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êàTHE€HONORABLE€CAROL€L.€MCCOY,€CHANCELLORˆÌÌÌÌANTHONY€JAMES€NORTON,€#228858ÌNorthwest€Correctional€Complex€Site€2ÌRoute€1,€Box€660ÌœTiptonville›,€Tennessee€38079Ìà Ø àPro€œSe›/Petitioner/AppellantÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌJOHN€R.€MILESÌCounsel€for€the€StateÌCivil€Rights€and€Claims€DivisionÌ425€œ5th›€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0488Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Respondent/AppelleeÌÌÌÌÌà@¤¤$êàAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDˆÌÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àà @ àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌœÌCONCUR:›ÌKOCH,€J.ÌCAIN,€J.ÌÐ  n9’39 ÐÓÓò òÔ€„ì=„XX–ÔòòœÑ€ ¿[Ñ›à@tt(êàO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€X–X„„ì=ÔˆÐ Ü ÐÌà Ø à€€à 0 àAn€inmate€in€the€custody€of€the€Department€of€Correction€petitioned€theÐ p ” ÐChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€judicial€review€of€the€constitutionality€of€aÏstatute€that€rendered€him€ineligible€for€early€release€from€his€sentence.€The€ChanceryÏCourt€dismissed€the€petition.€€We€affirm.€€ÌÌà@²²-êàò òI.ó óˆÐ l  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àOn€November€19,€1993,€Anthony€James€Norton€was€convicted€of€twoÏcounts€of€rape€of€a€child,€and€was€sentenced€to€two€concurrent€twenty€year€terms.€€AtÏthe€time€of€his€conviction,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„523€was€in€effect.€€That€statuteÏreads€in€its€entirety:€ÌÒ„ÒÓÓÒ0 €Òò òà ˆ àðð€39-13-523.€Multiple€rapists€„„€child€rapists€„„Ð @d ÐDefinitions€„„€Sentencing.€„„€Release€and€Parole€„„€œó óÐ ,P ÐÌà ˆ à(a)›€As€used€in€this€section,€unless€the€contextÏotherwise€requires:̛̜à ˆ à(1)€"Child€rapist"€means€a€person€convicted€one€(1)€orÏmore€times€of€rape€of€a€child€as€defined€by€ðð€39-13-522;€€andÌà ˆ à(2)€"Multiple€rapist"€means€a€person€convicted€two€(2)Ïor€more€times€of€violating€the€provisions€of€ðð€39-13-502€or€ððÏ39-13-503,€or€a€person€convicted€at€least€one€(1)€time€ofÏviolating€ðð€39-13-502,€and€at€least€one€(1)€time€of€ððÏ39-13-503.̛̜à ˆ à(b)€Notwithstanding€any€other€provision€of€law€to€theÏcontrary,€a€multiple€rapist€or€a€child€rapist,€as€defined€inÏsubsection€(a),€shall€be€required€to€serve€the€entire€sentenceÏimposed€by€the€court€undiminished€by€any€sentenceÏreduction€credits€such€person€may€be€eligible€for€or€earn.€€AÏmultiple€rapist€or€a€child€rapist€shall€be€permitted€to€earn€anyÏcredits€for€which€such€person€is€eligible€and€such€credits€mayÏbe€used€for€the€purpose€of€increased€privileges,€reducedÏsecurity€classification,€or€for€any€purpose€other€than€theÏreduction€of€the€sentence€imposed€by€the€court.̛̜à ˆ à(c)€The€provisions€of€title€40,€chapter€35,€part€5,Ïrelative€to€release€eligibility€status€and€parole€shall€not€applyÏto€or€authorize€the€release€of€a€multiple€rapist€or€child€rapist,Ïas€defined€in€subsection€(a),€prior€to€service€of€the€entireÏsentence€imposed€by€the€court.Ìâ âÐ @9d38 Ðà ˆ à(d)€Nothing€in€the€provisions€of€title€41,€chapter€1,€partÏâ â5,€shall€give€either€the€governor€or€the€board€of€paroles€theÏauthority€to€release€or€cause€the€release€of€a€multiple€rapistÏor€child€rapist,€as€defined€in€subsection€(a),€prior€to€service€ofÏthe€entire€sentence€imposed€by€the€court.̛̜à ˆ à(e)€The€provisions€of€this€section€requiring€multipleÏrapists€to€serve€the€entire€sentence€imposed€by€the€courtÏshall€only€apply€if€at€least€one€(1)€of€the€required€offensesÏoccurs€on€or€after€July€1,€1992.ÌÌ[Acts€1992,€Ch.€878,€ðð€1]ÌÒ€0 ÒÒ„Ò€ÌÓÓÌà Ø àà 0 àOn€November€29,€1996,€Mr.€Norton€applied€to€the€Department€ofÏCorrection€for€a€Declaratory€Order,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„223€of€theÏUniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act€(œUAPA›).