Мì` x` x ÐÌThe€Grantor,€on€the€other€hand,€contends€that€the€trial€court€could€have€rescinded€the€deed€ð ðbecauseÐ tÄ ÐCheryl€Gray€and€Joseph€Evans€fraudulently€misrepresented€to€Dolores€McNabb€that€the€DeedÐ `° Ðcontained€a€reservation€of€a€life€estate€and€the€provision€for€payment€to€Dolores€McNabb€ofÐ L œ Ð$25,000.ððÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌÓ  ÓIV.Ð  ` ÐÓfÓÌà  àSince€this€is€a€bench€trial,€the€record€comes€to€us€for€a€òòde€novoóó€review€based€on€the€recordÐ è 8  Ðof€the€proceedings€below,€accompanied€by€a€presumption€that€the€trial€courtððs€factual€findings€areÐ Ô$  Ðcorrect€ð!ð€a€presumption€we€must€honor€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€those€findings.€Ð À  ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).€€Our€òòde€novoóó€review€of€the€trial€courtððs€conclusions€of€law€is€not€subject€toÐ ¬ü  Ða€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòò òCampbell€v.€Florida€Steel€Corp.ó óóó,€919€S.W.2d€26,€35€(Tenn.€1996);Ð ˜è  Ðò òòòPresley€v.€Bennettó óóó,€860€S.W.2d€857,€859€(Tenn.€1993).òòóóÐ „Ô  ÐÌÓ  ÓV.Ð \¬ ÐÌA.Ð 4„ ÐÌÓpÓà  àThe€Grantees€first€contend€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€setting€aside€the€warranty€deed€fromÐ  \ Ðthe€Grantor€to€them.€€We€disagree.Ð øH ÐÌà  àThe€primary€goal€in€contract€interpretation€is€to€ascertain€and€give€effect€to€the€intent€of€theÐ Ð  Ðparties.€€ò òòòGuiliano€v.€Cleoó óóó,€995€S.W.2d€88,€95€(Tenn.€1999).€€ð ðUnder€general€principles€of€contractÐ ¼  Ðlaw,€a€contract€must€result€from€a€meeting€of€the€minds€of€the€parties€in€mutual€assent€to€the€terms.ðð€Ð ¨ø Ðò òòòSweeten€v.€Trade€Envelopes,€Inc.ó óóó,€938€S.W.2d€383,€386€(Tenn.€1996)€(internal€quotation€marksÐ ”ä Ðomitted).€€Without€a€meeting€of€the€minds,€a€contract€cannot€be€valid.€€ò òòòHiggins€v.€Oil,€Chem.€&Ð €Ð ÐAtomic€Workers€Intððl€Unionó óóó,€811€S.W.2d€875,€879€(Tenn.€1991).Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€case,€the€parties€elected€to€litigate€upon€their€competing€theories€regarding€theÐ D!” Ðð ðunderstandingðð€that€led€to€the€execution€of€the€deed.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€At€the€hearing,€both€the€Grantor€and€theÐ 0"€  ÐGrantee€Cheryl€L.€Gray€testified€in€person,€as€did€three€other€witnesses€presented€by€the€Grantor.€Ð #l! ÐThe€Grantor€testified€that€she€was€the€owner€of€the€subject€piece€of€property€and€that€she€and€her€lateÐ ° Ðhusband€had€purchased€it€in€1993€for€$11,000.€€The€Grantor€explained€that,€over€the€past€few€years,Ð œì Ðshe€had€split€her€time€between€living€in€a€mobile€home€on€the€property€and€residing€with€her€sisterÐ ˆØ Ðin€California.€€She€also€testified€that€for€the€past€five€or€six€years,€the€Grantees€had€lived€in€anotherÐ tÄ Ðmobile€home€on€the€property€and€that€they€had€never€paid€the€Grantor€any€rent.€€When€questionedÐ `° Ðas€to€why€she€had€never€asked€the€Grantees€to€sign€a€rental€contract,€the€Grantor€explained€that€theyÐ L œ Ðhad€often€complained€about€their€financial€situation,€so€she€decided€that€she€would€just€ð ðlet€it€rideððÐ 8 ˆ Ðand€not€ask€them€for€rent.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àWhile€the€Grantor€was€living€in€California,€Grantee€Gray€visited€her€mother,€and€the€twoÐ ü L  Ðdiscussed€the€Grantorððs€desire€to€deed€the€property€to€the€Grantees.