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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€VXdìdÈ7Ñò òÑ  ÑÞ ÞÌMETROPOLITAN€NASHVILLE€FIREFIGHTERSà à)ÌASSOCIATION€LOCAL€763€andà àà àà àà à)ÌB.R.€HALL,€JR.,à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àPlaintiffs/Appellants,à à)à àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìvs.€à àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€Appeal€No.€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€01A01„9701„CH„00019Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€à àÌTHE€METROPOLITAN€GOVERNMENTà àà à)ÌOF€NASHVILLE€AND€DAVIDSON€COUNTY,à àà à)€€€DavidsonÏChanceryÌTENNESSEE,€F.€CLAY€BAILEY,€in€his€capacityà à)€€€94„1510„IÌas€Chairman€of€the€Civil€Service€Commission,à àà à)Ìand€JOHN€W.€LYNCH,€in€his€capacity€as€à àà à)ÌPersonnel€Director,à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àDefendants/Appellees.à à)ó óÌà àò ò›Ìœó óÌ›Ìà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà0 àà àà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION̛̜ÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€œDAVISON›€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTÌà@ àAT€œNASHVILLE,›€TENNESSEE̛̜Ìà@ àHONORABLE€œIRVIN€H.€KILCREASE,€JR.›ÌœÌ›Ìœó óMichael€J.€PassinoÌChristopher€M.€MintonÌLASSITER,€TIDWELL€&€HILDERBRANDÌ213€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€TN.€37219ÌATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTSÌÌWilliam€Michael€SafleyÌDepartment€of€LawÌ204€Metropolitan€CourthouseÌNashville,€TN.€37201ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌ›ÌÌà@ àò òAFFIRMED€ÌÌœó óÌ›à@ àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌœÌÌCONCURS:›ÌÌHENRY€F.€TODDÌPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€œJUDGEÌÌò òÌMETROPOLITAN€NASHVILLE€FIREFIGHTERSà à)ÌASSOCIATION€LOCAL€763€andà àà àà àà à)ÌB.R.€HALL,€JR.,à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àPlaintiffs/Appellants,à à)à àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìvs.€à àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€Appeal€No.€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€01A01„9701„CH„00019Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌTHE€METROPOLITAN€GOVERNMENTà àà à)ÌOF€NASHVILLE€AND€DAVIDSON€COUNTY,à àà à)ÌTENNESSEE,€F.€CLAY€BAILEY,€in€his€capacityà à)Ìas€Chairman€of€the€Civil€Service€Commission,à àà à)Ìand€JOHN€W.€LYNCH,€in€his€capacity€as€à àà à)ÌPersonnel€Director,à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àDefendants/Appellees.à à)ó óÌà àò òÌó óÌ›à@ àò òòòÔ€ ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XÔÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€on€appeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€of€DavidsonÏCounty,€Tennessee€wherein€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgement€made€by€the€DefendantsÏwas€sustained€by€the€Chancellor.ÌÌà àThe€issue€to€be€resolved€is€the€validity€of€the€appointment€by€Mayor€Phil€BredesenÏœof€›€Norman€ð ðBuckðð€Dozier€as€Metropolitan€Fire€Chief€and€the€approval€thereof€by€the€CivilÏService€Commission€of€Metropolitan€Nashville.ÌÌà àThe€case€is€before€the€Court€for€the€second€time.€€Plaintiffs€filed€an€action€againstÍDefendants€seeking€Declaratory€Judgement€on€May€18,€1994€asserting€the€nullity€of€theÏDozier€appointment.€€The€Chancellor€dismissed€the€Declaratory€Judgement€œaction›€underÏRule€12€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€asserting€that€the€MetropolitanÏGovernment€action€was€administrative€and€the€proper€remedy€was€œcertiorari,›€under€T.C.A.Ïðð27„9„102.€€The€Western€Section€of€the€Court€of€Appeals€sitting€at€Nashville€reversed€thisÏdecision€on€June€5,€1995€œholding:›ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓœÌÌð ðIn›€our€opinion,€the€rewriting€of€the€qualifications€for€the€office€of€FireÏChief€of€the€Metro€Fire€Department€amounted€to€legislative€action€on€theÏpart€of€the€CSC,€not€administrative€or€quasi„judicial€action.