€€The€application€claimed€that€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€39„13„523€was€unconstitutional,€because€(1)€it€infringed€upon€theÏgovernorððs€power€under€the€Tennessee€Constitution€to€commute€sentences,€(2)€itÏviolated€Mr.€Nortonððs€right€to€equal€protection,€and€(3)€it€imposed€cruel€and€unusualÏpunishment€upon€him.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€prisoner€asked€for€a€contested€case€hearing,€a€declaration€that€theÏstatute€was€unconstitutional,€and€an€order€granting€him€retroactive€sentence€reductionÏcredits€to€be€applied€against€his€sentence.€€The€Department€did€not€convene€aÏcontested€case€hearing,€but€sent€Mr.€Norton€a€letter€denying€his€request€for€aÏdeclaratory€order.€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Norton€then€filed€a€Petition€for€a€Declaratory€Judgment€in€theÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ4„5„225.›€€The€ChanceryÐ Ü2-0 ÐCourt€found€Mr.€Nortonððs€claim€to€be€without€merit€and€dismissed€his€petition.€€ThisÏappeal€followed.ÌÐ |8 26 М‡à0 Ø àà € àà0Ø Ø T$Ø T$àà € àà@!!êØ T$Ø T$àò òII.›€€The€Right€to€a€Contested€Case€Hearingó óˆÐ Ü ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Norton€raises€five€issues€on€appeal,€each€of€which€we€will€examineÏin€turn.€€The€first€issue€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€refusing€to€remand€the€caseÏto€the€Department€of€Correction€with€orders€to€convene€a€contested€case€hearing.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWe€must€first€state€that€contrary€to€Mr.€Nortonððs€contention,€theÏDepartment€was€not€required€to€grant€him€a€contested€case€hearing€in€response€to€hisÏapplication.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„223(a)€provides€that€upon€receiving€a€Petition€forÏa€Declaratory€Order,€filed€by€a€person€affected€by€a€statute,€rule€or€order€within€theÏprimary€jurisdiction€of€a€state€agency,€that€agency€has€two€alternative€courses€ofÏaction€available€to€it.€€It€may€either€convene€a€contested€case€hearing€and€issue€aÏdeclaratory€order€embodying€the€results€of€that€hearing,€or€it€may€refuse€to€issue€aÏdeclaratory€order.€€In€either€case,€the€petitioner€is€entitled€to€judicial€review€of€theÏagencyððs€action,€if€he€files€a€Petition€for€a€Declaratory€Judgment€within€the€allottedÏtime,€which€is€exactly€what€Mr.€Norton€did.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€petitioner€complains€that€the€lack€of€a€prior€hearing€unfairlyÏdisadvantaged€him€because€no€record€was€created€for€judicial€review.€€It€appears€toÏus,€however€that€Mr.€Norton€is€not€presenting€any€disputed€facts,€and€that€his€plea€forÏrelief€rests€on€conclusions€of€law€alone.€€The€Chancery€Court€does€not€need€a€recordÏof€prior€proceedings€to€€decide€questions€of€law.€€Just€as€there€was€no€requirementÏor€need€for€a€prior€factual€inquiry,€there€is€no€present€reason€to€remand€the€case€toÏthe€Department.ÌÌœÌÌÐ |8 26 Лà@  êàò òIII.€€The€Governorððs€Pardoning€Poweró óˆÐ Ü ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Nortonððs€second€argument€is€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„523€isÏunconstitutional€because€it€violates€the€separation€of€powers€embodied€in€theÏTennessee€Constitution,€specifically€Article€III€ðð€6,€which€gives€the€governor€the€powerÏð ðto€grant€reprieves€and€pardons,€after€conviction,€except€in€cases€of€œimpeachment.ððÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIt€appears€to€us€that€Mr.€Norton€has€not€demonstrated€that€he€hasÏstanding€to€raise€any€issues€related€to€the€governorððs€pardoning€power;€the€recordÏdoes€not€reveal€that€he€has€applied€to€the€governor€for€leniency,€and€he€has€notÏalleged€that€the€governor€has€been€prevented€from€pardoning€him€by€virtue€of€theÏworkings€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„523.