€€The€Grantor€testified€that€sheÐ è 8  Ðwas€very€specific€in€her€statements€to€Grantee€Gray€that€she€wanted€to€reserve€a€life€estate€in€theÐ Ô$  Ðproperty€and€that€she€wanted€the€Grantees€to€pay€her€$25,000€for€the€property.€€She€noted€that,€inÐ À  Ðapproximately€1997,€she€had€been€offered€$50,000€for€the€property.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€Grantor€testified€that,€on€the€day€she€signed€the€deed,€she€did€not€read€the€deed€€beforeÐ „Ô  Ðsigning€it€because,€in€her€words,€ð ð[the€Grantees]€said€it€was€okay,€and€I€trusted€them.ðð€€She€went€onÐ pÀ Ðto€explain€that€she€did€not€ask€the€Grantees€to€sign€a€promissory€note€because€she€trusted€herÐ \¬ Ðdaughter.€€When€the€Grantees€filed€a€detainer€warrant€against€Grayððs€sister€to€remove€her€from€theÐ H˜ Ðproperty,€the€Grantor€was€served€with€a€copy€of€the€warrant€as€well.€€Upon€being€served,€the€GrantorÐ 4„ Ðstated€that€she€requested€a€copy€of€the€deed,€and€after€receiving€the€deed,€she€learned€for€the€firstÐ  p Ðtime€that€the€deed€did€not€contain€a€reservation€of€a€life€estate€for€her,€nor€did€it€contain€anyÐ  \ Ðprovision€for€the€payment€of€$25,000.€€In€addition,€the€Grantor€pointed€out€that€her€name€wasÐ øH Ðmisspelled€on€the€deed,€something€she€had€not€noticed€until€she€received€the€deed€from€the€RegisterÐ ä4 Ðof€Deedsðð€Office.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àGrantee€Gray€also€testified,€though€her€testimony€was€in€sharp€contrast€to€that€of€her€mother.€Ð ¨ø ÐGray€testified€that€the€Grantor€told€her€she€could€have€the€property€for€$11,000,€which€is€ð ðwhatÐ ”ä Ðdaddy€paid€for€it.ðð€€Gray€further€stated€that€the€Grantor€ð ðcould€always€liveðð€on€the€property.€€WithÐ €Ð Ðrespect€to€the€amount€owed€on€the€property,€Gray€testified€that€she€and€Evans€had€paidÐ l¼ Ðapproximately€$2,400€toward€the€$11,000€purchase€price;€however,€the€Grantor€stated€earlier€thatÐ X ¨ Ðshe€believed€the€$2,400€to€be€the€payment€of€back€rent.€€Gray€stated€that€the€first€time€she€everÐ D!” Ðlearned€about€a€rent€obligation€was€when€her€mother€testified€at€trial€that€the€$2,400€was€for€rent.€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àBased€upon€all€of€the€testimony,€the€trial€court€held€that€there€was€ð ðno€meeting€of€the€mindsÐ $X" Ðbetween€the€parties€as€to€the€amount€of€consideration€to€be€paid€for€the€warranty€deed€and€whetherÐ ô$D # Ðthe€deed€contained€an€enforceable€reservation€of€a€life€estate.ðð€€The€court€concluded€that€it€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðð ðimpossible€to€ascertainðð€the€partiesðð€duties€to€one€another€under€the€contract€because€an€agreementÐ Ì&"% Ðwas€never€actually€reached€and€therefore,€the€court€set€aside€the€deed.€€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àWe€do€not€find€that€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€there€wasÐ )à$( Ðno€meeting€of€the€minds.€€From€the€testimony,€it€is€clear€that€these€parties€had€very€different€ideasÐ |*Ì%) Ðas€to€their€agreement.€€It€is€likewise€apparent€that€the€trial€court€found€no€evidence€of€fraud,€butÐ h+¸&* Ðrather€found€that€both€parties€were€credible.€€The€trial€court€simply€could€not€say€what€their€trueÐ ° Ðintentions€were.€€As€we€have€said€many€times,€the€trier€of€fact€is€in€the€best€position€to€assess€theÐ œì Ðcredibility€of€witnesses;€accordingly,€such€determinations€are€entitled€to€great€weight€on€appeal.€Ð ˆØ Ðò òòòMassengale€v.