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ÐÓâÓÌò òÌOPINIONó óÔ#†¼µ»XXU #ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼µ»XXUW #ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔò òòòÌBackgroundó óóóÐ ¬'ü"' ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àà ` àSteve€Godfrey€(ð ðDeceasedðð)€prepared€a€document€in€January€of€2002,€purporting€toÐ „)Ô$) Ðbe€his€last€will€and€testament.€€The€one€page€document€was€prepared€by€Deceased€on€his€computer.€Ð p*À%* ÐDeceased€asked€two€neighbors,€Hershell€Williams€and€Teresa€Williams€to€act€as€witnesses€to€theÐ \+¬&+ Ðwill.€€Deceased€affixed€a€computer€generated€version€of€his€signature€at€the€end€of€the€document€inÐ H,˜', Ðthe€presence€of€both€Hershell€and€Teresa€Williams.€€Hershell€and€Teresa€Williams€then€each€signedÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ôtheir€name€below€Deceasedððs€and€dated€the€document€next€to€their€respective€signatures.€€In€theÐ ° Ðdocument,€Deceased€devised€everything€he€owned€to€a€person€identified€only€as€Doris.€€DeceasedÐ œì Ðdied€approximately€one€week€after€the€will€was€witnessed.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àà ` àDefendant,€Deceasedððs€girlfriend,€who€lived€with€Deceased€at€the€time€of€his€death,€Ð `° Ðfiled€an€Order€of€Probate€attempting€to€admit€the€will€to€probate€and€requesting€to€be€appointed€theÐ L œ Ðpersonal€representative€of€the€estate.€€Defendant€also€filed€affidavits€of€both€Hershell€and€TeresaÐ 8 ˆ ÐWilliams€attesting€to€the€execution€of€the€will.€€The€affidavits€each€state€that€the€affiant€was€aÐ $ t Ðwitness€to€Deceasedððs€last€will€and€testament€and€that€each€had€signed€at€Deceasedððs€request€in€theÐ  ` Ðpresence€of€both€Deceased€and€the€other€witness.€€The€affidavits€both€also€state:€ð ðThat€the€Testator,Ð ü L  ÐSteve€Godfrey€personally€prepared€the€Last€Will€and€Testament€on€his€computer,€and€using€theÐ è 8  Ðcomputer€affixed€his€stylized€cursive€signature€in€my€sight€and€presence€and€in€the€sight€andÐ Ô$  Ðpresence€of€the€other€attesting€witness€.€.€.€.ðð€€Further,€each€affidavit€states€that€the€affiant€ð ðwas€ofÐ À  Ðthe€opinion€that€the€Testator,€Steve€Godfrey,€was€of€sound€mindðð€at€the€time€the€will€was€witnessed.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff,€Deceasedððs€sister,€filed€a€complaint€alleging,€òòinter€aliaóó,€that€she€is€the€onlyÐ „Ô  Ðsurviving€heir€of€Deceased,€that€Deceased€died€intestate,€that€the€document€produced€for€probate€wasÐ pÀ Ðvoid€because€it€did€not€contain€Deceasedððs€signature,€and€that€Doris€Holt€has€no€blood€relation€orÐ \¬ Ðlegal€relation€to€the€Deceased€and€should€not€have€been€appointed€administratrix€of€DeceasedððsÐ H˜ Ðestate.€€Defendant€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€or€in€the€alternative€for€summary€judgment€claiming€thatÐ 4„ Ðall€of€the€legal€requirements€concerning€the€execution€and€witnessing€of€a€will€under€Tennessee€lawÐ  p Ðhad€been€met€and€filed€the€supporting€affidavits€of€Hershell€and€Teresa€Williams.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Trial€Court€entered€an€order€on€December€23,€2002,€granting€Defendant€summaryÐ ä4 Ðjudgment.€€The€December€order€held€that€all€of€the€legal€requirements€concerning€the€execution€andÐ Ð  Ðwitnessing€of€a€will€under€Tennessee€law€had€been€met€and€held€that€Defendant€was€entitled€toÐ ¼  Ðsummary€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€Plaintiff€appeals.