€Plaintiffs€wereÏcorrect€in€seeking€relief€through€declaratory€judgment€and€the€issues€raisedÏby€plaintiffs€in€their€complaint€should€be€considered€and€resolved€inÏaccordance€with€this€procedure.€Accordingly,€the€decree€of€the€chancellorÏdismissing€plaintiff's€complaint€is€reversed.ððÌÌà àà àDavidson€Chancery€No.€C.A.€No.€01A01„9410„CH„00487ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àAmple€discovery€was€thereafter€taken€and€both€parties€filed€properly€supportedÏMotions€for€Summary€Judgement.€€ÌÌà àOn€November€12,€1996,€the€Chancellor€sustained€the€Motion€for€SummaryÏJudgement€filed€by€the€Defendants€stating€his€reasons€as€follows:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ðThe€Civil€Service€Commission€of€the€Metropolitan€Government€ofÏNashville€and€Davidson€County€did€not€violate€the€Metropolitan€CharterÏwhen€the€Commission€changed€the€job€description€for€the€position€of€FireÏChief.€€The€wording€of€the€Charter€requires€the€Fire€Chief€to€be€ððespeciallyÏqualified€for€the€position€by€training€and€experience.ðð€(Metropolitan€Charter,ÏSection€8.304)€The€Commission€interpreted€this€provision€to€meanÏððespecially€qualifiedðð€in€management€and€administration.€€The€Charter€œdoes›Ïnot€require€the€Fire€Chief€to€be€especially€qualified€in€fire€fighting,€fireÏfighting€administration,€or€have€prior€experience€in€the€Metropolitan€FireÏDepartment€as€contended€by€the€Plaintiffs.ÌÌThe€approval€of€the€appointment€of€Norman€ððBuckðð€Dozier€to€the€positionÏof€Fire€Chief€does€not€violate€the€Metropolitan€Charter.€€The€Charter€doesÏnot€require€prior€fire€fighting€training€or€experience€in€order€to€be€qualifiedÏfor€the€position€of€Fire€Chief.€€The€Charter€requires€the€Fire€Chief€to€beÍððespecially€qualified€for€the€position€by€training€and€experienceðð€based€uponÏqualifications€prescribed€by€the€Civil€Service€Commission.€€TheÏMetropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission€determined€the€proper€qualificationsÏfor€the€position€are€a€college€degree€and€ten€years€of€increasing€responsibleÏexperience€in€management€or€administration.€€Norman€ððBuckðð€Dozier€metÏthese€qualifications.Ìà àÌThe€transfer€of€Norman€ððBuckðð€Dozier€from€the€Mayorððs€Office€to€theÏMetropolitan€Fire€Department€does€not€violate€the€Metropolitan€Charter.€ÏNorman€ððBuckðð€Dozier€meets€all€the€entrance€requirements€for€the€positionÏof€Fire€Chief€established€by€the€Charter€and€the€Civil€Service€CommissionÏof€the€Metropolitan€Government.ððÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒœÌÌ›ÌÓÓà àIn€1947,€the€General€Assembly€enacted€the€Nashville€City€Charter.€€This€CharterÏestablished€a€Department€of€Fire€and€provided€that€Nashvilleððs€Mayor€should€appoint€aÏchief€of€the€Fire€Department€and€that€€ð ð€.€.€.a€vacancy€in€the€office€of€Chief€of€the€FireÏDepartment€shall€be€filled€from€the€Department€by€appointment€of€the€Mayor,€pursuant€toÏthe€Civil€Service€provisions€of€this€Charter.€.€.€.ðð€€ÌÌà àThis€provision€remained€in€effect€until€the€Nashville€Metropolitan€GovernmentÏCharter€was€ratified€by€the€people€of€Davidson€County€on€June€28,€1962.ÌÌà àThe€ratified€Metropolitan€Government€Charter€became€œeffective€April›€1,€1963€andÏthe€incumbent€City€of€Nashville€Fire€Chief€John€Ragsdale€became€Metroððs€first€Fire€Chief.€ÏThe€Metro€Charter€provision€controlling€the€appointment€of€a€Director€of€the€FireÏDepartment€was€contained€in€Section€8.304,€providing€in€part€as€follows:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓœÌÌÌð ðA›€permanent€vacancy€in€the€office€of€director€shall€be€filled€by€appointmentÏof€the€mayor,€subject€to€the€civil€service€provisions€of€this€Charter€andÏsubject€to€qualifications€to€be€prescribed€by€the€civil€service€commissionÏdesigned€to€secure€a€person€especially€qualified€for€the€position€by€trainingÏand€experience.