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ŌŌ€%ŌŻ  ŻŃ\R AŲ'\ŃŃ\R AŲ'\Ń›Ž ŽĢą@ ąņ ņIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢą@ ąWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢĢóóĢWALTER€D.€WILLS,€III,€ą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąó óPlaintiff/Appellant,ą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąó óShelby€Chancery€No.€98510Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)̜Ł€*ŁßR€(0'A1-j|Qå` Å `€€@’Rߛvs.ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óAppeal€No.€œ02A01„9607„CH„00150ņ ņ›ĢRAY€B.€GILL,€III,ą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąą ąą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąó óDefendant/Appellee.ą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ĢĢĢĢó óĢĢą0 ąą ąą@ ąAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€SHELBY€COUNTYĢą@ ąAT€MEMPHIS,€TENNESSEEĢĢĢĢĢą@ ąTHE€HONORABLE€D.€J.€ALISSANDRATOS,€CHANCELLORĢĢĢĢņņĢĢFor€the€Plaintiff/Appellantóó:ņņą ąą ąą ąFor€the€Defendant/Appelleeóó:ĢĢMark€D.€Griffin€€€€ą ąą ąą ąą ąJames€W.€SurpriseĢMemphis,€Tennessee€€ą ąą ąą ąMemphis,€Tennessee€€€€Ģą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢĢĢĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņAFFIRMEDó óĢĢĢĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢĢW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ĢĢĢDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.€ņ ņĒŲŲŁ  ŁÓÓŃ7€ŒĮXXdšXXdš7ŃŃ  Ńą@ ąOPINIONó óĢÓ  Óą ąThis€is€an€arbitration€case.€€The€appellant€argues€that€the€arbitratorššs€award€should€haveĻbeen€vacated€because€it€was€handed€down€long€after€the€time€period€for€rendering€a€decision€setĻforth€in€the€arbitration€agreement.€€Because€this€issue€was€not€raised€before€the€trial€court,€weĻaffirm.Ģą ąOn€November€4,€1986,€Appellant€Walter€D.€Wills,€III€(š šWillsšš)€and€Appellee€Ray€B.€Gill,ĻIII€(š šGillšš)€signed€an€arbitration€agreement€in€an€attempt€to€settle€a€dispute€involving,€among€otherĻthings,€payments€allegedly€due€on€a€promissory€note.€€Over€three€years€later,€on€April€16,€1990,Ļthe€matter€had€not€gone€to€arbitration,€and€Wills€filed€suit€in€Chancery€Court€for€payment€on€theĻpromissory€note€and€for€interest€due€him.€€In€the€alternative,€Wills€petitioned€the€court€to€enforceĻthe€arbitration€agreement.€€Wills€later€filed€a€motion€to€compel€arbitration,€and€the€trial€court€issuedĻan€order€the€following€month€compelling€the€parties€to€arbitrate€their€dispute€according€to€the€termsĻof€the€arbitration€agreement.€€The€arbitration€agreement€provided€that€the€arbitrator€would€š šafterĻhearing€the€issues€between€the€parties€.€.€.€deliver€an€award€to€the€parties€on€or€before€fifteen€(15)Ļdays€after€hearing€the€issues,€which€award€shall€be€final€and€binding€on€the€parties€hereto.ššĢą ąHearings€were€held€before€the€arbitrator€on€November€3€and€November€24,€1992.€ĻConsiderable€time€passed,€but€the€arbitrator€failed€to€file€his€report.€€On€several€occasions€WillsššĻattorney€communicated€to€the€arbitrator€that€he€was€concerned€with€the€length€of€time€it€was€takingĻto€file€the€report.Ģą ąOver€two€years€after€the€hearings€before€the€arbitrator,€on€April€28,€1995,€the€Clerk€andĻMaster€of€the€Chancery€Court€sent€a€letter€to€the€parties€noting€that€there€had€been€no€prosecutionĻof€the€case€for€over€twelve€months€and€setting€a€hearing€for€the€parties€to€show€cause€why€theĻmatter€should€not€be€dismissed.€€Willsšš€attorney,€James€Clay,€III€(š šClayšš),€filed€an€affidavit€inĻwhich€he€states€that€he€notified€the€arbitrator€of€the€hearing€and€that€the€arbitrator€assured€him€theĻreport€would€be€filed€within€thirty€days.€€Clay€reported€this€to€the€trial€court,€and€the€case€was€notĻdismissed.€€However,€the€arbitrator€did€not€file€the€report€as€promised.Ģą ąClay€then€arranged€a€status€conference€with€the€arbitrator,€which€Gill€did€not€attend.€€At€theĶconference,€the€arbitrator€promised€the€report€by€September€30,€1995.€€Again,€the€report€was€notĻfiled€by€that€date.