Ð ¨ø Ѐ€€€€Ð ”ä ÐÓ  Óò òòòÌDiscussionóóó óÐ l¼ ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àà ` àAlthough€not€stated€exactly€as€such,€Plaintiff€raises€two€issues€on€appeal:€1)€whetherÐ D!” Ðthe€Trial€Court€erred€in€finding€that€the€computer€generated€signature€on€the€will€complied€with€theÐ 0"€  Ðlegal€requirements€for€the€execution€of€a€will,€and,€thus,€erred€in€granting€Defendant€summaryÐ #l! Ðjudgment;€and,€2)€whether€an€alleged€beneficiary€under€a€will€should€be€allowed€to€receive€benefitsÐ $X" Ðfrom€the€estate€even€though€the€will€refers€to€the€beneficiary€only€by€her€first€name.€€We€will€addressÐ ô$D # Ðeach€issue€in€turn.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€our€Supreme€Court€has€instructed:Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€standards€governing€an€appellate€courtððs€review€of€a€motion€for€summaryÐ )à$( Ðjudgment€are€well€settled.€€Since€our€inquiry€involves€purely€a€question€of€law,€noÐ |*Ì%) Ðpresumption€of€correctness€attaches€to€the€lower€courtððs€judgment,€and€our€task€isÐ h+¸&* Ðconfined€to€reviewing€the€record€to€determine€whether€the€requirements€of€Tenn.€R.Ð ° ÐCiv.€P.€56€have€been€met.€€òòSee€Hunter€v.€Brown,€óó955€S.W.2d€49,€50„51€(Tenn.€1997);Ð œì ÐòòCowden€v.€Sovran€Bank/Central€South,€óó816€S.W.2d€741,€744€(Tenn.€1991).€Ð ˆØ ÐTennessee€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€56.04€provides€that€summary€judgment€isÐ tÄ Ðappropriate€where:€(1)€there€is€no€genuine€issue€with€regard€to€the€material€factsÐ `° Ðrelevant€to€the€claim€or€defense€contained€in€the€motion,€òòsee€Byrd€v.€Hall,€óó847Ð L œ ÐS.W.2d€208,€210€(Tenn.€1993);€and€(2)€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€asÐ 8 ˆ Ða€matter€of€law€on€the€undisputed€facts.€€òòSee€Anderson€v.€Standard€Register€Co.,€óó857Ð $ t ÐS.W.2d€555,€559€(Tenn.€1993).€€The€moving€party€has€the€burden€of€proving€that€itsÐ  ` Ðmotion€satisfies€these€requirements.€€òòSee€Downen€v.€Allstate€Ins.€Co.,€óó811€S.W.2dÐ ü L  Ð523,€524€(Tenn.€1991).€€When€the€party€seeking€summary€judgment€makes€a€properlyÐ è 8  Ðsupported€motion,€the€burden€shifts€to€the€nonmoving€party€to€set€forth€specific€factsÐ Ô$  Ðestablishing€the€existence€of€disputed,€material€facts€which€must€be€resolved€by€theÐ À  Ðtrier€of€fact.€€òòSee€Byrd€v.€Hall,€óó847€S.W.2d€at€215.Ьü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àTo€properly€support€its€motion,€the€moving€party€must€either€affirmativelyÐ „Ô  Ðnegate€an€essential€element€of€the€non„moving€partyððs€claim€or€conclusively€establishÐ pÀ Ðan€affirmative€defense.€€òòSee€McCarley€v.€West€Quality€Food€Serv.,€óó960€S.W.2d€585,Ð \¬ Ð588€(Tenn.€1998);€òòRobinson€v.€Omer,€óó952€S.W.2d€423,€426€(Tenn.€1997).€€If€theÐ H˜ Ðmoving€party€fails€to€negate€a€claimed€basis€for€the€suit,€the€non„moving€partyððsÐ 4„ Ðburden€to€produce€evidence€establishing€the€existence€of€a€genuine€issue€for€trial€isÐ  p Ðnot€triggered€and€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€must€fail.€€òòSee€McCarley€v.€WestÐ  \ ÐQuality€Food€Serv.,€óó960€S.W.2d€at€588;€òòRobinson€v.€Omer,€óó952€S.W.2d€at€426.€€If€theÐ øH Ðmoving€party€successfully€negates€a€claimed€basis€for€the€action,€the€non„movingÐ ä4 Ðparty€may€not€simply€rest€upon€the€pleadings,€but€must€offer€proof€to€establish€theÐ Ð  Ðexistence€of€the€essential€elements€of€the€claim.м Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€standards€governing€the€assessment€of€evidence€in€the€summaryÐ ”ä Ðjudgment€context€are€also€well€established.