ðð̛̜ÌÓÓÒ  ÒÒ ° Òà àSection€20.08€of€the€Metropolitan€Charter€also€provided€in€part:ÌÒ @ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ð(g)€òòDirector€of€Deparment€of€Fireóó.€€The€person€holding€the€position€of€chiefÏof€the€fire€department€of€the€City€of€Nashville€on€the€effective€date€of€thisÏCharter,€and€having€civil€service€status€as€such,€is€hereby€appointed€andÏdesignated€as€the€first€director€of€the€department€of€fire.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓà àœÌ›à àIn€subsequent€actions,€the€Metropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission€periodicallyÏrevised€the€qualifications€for€Metroððs€Fire€Chief€with€the€September€24,€1991€revisionÏproviding€under€education€and€experience€standards€the€following:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ðHigh€School€Diploma€and€ten€(10)€years€of€experience€in€the€Fire€FightingÏDivision€of€the€Nashville€Fire€Department,€including€a€total€of€seven€(7)Ïyears€of€supervisory€experience€as€a€Fire€Captain,€District€Fire€Chief,ÏAssistant€Fire€Chief,€Chief€Training€Officer,€Deputy€Fire€Chief„FireÏFighting,€or€Deputy€Director.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àAt€some€time€prior€to€November€10,€1992,€Mayor€Bredesen€called€John€W.€Lynch,Ïthen€Director€of€Personnel€for€Metro€Government,€and€œasked›€for€a€review€of€the€jobÏdescription€of€the€Fire€Chief€seeking€to€expand€the€qualifications€in€order€to€giveÏconsideration€to€management€experience€with€emphasis€on€œpersons›€experienced€inÏmanaging€large€corporations.€€ÌœÌ›à àFollowing€this€œrequest,›€the€ð ðeducation€and€experienceðð€standards€in€the€jobÏdescription€for€the€Metro€Fire€œChief›€œwere,›€on€November€10,€œ1992,›€amended€by€theÏMetropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission€to€read€as€follows:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ðBachelorððs€degree€from€an€accredited€college€or€university,€and€ten€(10)Ïyears€of€increasingly€responsible€management€or€administrative€experience.ÌÌNo€substitution.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àSo€it€was€that€the€Metropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission€removed€from€the€jobÏdescription€all€requirements€for€previous€fire€service€œ(experience).›ÌÌà àThe€minutes€of€the€November€10,€1992€meeting€of€the€Metropolitan€Civil€ServiceÏœCommission,›€wherein€this€change€in€job€qualification€was€made,€describes€the€basis€for€theÏpresent€lawsuit.ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ðMr.€John€Kennedy€stated€that€the€proposed€change€to€Fire€Chief€andÏDeputy€Director€was€to€require€a€Bachelorððs€Degree€bringing€the€educationÏin€line€with€what€is€required€for€other€Department€Directors.€€Also€to€changeÏthe€experience€from€specific€experience€in€the€Fire€Fighting€Division€œinto›Ïgeneral€experience€in€administration€and€management,€not€necessarilyÏobtained€in€the€Fire€Fighting€Division€of€the€Fire€Department.ÌÌà@ àò ò€.€.€.ó óÌÌMr.€B.R.€Hall,€President€of€the€Metro€Fire€Fighters€Association€stated€thatÏhe€thought€the€Fire€Chief€classification€should€continue€to€require€the€tenÏ(10)€years€experience€in€the€Fire€Division€of€the€Fire€Department.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌÌÓÓà àœIn€1993,€incumbent›€Fire€Chief€Coleman€retired€and€the€Personnel€DepartmentÏposted€a€job€announcement€that€it€would€accept€from€November€29,€1993€to€December€3,Ïœ1993,›€applications€for€Fire€Chief.€€The€Personnel€Department€further€on€November€28,Ï1993,€placed€a€classified€ad€in€the€Nashville€Tennessean€announcing€that€starting€the€nextÏday€it€would€accept€Fire€Chief€applications€until€the€end€of€the€week.€€This€ad€ran€for€oneÏday.€€There€is€no€assertion€by€the€Plaintiffs€that€these€actions€by€the€Personnel€DepartmentÏdid€not€conform€to€the€requirements€of€law.€€ÌœÌ›à àNorman€ð ðBuckðð€Dozier€submitted€his€application€as€did€numerous€other€individualsÏmany€of€them€from€within€the€Fire€Department.