€Massengaleó óóó,€915€S.W.2d€818,€819€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995);€ò òòòBowman€v.€Bowmanó óóó,€836Ð tÄ ÐS.W.2d€563,€567€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1991).€€With€this€in€mind,€we€cannot€say€that€the€ð ðpreponderanceÐ `° Ðof€the€evidence€is€otherwise.ðð€€òòSee€óóTenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).€€Ð L œ ÐÌÓ  ÓB.Ð $ t ÐÓ8ÓÌà  àNext,€the€Grantees€assert€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€to€require€the€Grantor€to€repayÐ ü L  Ðthe€$2,400€paid€by€the€Grantees€to€the€Grantor.€€The€Grantees€contend€that€this€$2,400€was€paymentÐ è 8  Ðtoward€the€$11,000€they€claimed€they€owed€the€Grantor€for€the€property.€€The€Grantor,€on€the€otherÐ Ô$  Ðhand,€argues€that€the€$2,400€constituted€a€payment€for€back€rent,€as€the€Grantees€had€not€paid€anyÐ À  Ðrent€to€her€during€the€five€to€six€years€they€had€lived€on€the€property.€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àIn€finding€that€the€contract€should€be€set€aside,€the€trial€court€in€this€case€made€no€finding€asÐ „Ô  Ðto€whether€the€$2,400€should€be€repaid€by€the€Grantor€or€whether€that€sum€simply€constituted€theÐ pÀ Ðpayment€of€rent.€€We€therefore€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€for€a€determination€of€(1)€whetherÐ \¬ Ðthe€Grantees€are€entitled€to€a€recovery€against€the€Grantor€and€(2),€if€so,€in€what€amount.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð H˜ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€27„3„128€(2000).Ð 4„ ÐÌÓ  ÓC.Ð  \ ÐÓ·<ÓÌà  àThe€Grantor€contends€that€the€trial€court€could€have€rescinded€the€contract€on€the€ground€ofÐ ä4 Ðfraudulent€misrepresentation.€€Specifically,€the€Grantor€argues€that€the€Grantees€told€her€that€theÐ Ð  Ðdeed€reserved€a€life€estate€in€the€Grantor€and€that€the€deed€contained€a€provision€which€obligated€theÐ ¼  ÐGrantees€to€pay€her€$25,000.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àOur€review€of€the€record€reveals€that€the€Grantor€did€not€allege€fraud€in€her€complaint.€€It€isÐ €Ð Ðwell„settled€that€fraud€must€be€specifically€alleged€by€the€party€wishing€to€prove€it.€€òòSee€óóTenn.€R.Ð l¼ ÐCiv.€P.€9.02.€€Accordingly,€we€find€the€Grantorððs€issue€to€be€without€merit.Ð X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌÓ  ÓVI.Ð 0"€  ÐÌÓ9@Óà  àThe€Grantor€filed€a€motion€for€frivolous€appeal€against€the€Grantees,€which€we€reservedÐ $X" Ðruling€upon,€pending€submission€of€this€appeal€on€the€merits.€€Upon€consideration,€we€find€theÐ ô$D # ÐGrantorððs€motion€is€not€well„taken€and€is,€accordingly,€denied.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌÓ  ÓVII.Ð ¸'#& ÐÓ±AÓÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€setting€aside€the€deed€from€the€Grantor€to€the€Grantees€isÐ )à$( Ðaffirmed.€€As€a€consequence€of€that€ruling,€the€detainer€action€is€dismissed.€€All€costs€to€date€at€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðtrial€court€level€as€well€as€the€costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€appellants,€Cheryl€L.€Gray€and€JosephÐ h+¸&* ÐR.€Evans,€III.€€This€case€is€remanded€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary,€consistentÐ ° Ðwith€this€opinion.Ð œì ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_______________________________Ð L œ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCHARLES€D.€SUSANO,€JR.,€JUDGE