€€Courts€must€view€the€evidence€in€theÐ €Ð Ðlight€most€favorable€to€the€nonmoving€party€and€must€also€draw€all€reasonableÐ l¼ Ðinferences€in€the€nonmoving€partyððs€favor.€€òòSee€Robinson€v.€Omer,€óó952€S.W.2d€atÐ X ¨ Ð426;€òòByrd€v.€Hall,€óó847€S.W.2d€at€210„11.€€Courts€should€grant€a€summary€judgmentÐ D!” Ðonly€when€both€the€facts€and€the€inferences€to€be€drawn€from€the€facts€permit€aÐ 0"€  Ðreasonable€person€to€reach€only€one€conclusion.€òòSee€McCall€v.€Wilder,€óó913€S.W.2dÐ #l! Ð150,€153€(Tenn.€1995);€òòCarvell€v.€Bottoms,€óó900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.€1995).Ð$X"Ð Ð  ÐòòÌStaples€v.€CBL€&€Assocs.,€Inc.,€óó15€S.W.3d€83,€88„89€(Tenn.€2000)€(footnote€omitted).Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àà ` àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€32„1„104€addresses€the€requisite€formalities€for€the€execution€andÐ ¸'#& Ðwitnessing€of€a€will€in€Tennessee€and€states:Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà8  àThe€execution€of€a€will,€other€than€a€holographic€or€nuncupative€will,€must€be€by€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðsignature€of€the€testator€and€of€at€least€two€(2)€witnesses€as€follows:Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(1)€The€testator€shall€signify€to€the€attesting€witnesses€that€the€instrument€isÐ ° Ðhis€will€and€either:МìÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à(A)€Himself€sign;ЈØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à(B)€Acknowledge€his€signature€already€made;€orÐtÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à(C)€At€his€direction€and€in€his€presence€have€someone€else€sign€hisÐ `° Ðname€for€him;€andÐL œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à(D)€In€any€of€the€above€cases€the€act€must€be€done€in€the€presence€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðtwo€(2)€or€more€attesting€witnesses.Ð$ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(2)€The€attesting€witnesses€must€sign:Ð `Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à(A)€In€the€presence€of€the€testator;€andÐü L Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à(B)€In€the€presence€of€each€other.Ðè 8 Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€32„1„104€(1984)׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×.€€The€definition€of€ð ðsignatureðð€as€used€in€the€statute€is€providedÐ À  Ðby€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€1„3„105,€which€states:€ð ðAs€used€in€this€code,€unless€the€context€otherwiseÐ ¬ü  Ðrequires:€.€.€.€ððSignatureðð€or€ððsignedðð€includes€a€mark,€the€name€being€written€near€the€mark€andÐ ˜è  Ðwitnessed,€or€any€other€symbol€or€methodology€executed€or€adopted€by€a€party€with€intention€toÐ „Ô  Ðauthenticate€a€writing€or€record,€regardless€of€being€witnessed.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€1„3„105(27)Ð pÀ Ð(1999).€€€€€€€€€€Ð \¬ ÐÔ#†¼µ»XXUµ #ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔà  àà ` àà ¸ àÌà  àà ` àWe€begin€by€considering€whether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€finding€that€the€computerÐ 4„ Ðgenerated€signature€on€the€will€complied€with€the€legal€requirements€for€the€execution€of€a€will,€and,Ð  p Ðthus,€erred€in€granting€Defendant€summary€judgment.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€claims€that€the€will€was€not€signed.