€€There€is€no€assertion€by€Plaintiffs€that€theÏqualifications€of€Mr.€Dozier€did€not€match€the€qualifications€required€for€a€Fire€Chief€underÏthe€November€10,€1992€amendment€to€such€qualifications€adopted€by€the€Civil€ServiceÏCommission.€€ÌÌà àMayor€Bredesen€appointed€Mr.€Dozier€as€Metro€Fire€œChief,›€effective€January€1,Ï1994€and€this€appointment€was€approved€by€the€Civil€Service€œCommission›€œon›€February€8,Ï1994.̛̜Ìà àSuch€are€the€controlling€fact€of€this€case€which€are€undisputed€in€the€record.̛̜à àThe€only€statement€of€issue€presented€for€review€by€the€Appellant€asserts:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓð ðWhether€the€undisputed€facts€demonstrate€that€the€Metro€Civil€ServiceÏCommission€(ððCSCðð)€violated€the€Metro€Charter€when€it€a)€eliminated€aÏthirty„year€requirement€that€Metroððs€Fire€Chief€must€possess€fire€departmentÏexperience;€and€b)€approved€a€man€without€any€fire€department€experienceÏas€Metroððs€current€Fire€Chief.ððÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÌÌÓÓà àThe€difficulty€œwith›€the€position€of€the€œAppellant›€is€that€it€essentially€seeks€to€equateÏjob€qualification€language€contained€in€Civil€Service€œRegulations,›€adopted€by€theÏMetropolitan€Civil€Service€œCommission,›€with€statutory€language€contained€in€theÏMetropolitan€Government€Charter.ÌÌà àMetro€œCharter,›€Section€œ8.304,›€requires€the€Metroððs€Fire€Chief€be€ð ðespeciallyÏqualified€.€.€.by€training€and€experienceðð.€€This€particular€phrase€is€not€otherwise€definedÏanywhere€in€the€Charter.ÌÌà àAt€the€time€the€Metropolitan€Government€Charter€was€submitted€for€ratification€toÏthe€people€of€Nashville„Davidson€County,€Section€20.08€(g)€provided€that€the€incumbentÏCity€of€Nashville€Fire€Chief€Mr.€Ragsdale€would€œbe,›€in€œfact,›€the€first€Fire€Chief€underÏMetropolitan€Government.€€Because€Chief€Ragsdale€had€many€years€experience€in€the€oldÏCity€of€Nashville€Fire€Department,€Appellant€asserts€that€construing€Section€8.304€òòin€pariÍmateriaóó€with€Section€20.08€(g)€œmandates›€that€the€term€ð ðespecially€qualified€.€.€.by€trainingÏand€experienceðð€contained€in€Section€8.304€elevates€to€Charter€dignity€a€qualification€thatÏall€future€Fire€Chiefs€must€have€fire€experience.€€Such€a€construction€would€effectivelyÏprevent€the€Civil€Service€Commission€from€ever€changing€the€job€qualifications€of€the€FireÏChief€from€those€qualifications€possessed€by€Chief€Ragsdale.€€This€is€a€non„sequitur.ÌÌà àThe€same€Section€20.08€of€the€original€Metropolitan€Charter€designated€the€old€CityÏof€Nashville€government€incumbents€and€various€Davidson€County€governmentÏincumbents€as€ð ðfirstðð€Metropolitan€government€holders€of€their€respective€positions.€€TheseÏincluded:ÌÓÓà à1.à àMetropolitan€Clerk;Ìà à2.à àMetropolitanòò€óó€€Treasurer;Ìà à3.à àChief€Medical€Director;Ìà à4.à àDirector€of€Department€of€Water€and€Sewerage€Service;Ìà à5.à àPublic€Defender;Ìà à6.à àDirector€of€Department€of€Police;Ìà à7.à àBudget€Officer,€Division€of€Budgets;Ìà à8.à àChief€Accountant;Ìà à9.à àMetropolitanòò€óóJudges;Ìà à10.à àClerk,€Deputy€Clerk€and€Court€Officers€of€Metropolitan€Court;Ìà à11.à àDirector€of€Welfare;Ìà à12.à àCollections€Officer.ÌÓÓà à€ÌÌÓÓà àIt€is€œsignificant,›€that€in€many€of€these€positions€the€Charter€itself€designates€certain€ÌÌminimal€qualifications.€€The€Director€of€Water€and€Sewerage€Services€must€be€a€graduate€ÌÌengineer,€trained€and€skilled€in€public€utility€problems.€€The€Chief€Traffic€Engineer€must€ÌÌhave€a€least€five€years€experience€in€traffic€administration.€€The€Budget€Officer€must€have€ÌÌa€least€five€years€experience€in€budget€preparation,€administration€and€accounting.ÌÌÌÌà àThere€are€no€such€Charter€limitations€in€the€qualifications€of€Fire€Chief.€€ÌÌœÌÌ›ÓÓà àIn€construing€a€statute€such€as€the€Metropolitan€Government€Charter,€the€pertinentÏlanguage€must€be€considered€in€the€context€of€the€entire€statute€ð ð.