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àPutting€aside€the€question€of€standing,€we€note€that€our€courts€haveÏstated€on›€more€than€one€occasion,€that€neither€the€legislature€nor€the€judiciary€has€theÏauthority€to€regulate€or€control€the€governorððs€power€to€commute€a€sentence.òò€€RicksÐ ü!  Ðv.€Stateóó,€882€S.W.2d€387,€391,€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€òòCollins€v.€Stateóó,€550€S.W.2dÐ Ü#  Ð643,€650€(Tenn.€œ1977).€€But›€as€the€State€points€out€in€its€œbrief,›€there€is€nothing€inÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„6„523€that€limits€or€purports€to€limit€the€governorððs€constitutionalÏpower€to€commute€sentences.€€œÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIt›€is€true€that€Section€(d)€of€the€above„mentioned€statute€prevents€theÏgovernor€from€using€the€administrative€procedures€established€by€the€PrisonÏOvercrowding€Act,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ41„1„501,€et€seq.,›€to€release€certain€prisoners.€ÏHowever€the€powers€statutorily€conferred€upon€the€governor€by€the€PrisonÏOvercrowding€Act€are€entirely€separate€from,€and€are€in€addition€to,€his€generalÏconstitutional€power€to€commute€sentences.€€Just€as€the€legislature€is€not€barred€fromÏgranting€the€governor€such€additional€powers,€it€is€also€not€prevented€from€placingÐ |8 26 Ðlimits€on€the€powers€it€grants.€€Mr.€Norton€still€has€the€right€to€ask€the€governor€forÏleniency,€and€we€believe€there€is€nothing€to€prevent€the€governor€from€granting€suchÏrelief,€if€he€so€wishes.ÌÌà@$êàò òIV.€€Equal€Protectionó óˆÐ \ € ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€petitioner€claims€that€it€is€a€violation€of€his€equal€protection€rightsÏunder€the€Tennessee€and€United€States€Constitutions€to€treat€him€any€differently€fromÏchild€rapists€whose€crimes€were€committed€prior€to€the€effective€date€of€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€œ39„13„523.›€€He€complains€that€he€is€barred€from€parole€or€from€the€use€ofÏsentence€reduction€credits€to€shorten€his€sentence,€while€they€are€not.€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àSuch€an€argument€is€without€merit.€€To€credit€it€would€have€the€effect€ofÏpreventing€the€legislature€from€ever€increasing€the€penalties€that€may€be€imposed€forÏany€crimes,€because€such€an€increase€would€of€necessity€involve€inequality€ofÏpunishment€between€those€convicted€before€the€increase,€and€those€convictedÏafterward.€€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àFurther,€analyzing€Mr.€Nortonððs€claim€within€the€framework€establishedÏby€numerous€opinions€of€our€state€and€federal€courts€that€deal€with€equal€protection,Ïit€is€clear€that€he€is€not€entitled€to€have€the€challenged€statute€examined€under€theÏstrict€scrutiny€standard;€he€is€not€a€member€of€any€ð ðsuspect€classðð€by€virtue€of€hisÏpost„1992€conviction€of€rape,€òòœCleburne›€v.€œCleburne›€Living€Centeróó,€473€U.S.€œ432,€440›Ð /@), Ð(1985),€and€he€has€at€least€temporarily€forfeited€his€fundamental€right€to€personalÏliberty€by€virtue€of€a€valid€conviction€and€sentence,€imposed€through€due€process€ofÏlaw.€€òòSeeóó€òòœGreenholtz›€v.€Inmates€of€Nebraska€Penal€and€Correctional€Complex,óó€442Ð ¼4à.2 ÐU.S.€œ1,€7›€(1979);€òòWright€v.€Trammelóó,€810€F.œ2d›€œ589,€591›€(œ6th›€Cir.€1987);òò€State€ex€rel.Ð œ6À04 ÐStewart€v.€œMcWherter›óó,€857€S.W.2d€875,€876€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð |8 26 Їœà Ø à›à 0 àAt€most,€he€would€be€entitled€to€the€benefit€of€the€ð ðrational€basis€test.ðð€ÏòòSeeóó€òòœPlyler›€v.€Doeóó,€457€U.S.€202€(1982).€€Applying€that€test,€it€is€not€difficult€to€see€thatÐ ¼à Ðthere€is€a€rational€basis€for€legislation€preventing€the€early€release€from€confinementÏof€individuals€who€have€been€convicted€of€child€rape,€and€who€are€guilty€of€victimizingÏsome€of€the€most€vulnerable€members€of€our€œsociety.›€€€€ÌÌà@……êàò òV.