€€Plaintiffððs€brief€argues€ð ðthere€is€noÐ ä4 Ðindication€of€any€type€or€nature€that€there€was€a€mark€of€any€type€made€by€the€testator.ðð€€PlaintiffÐ Ð  Ðcites€to€òòSunderland€v.€Bailey€(In€Re:€Estate€of€Wait)Ô#†¼µ»XXU±4#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔóó,€a€1957€case€in€which€this€Court€found€that€ð ðtheÐ ¼  Ðtestatrix€may€have€made€a€mark€of€some€sort,€either€an€initial€or€one€or€more€letters€of€her€signature,Ð ¨ø Ðon€the€will€but€she€clearly€indicated€that€she€did€not€consider€such€mark€or€marks€to€constitute€herÐ ”ä Ðsignature.ðð€€òòSunderland€v.€Bailey€(In€Re:€Estate€of€Wait)Ô#†¼µ»XXU™7#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔóó,€306€S.W.2d€345,€348€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ð €Ð Ð1957).€€The€witnesses€in€òòEstate€of€Waitóó€testified€that€the€testatrix€had€stated€to€them€when€the€willÐ l¼ Ðwas€witnessed€that€she€could€not€sign€the€will€at€that€time,€but€would€sign€it€later.€€òòIdóó.€at€347.€€TheÐ X ¨ ÐòòWait€óótestatrix€actually€signed€the€will€a€day€or€two€after€it€was€witnessed.€€òòIdóó.€€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€òòWaitóó€testatrix€stated€to€the€witnesses€that€she€did€not€consider€any€mark€to€be€herÐ #l! Ðsignature€and€this€is€borne€out€by€the€fact€that€she€later€signed€the€will.€€The€òòWaitóó€Court€did€not€ð ðfindÐ $X" Ðit€necessary€or€proper€.€.€.€to€rule€whether€or€not€a€testator€may€legally€sign€a€will€by€mark.ðð€€òòIdóó.€atÐ ô$D # Ð348.€€Rather,€the€Court€upheld€the€determination€that€the€will€was€not€entitled€to€probate€based€uponÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€fact€that€the€òòóó€will€was€not€executed€and€witnessed€in€conformity€with€the€statute.€€òòIdóó.€at€349.€€€€Ô#†¼µ»XXU[9#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔÐ Ì&"% ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€situation€in€òòEstate€of€Waitóó€is€dissimilar€to€the€instant€case.€€In€the€case€at€hand,Ð ¤(ô#' ÐDeceased€did€make€a€mark€that€was€intended€to€operate€as€his€signature.€€Deceased€made€a€mark€byÐ )à$( Ðusing€his€computer€to€affix€his€computer€generated€signature,€and,€as€indicated€by€the€affidavits€ofÐ ° Ðboth€witnesses,€this€was€done€in€the€presence€of€the€witnesses.€€The€computer€generated€signatureÐ œì Ðmade€by€Deceased€falls€into€the€category€of€ð ðany€other€symbol€or€methodology€executed€or€adoptedÐ ˆØ Ðby€a€party€with€intention€to€authenticate€a€writing€or€record,ðð€and,€if€made€in€the€presence€of€twoÐ tÄ Ðattesting€witnesses,€as€it€was€in€this€case,€is€sufficient€to€constitute€proper€execution€of€a€will.€Ð `° ÐFurther,€we€note€that€Deceased€simply€used€a€computer€rather€than€an€ink€pen€as€the€tool€to€makeÐ L œ Ðhis€signature,€and,€therefore,€complied€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€32„1„104€by€signing€the€will€himself.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àDefendant€made€a€properly€supported€motion€for€summary€judgment€claiming€thereÐ  ` Ðwere€no€disputed€issues€of€material€fact€and€that€Defendant€was€entitled€to€judgment€as€a€matter€ofÐ ü L  Ðlaw.€€Defendant€supported€this€assertion€with€the€affidavits€of€Hershell€and€Teresa€Williams,€theÐ è 8  Ðwitnesses€to€the€will,€attesting€to€the€circumstances€surrounding€the€execution€of€the€will.€€AsÐ Ô$  ÐDefendant€made€a€properly€supported€motion,€the€burden€shifted€to€Plaintiff€to€set€forth€specific€factsÐ À  Ðestablishing€the€existence€of€disputed,€material€facts€which€must€be€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€Ð ¬ü  ÐPlaintiff€failed€to€do€this.