€.€.without€any€forced€orÏsubtle€construction€extending€its€importðð€òòMcClain€v.€Henry€I€Segal,€Co.€óó€834€S.W.2d.€295Ï(Tenn.€1992).ÌÌà àIt€is€the€failure€to€distinguish€between€the€governing€language€of€a€statute€and€theÏwholly€subordinate€language€of€a€civil€service€rule€that€defeats€the€position€of€theÏAppellants.ÌÌà àThe€Fire€Chief€of€the€old€City€of€Nashville€Government€had€to€have€fire€experience,Ïbecause€under€the€private€act€of€the€legislature€forming€the€Charter€for€the€City€ofÏNashville,€the€Fire€Chief€had€to€come€from€within€the€Fire€Department.€€The€first€FireÏœChief,›€under€the€Metropolitan€Government€œCharter,›€œhad›€past€fire€experience€because€theÏCharter€itself€appointed€the€then€incumbent€Fire€Chief€of€the€City€of€Nashville.€€Those€whoÏsucceeded€Chief€œRasdale,›€up€until€the€appointment€of€Mr.€Dozier,€had€to€have€fireÏexperience€not€because€of€any€provision€of€the€Metropolitan€Charter,€but€because€prior€fireÏexperience€was€written€into€the€qualifications€for€Fire€Chief€under€the€rules€of€theÏMetropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission.€€ÌÌà àThe€argument€of€the€Appellants€that€any€future€Fire€Chief€must€possess€aÏð ðmodicumðð€of€fire€experience€can€be€true€only€if€Metropolitan€Civil€Service€rulesÏsubsequent€to€the€adoption€of€the€Metropolitan€Charter€can€be€equated€in€dignity€to€theÏCharter€language€itself.€€ÌÌà àThis€effort€to€expand€the€meaning€of€words€used€in€the€Charter€fails€because€noÍwhere€else€in€the€Metropolitan€Charter€is€there€any€provision€requiring€that€the€Chief€have€Ïprior€fire€service€or€even€creating€an€ambiguity€relative€to€prior€fire€service.̛̜à àThe€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee€after€acknowledging€the€time€honored€rule,€thatÏthe€fundamental€rule€of€construction€of€all€instruments,€including€œstatutes,›€is€that€the€Ïintention€shall€prevail€and€to€this€end,€the€whole€instrument€must€be€considered,€œexpressed›Ïthe€context€in€which€the€present€controversy€must€be€resolved.ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓœð ðBut›€there€is€no€authority€for€modifying,€supplying,€enlarging€or€expandingÏthe€meaning€of€words€used€in€a€statute,€except€when€necessary€to€effectuateÏan€intent€otherwise€appearing.€€It€is€not€enough€that€the€draftsman€of€aÏstatutory€enactment€had€in€mind€the€accomplishment€of€a€certain€end,€theÏenactment€must€itself€expressly,€or€by€necessary€implication,€indicate€suchÏan€intention:€otherwise€the€legislative€power€might€be€employed€to€effectuateÏobjects€not€at€all€in€the€contemplation€of€the€legislative€body.€€The€CourtsÏare€not€required€to€depart€from€the€primary€meaning€of€words,€and€theÏstatutory€context€in€which€they€stand€to€find€and€apply€an€intention€notÏotherwise€apparent.ðð€€€ÌÌà àà àòòNashville€Gas€and€Heating€Co.€v.€City€of€NashvilleÌà àà àóó152€S.W.€2d.€229,€233„234ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÓÓÌà àIn€this€case,€the€Metropolitan€Charter€does€not€require€that€the€Fire€Chief€have€priorÏfire€service.€€The€November€10,€1992€change€in€the€Civil€Service€qualification€rules€wasÏmade€within€the€discretionary€powers€of€the€Metropolitan€Civil€Service€Commission.ÏNorman€ð ðBuckðð€Dozier€met€those€qualifications€and€submitted€an€application€for€the€job.€ÏHis€application€along€with€other€applications€were€before€the€Civil€Service€Commission.€ÏMayor€Bredesen€chose€Mr.€Dozier€for€Fire€Chief.€€ÌÌà àAll€of€these€actions€were€in€conformity€with€the€Metropolitan€Charter€and€the€actionÏof€the€Chancelor€in€sustaining€the€Motion€for€Summary€Judgement€made€by€the€DefendantÏwas€correct.ÌÌà àThe€judgement€of€the€Chancellor€is€affirmed€with€costs€assessed€against€the€ÌAppellant.Ìœò ò›ÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà à______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà à______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌòòó óÌœóó›