€€Cruel€and€Unusual€Punishmentó óˆÐ @  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Norton€claims€that€the€application€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„523Ïto€his€sentence€amounts€to€cruel€and€unusual€punishment,€because€the€amount€ofÏtime€he€will€be€have€to€serve€in€prison€is€disproportionate€to€the€severity€of€his€crime.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€trial€court€examined€his€twenty€year€sentence€in€light€of€his€crime,Ïand€concluded€that€the€sentence€was€not€grossly€disproportionate,€and€thus€did€notÏamount€to€cruel€and€unusual€punishment.€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Harrisóó,€844€S.W.2d€601Ð  @ Ð(Tenn.€1992,€dissent€by€œDaughtrey›,€J.).€€Mr.€Norton€points€out,€however,€that€it€is€notÏthe€length€of€his€sentence€that€he€is€objecting€to,€it€is€the€requirement€that€he€serveÏthe€sentence€day€for€day,€without€the€possibility€of€parole€or€the€benefit€of€sentenceÏreduction€credits.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWe€note€that€the€chancery€court€does€not€have€jurisdiction€to€review€theÏlength€of€Mr.€Nortonððs€sentence;€such€a€review€would€have€to€be€conducted€in€ourÏcourts€of€criminal€jurisdiction.€€The€only€question€under€review€is€the€application€ofÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€€39„13„523€to€that€sentence.€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThis€is€not€a€matter€of€first€impression.€€The€Court€of€Criminal€AppealsÏhas€dealt€with€the€same€question€in€a€case€similar€to€the€present€one.€€In€theÏunpublished€case€of€òòState€v.€Holderóó,€No.€01„C„01„9501„CC„00015€(filed€Nashville,Ð |8 26 ÐMarch€22,€1996),€the€defendant€was€accused€of€rape€of€a€child.€€The€evidenceÏshowed€that€Mr.€Holder€had€engaged€in€sexual€intercourse€and€other€sexual€activitiesÏwith€his€twelve€year€old€daughter.€€He€argued€that€the€activity€was€consensual,€butÏbecause€of€the€age€of€the€victim,€his€actions€constituted€rape€under€the€law.€€The€juryÏfound€him€guilty,€and€he€received€a€sentence€of€twenty„three€years.€€€€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àOn€appeal,€Mr.€Holder€argued,€as€Mr.€Norton€does,€that€€the€applicationÏof€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„523€to€his€sentence€was€unconstitutional€because€theÏpunishment€it€imposed€was€grossly€disproportionate€to€the€crime.€€The€court€did€notÏagree,€and€found€that€because€of€the€vulnerability€of€the€victim,€and€the€superiorÏpower€and€strength€of€the€defendant,€it€was€not€unconstitutionally€disproportionate€toÏcompel€the€defendant€to€serve€every€day€of€his€twenty„three€year€sentence.€€WeÏbelieve€the€same€logic€applies€in€the€present€case.€€ÌÌà@ÌÌ%êàò òVI.€€Rule€12.02(6)ó óˆÐ  @ ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Nortonððs€final€issue€involves€the€manner€in€which€the€trial€courtÏdismissed€his€claim.€€The€State€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claimÏupon€which€relief€can€be€granted,€pursuant€to€Rule€12.02(6)€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€The€trialÏcourt€granted€the€motion.€€The€petitioner€argues€that€he€stated€four€substantial€claimsÏ(the€four€issues€previously€treated€in€this€opinion)€and€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€notÏrecognizing€that€fact.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àHowever,€dismissal€under€Rule€12.02(6)€has€nothing€to€do€with€howÏmany€claims€the€non„moving€party€has€stated€in€his€complaint,€or€how€good€a€job€heÏdid€in€explaining€his€contentions.€€Even€a€poorly€drafted€complaint€(and€Mr.€NortonððsÏâ âwas€not)€can€result€in€the€denial€of€a€Rule€12.02(6)€motion,€if€it€states€a€claim€that€isÐ œ6À04 ÐÑ ¿[ ÑÑ„°ÑÑ  Ñcognizable€under€the€law.€€òòSee€Dobbs€v.€œGuenther›óó,€846€S.W.2d€270,€273€(Tenn.€App.Ð Ü Ð1992).Ìâ âà Ø àÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€purpose€of€a€Rule€12.02(6)€motion€is€to€test€the€sufficiency€of€theÏcomplaint.