Ģą ąFinally,€Clay€sought€advice€from€the€Clerk€and€Master€of€the€Chancery€Court.€€The€ClerkĻand€Master€called€the€arbitrator€and€reported€back€that€the€arbitratorššs€findings€would€be€filed€byĻthe€end€of€the€week.€€Two€days€later,€the€arbitrator€filed€his€report,€which€found€for€Gill€on€allĻissues.Ģą ąGill€filed€a€motion€with€the€trial€court€seeking€entry€of€judgment€based€on€the€arbitratorššsĻreport.€€Wills€filed€a€motion€to€vacate€the€award,€as€well€as€a€supporting€legal€memorandum.€€TheĻmotion€cited€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€šš€29„5„313€as€the€basis€for€vacating€the€award.œ× ƒ1 ××  כ€€In€theĻmemorandum,€Wills€recounted€the€lengthy€delays€in€the€case€and€his€repeated€attempts€to€get€theĻarbitrator€to€issue€his€report.€€Wills€argued€that€the€arbitratorššs€report€was€clearly€biased€againstĻhim€as€a€result€of€the€pressure€he€put€on€the€arbitrator.€€At€no€point€in€the€proceedings€before€theĻtrial€court,€either€before€or€after€issuance€of€the€arbitratorššs€œreport,›€did€Wills€assert€that€the€awardĻshould€be€vacated€because€it€was€filed€beyond€the€fifteen„day€period€provided€for€in€the€arbitrationĻagreement.€€Rather,€he€alleged€that€it€should€be€vacated€because€of€the€arbitratorššs€bias.€€The€trialĻcourt€confirmed€the€arbitratorššs€award.€€From€this€decision€Wills€now€œappeals.€€On›€appeal,€WillsĻargues€that,€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€šš€29„5„111(a),× ƒ2 ××  ׀the€arbitratorššs€award€should€haveĶbeen€vacated€because€it€was€made€after€the€time€period€designated€in€the€arbitration€agreement.Ģą ąAfter€a€careful€inspection€of€the€record,€we€find€that€Wills€never€argued€to€the€trial€courtĻthat€the€arbitratorššs€award€should€be€vacated€because€it€was€rendered€beyond€the€contractual€timeĻlimits€set€forth€in€the€arbitration€agreement.€€In€the€memorandum€supporting€Willsšš€motion€toĻvacate,€€he€indeed€cited€numerous€examples€of€the€arbitratorššs€delays€and€his€attempts€to€get€theĻarbitrator€to€act.€€But€these€instances€were€discussed€in€the€context€of€Willsšš€attempt€to€show€theĻtrial€court€that€the€arbitrator€was€biased€against€him,€that€the€report€reflected€that€bias,€and€that€theĻaward€should€be€vacated€because€of€that€bias.€€The€issue€of€the€arbitratorššs€alleged€bias€is€separateĻfrom€the€issue€now€urged€by€Wills€on€appeal.€€Ģą ąWe€must€note€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€šš€29„5„309€provides€that€š š[a]€party€waivesĻthe€objection€that€an€award€was€not€made€within€the€time€required€unless€œthe€party›€notifies€theĻarbitrators€of€œsuch›€objection€prior€to€the€delivery€of€the€award€to€œthe€party.š𛀀Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ššĻ29„5„309(b)€(Supp.€œ1997).›€€€It€is€undisputed€that,€prior€to€issuance€of€the€arbitratorššs€report,€WillsĻdid€not€contend€to€the€trial€court€that€the€award€should€be€vacated€as€untimely.€€After€reviewing€theĻrecord,€we€must€also€conclude€that€this€argument€was€also€not€raised€to€the€trial€court€after€issuanceĻof€the€report,€and€therefore€cannot€be€considered€on€appeal.€€€ņ ņņņSee€Civil€Serv.€Merit€Bd.€v.ĻBursonó óóó,€816€S.W.2d€725,€735€(Tenn.€1991)€(š šThere€is€no€indication€in€the€record€that€the€issueĻwas€ever€argued€before€the€trial€court.€€It€has,€therefore,€been€waived.šš);€ņņņ ņSmithwick€v.€Youngó óóó,Ļ623€S.W.2d€284,€293€(Tenn.€App.€1981)€(š šThis€issue€was€first€raised€on€appeal€and€as€such€wasĻwaived.€.€.€.€To€hold€otherwise€would€encourage€trial€and/or€appeal€by€ambush.šš).€€We€need€notĻaddress€the€issue€of€whether€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€šš€29„5„309€would€preclude€Wills€fromĻraising€the€issue€after€issuance€of€the€arbitratorššs€award.€€Ģą ąThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€are€assessed€against€Appellant,€for€whichĻexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.ĢĢÓÓą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢņņĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ĢĢņņĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.ó óĢĢ