€€Plaintiff€produced€a€letter€that€Plaintiffððs€appellate€brief€claims€ð ðset€outÐ ˜è  Ða€very€different€picture€of€[Deceasedððs]€feelings€towards€[Defendant].ðð€€However,€this€letter€hasÐ „Ô  Ðabsolutely€no€relevance€as€to€whether€the€will€was€properly€executed€and€witnessed.€€Plaintiff€failedÐ pÀ Ðto€set€forth€specific€facts€establishing€the€existence€of€disputed,€material€facts€regarding€theÐ \¬ Ðexecution€of€the€will€which€must€be€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€Ô#†¼µ»XXUÕ=#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔÐ H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àThere€are€no€disputed€material€facts€and,€as€discussed€above,€Defendant€is€entitledÐ  p Ðto€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law€because€the€will€was€executed€and€witnessed€in€conformity€with€theÐ  \ Ðstatute.€€Thus,€we€hold€that€the€Trial€Court€did€not€err€in€holding€that€the€legal€requirements€for€theÐ øH Ðexecution€and€witnessing€of€a€will€had€been€met.€€€€€€Ô#†¼µ»XXUƒG#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔÐ ä4 ÐÌÔ#†¼µ»XXUƒI#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔà  àà ` àThe€other€issue€Plaintiff€raises€concerns€whether€an€alleged€beneficiary€under€a€willÐ ¼  Ðshould€be€allowed€to€receive€benefits€from€the€estate€even€though€the€will€refers€to€the€beneficiaryÐ ¨ø Ðby€first€name,€but€fails€to€state€the€beneficiaryððs€last€name.€€The€will€devises€everything€DeceasedÐ ”ä Ðowned€to€someone€named€Doris,€but€fails€to€give€a€last€name€for€Doris.€€Plaintiff€apparently€raisesÐ €Ð Ðan€issue€regarding€whether€the€Doris€named€in€the€will€is€the€Defendant.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Trial€Court€based€its€decision€to€grant€summary€judgment€upon€whether€the€willÐ D!” Ðin€question€met€the€statutorily€prescribed€elements€to€be€a€valid€last€will€and€testament.€€The€TrialÐ 0"€  ÐCourt€did€not€consider€or€decide€whether€the€Doris€named€in€the€will€is€the€Defendant€as€this€issueÐ #l! Ðis€not€germane€to€whether€the€will€was€properly€executed€and€witnessed€in€conformity€withÐ $X" ÐTennessee€law.€€We€agree.€€Defendant€was€entitled€to€summary€judgment€because€the€will€wasÐ ô$D # Ðproperly€executed€and€witnessed€in€conformity€with€Tennessee€law.€€The€identification€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðbeneficiary€has€no€bearing€on€the€dispositive€issue€before€the€Trial€Court€of€whether€this€wasÐ Ì&"% ÐDeceasedððs€validly€executed€and€witnessed€last€will€and€testament.€€We€affirm€the€grant€of€summaryÐ ¸'#& Ðjudgment.€€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÔ#†¼µ»XXUÛI#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔÌÓ  Óò òòòÌÐ h+¸&* ÐConclusionóóó óÐ ° ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed,€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€TrialÐ ˆØ ÐCourt€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€required,€if€any,€consistent€with€this€Opinion€and€forÐ tÄ Ðcollection€of€the€costs€below.€€The€costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€Appellant,€DonnaÐ `° ÐGodfrey€Taylor,€and€her€surety.€€Ð L œ ÐÔ#†¼µ»XXU6P#ÔÔ‡XUX»¼µÔÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÔ#†¼µ»XXUtR#Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à___________________________________€Ð ¬ü  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€JUDGE