€€Such€a€motion€admits€the€truth€of€all€material€factual€allegations€in€theÏcomplaint,€but€asserts€that€such€facts€do€not€constitute€sufficient€grounds€for€legalÏrelief.€òò€œHolloway›€v.€œPutnam›€Countyóó,€534€S.W.2d€292€(Tenn.€1976).€€While€the€courtÐ @  Мmust›€liberally€construe€the€complaint€in€the€plaintiffððs€favor,€it€need€not€consider€theÏlegal€conclusions€in€that€complaint€to€be€true.€òò€Dobbs€v.€œGuenther›óó,€846€S.W.2d€270Ð Ü Ð(Tenn.€App.€1992).ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àAs€we€mentioned€in€Section€II€of€this€opinion,€there€are€actually€noÏdisputed€facts€in€this€case,€only€a€question€of€whether€those€facts€entitle€the€appellantÏto€the€relief€he€seeks.€€Such€a€situation€renders€pre„trial€examination€of€the€complaintÏunder€a€Rule€12.02(6)€motion€especially€appropriate,€for€a€trial€of€the€facts€would€addÏnothing€of€value€to€the€courtððs€deliberations.€€In€granting€the€motion,€the€courtÏdetermined€that€the€plaintiff€was€not€entitled€to€relief€under€the€law.€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àSince€the€trial€courtððs€order€is€based€entirely€on€conclusions€of€law,€theÏscope€of€our€review€is€de€novo,€with€no€presumptions€of€correctness€accompanyingÏthe€lower€courtððs€order.€€òòCarbide€Corp.€v.€œHuddleston›óó,€854€S.W.2d€87€(Tenn.€1993).Ð \+€%( ÐHaving€conducted€such€a€review,€we€find€no€error€in€the€chancery€courtððs€reasoning,Ïor€in€its€conclusions.€ÌÌœÌÌÌÌÐ \:€48 Ðà@SS,êàò òVII.›ˆÐ Ü Ðó óÌà Ø àà 0 àà Ø àà 0 àThe€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Remand€this€cause€to€theÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€œappellant.›ÌÌÓÓœÌÌÌñ_ñ›à Ø àñ_ñ›à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àœ____________________________ñ\ññ[ñ----ñ[ññ\ññ]ñ_____ñ]ññañ_____ñañ›ÌœñZñà Ø àñZññ`ñ›à Ø àñ`ñ›à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€œñ^ñPRESIDING€ñ^ñJUDGEñbñ,€M.S.ñbñ›ÌœÌÌñcñÌñcñCONCUR:›ÌÌÌœÌÌ_____________________________›ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌœÌÌÌ_____________________________›ÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌ̜Р ¼%à" ÐÑ  ÑÔ€¼§Û¼XXYXÔò ò›à@êê.êàœñdñIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ Ü Ðà@™™(êàAT€NASHVILLEñdñó óñdñÔ€XYXX¼¼§ÛԈРò ÐÌÌÌANTHONY€JAMES€NORTON,à 8 àà  à)Ð Ø ü Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPetitioner/Appellant,à 8 àà  à)Ð ¸ Ü Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Ð ¨ Ì Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9709„CH„00557Ð ˜¼  МVS›.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ˆ¬  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àDavidson€ChanceryÐ xœ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€97„206(II)Ð hŒ  МDONAL›€CAMPBELL,€COMMISSIONERà  à)à è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ X|  ÐTENNESSEE€DEPARTMENT€OFà  à)à è àAffirmed€andÐ Hl  ÐCORRECTION,à ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àRemandedÐ 8\ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àRespondent/Appellee.à 8 àà  à)Ð < ÐÌÔ€¼§Û¼XXYXÔò òòòà@uu'êàJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€Tóóó óˆÐ ø ÐÌÓÓÔ€XYXX¼¼§ÛÔà Ø àà 0 àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€on€appeal€from€theÐ $H ÐChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€œand€briefs›€œof›€counsel;€upon€considerationÏwhereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€decree€of€the€Chancellor€there€is€noÏreversible€error.Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€decreed€by€this€Court€that€the€decree€is€affirmed.€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€the€enforcement€of€theÏdecree€and€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accrued€below.Ìà Ø àà 0 àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€Anthony€James€Norton.ÌÓÓÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JUDGEÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEñdñ›