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ÐÓÓà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à1.à ` àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€allowing€appel…Ð ¸  Ðlee's€counsel€to€unilaterally€set€a€second€trialÏmanagement€conference€pursuant€to€local€Rule€23Ïafter€the€matter€had€been€set€for€trial€on€theÏcontested€issues?Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à2.à ` àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€allowing€appelleeÐ h° Ðto€proceed€with€her€divorce€action€pursuant€toÏRules€16€and€37.02€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure€when€defendant€had€previously€compliedÏwith€the€court's€order€pursuant€to€Local€Rule€23ñ€ñ?ñ€ññ€ñ.ñ€ñÐ ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à3.à ` àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€allowing€appelleeÐ `  Ðto€proceed€with€her€divorce€action€when€she€failedÏto€produce€two€(2)€knowledgeable€witnesses€toÏattest€to€her€reputation€for€truth€and€veracity?Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà  à4.à ` àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€orderedÐ H  Ðappellant€to€assume€all€indebtedness€associatedÏwith€the€parties'€marital€residence€when€the€mortƒ¼gage€company€had€obtained€a€valid€judgment€againstÏthe€appellee€in€New€York€State,€which€it€was€enƒ¼forcing€via€a€garnishment€in€Tennessee?Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌÓÓÌà  àNo€transcript€of€the€evidence€has€been€filed€in€this€appeal.€ÏThere€is,€however,€a€"statement€of€proceedings"€which€is€signed€byÏcounsel€for€the€appellant€and€contains€some€evidence.€€(We€willÏhereinafter€discuss€the€"statement€of€the€proceedings.")€€InsofarÏas€the€procedural€proceedings€are€concerned,€we€choose€to€take€ourÏinformation€from€the€technical€record.ÌÌà  àA€complaint€was€filed€by€the€appellee€(wife)€on€March€22,Ï1996.€€The€husband€filed€an€answer,€pro€se,€on€July€18,€1996.€€OnÏApril€18,€1997,€an€order€was€entered€by€the€court€setting€the€caseÏfor€"a€trial€management/settlement€conference"€to€be€held€on€MayÏ13,€1997,€and€ordered€counsel€and€the€parties€to€be€present.€€The€Ïconference€was€apparently€heard€on€May€16,€1997.€€The€next€order€inÏthe€record€reflects€that€the€case€was€heard€on€May€16,€1997,€and€anÏorder€was€entered€referring€the€case€for€a€"triage"€evaluation.€ÏApparently€a€"triage"€evaluation€is€a€psychological€examination€ofÐ x7À+8 Ðthe€parties€and€their€child.€€The€next€entry€in€the€record€is€anÏorder€compelling€the€husband€to€respond€to€interrogatories€andÏrequests€for€production€of€documents.€€This€entry€is€followed€by€aÏpetition€for€contempt€for€failure€to€pay€child€support.€€(No€orderÏproviding€for€child€support€pendente€lite€appears€in€the€record.)ÌÌà  àOn€October€2,€1997,€the€court€entered€an€order€setting€theÏcase€as€a€contested€case€for€trial€on€January€5,€1998.€€The€orderÏfurther€provided€for€a€"trial€management€conference"€to€be€held€onÏOctober€27,€1997,€and€ordered€both€counsel€and€the€parties€to€beÏpresent.€€Plaintiff's€counsel€appearedññ;ññññ,ññ€however,€the€defendant€didÏnot.€€Thereafter€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€finding€that€theÏappellant's€failure€to€appear€at€the€trial€management€conferenceÏ"was€not€substantially€justified."€€The€order€further€effectivelyÏplaced€the€appellant€in€a€default€position€as€a€sanction€forÐ Ø6 +. Ðfailuñ‚ñrñ‚ñe€to€appear.€€Thereafter€the€judgment€was€entered€which€gaveÏrise€to€this€appeal.ÌÌà  àIt€is€clear€that,€for€proper€review,€all€issues€raised€by€theÏappellant€require€a€transcript€of€the€evidence€or€a€statement€ofÏthe€evidence€as€provided€by€Rule€24,€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÏProcedure.€€This€we€do€not€have.€€Rather,€we€have€a€documentÏdesignated€"Statement€of€Proceedings"€unapproved€by€the€trial€courtÏand€objected€to€by€the€appellee.€€There€is€nothing€in€the€record€toÏdemonstrate€that€the€trial€court€reviewed€the€statement€of€theÏproceedings€or€ruled€on€the€appellant's€objections.€€We,€therefore,Ïhave€no€›reviewableœ€evidence.€Ô‡ XüyXXXüyÔIt€is€well„settled€that€absent€aÐ X   Ðtranscript€of€the€evidence€or€statement€of€the€evidence€filed€inÏaccordance€with€Rule€24,€T.R.A.P.,€there€is€a€conclusive€presump…¼tion€that€the€evidence€was€sufficient€to€support€the€judgment€ofÏthe€trial€court.€€òòSeeóó€òòMcDonald€v.€Onohóó,€772€S.W.2d€913€(Tenn.€App.Ð Ø'  Ð1989).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòTrane€Co.€v.€Morrisonóó,€566€S.W.2d€849€(Tenn.€1978)Ð ¸)  Ðand€òòDaniel€v.€Metropolitan€Governmentóó,€696€S.W.2d€8ñƒñ,ñƒñ€(Tenn.€App.Ð ˜+à" Ð1985).€€Ô#†XüyXX XüyR#ÔÔ‡ Xw.XXXüyÔThus,€we€would€be€justified€in€indulging€in€a€conclusiveÐ x-À!$ Ðpresumption€that€the€evidence€presented€at€the€trial€supports€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court.Ô#†XüyXX Xw.Á#Ô€€In€the€interests€of€judicial€economy,Ð 81€%( Ðhowever,€we€have€reviewed€the€appellant's€"statement€of€theÏproceedings"€and€find€nothing€which€would€warrant€or€justify€reliefÏto€the€appellant€based€upon€the€eviden‚tiary€matters€contained€inÐ Ø6 +. Ðthe€statement€even€if€the€statement€had€been€approved€by€the€trialÏcourt.€€A€remand,€under€these€circumstances,€for€a€ruling€of€theÏtrial€court€would€be€fruitless.ÌÌà  àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€in€all€respects.€ÏCosts€are€assessed€to€the€appellant€and€this€case€is€remanded€toÏthe€trial€court.ÌÓÓÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€Jñ„ñ.ñ„ññ…ñudgeñ…ñÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌ___________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€JudgeÌÌÐ  $` Ðñ†ñÌñ†ñÑ  ÑÑ7€üyXXdðXXdð7Ñ€€€à@ˆˆìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSˆÐ ¸  Ðà@$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEˆÌÌÌÌÌTOMMALISA€L.€MIFFLIN,€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àKNOX€CIRCUITÐ X  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.ñ‡ñ€ñ‡ñA.€NO.€03A01„9804„CV„00118Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellee€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àHON.€BILL€SWANNÐ è0  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àJUDGEÐ Ø  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌRANDOLPH€L.€MIFFLIN,€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÐ ˆÐ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellant€€€)ÌÌÔ‡XüyXXXüyÔà@  &ìàò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óˆÐ H! 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