WPC .d|Z:,Z>Vpn O7h\,~x;YNs'[=:|Гg\.!@v#ﶢ"V*~$2c2!ahG&×1ق``"K$9HC K+b$}bM([͸JxR6LKkۿ:1]J4핮&ܘkP :cmwHMhr2 *n:ǀ%Kuv)FEMTf2```sɂo\0z  rNQ{]p5 D[. oo*䜜דH~d*Grr:8fܤe֮C$1&k-w?D)fZ e/QCEp@E>Oo c hj:D}Ahtד-4R_K]HES3ƺ⛩%v;e`cb#\ % ^ # 0/ UN w 4 z  i x mz z  W   0DNEb 0 B 0  D3 D- 0K   ASX 0q 0D AYHP LaserJet 4050 Seri0|+ (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularuV):i+00 C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xULevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0   - -(|G2\$ !.8CEdd8         0  XqX d(|3y$ !.8CEdd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3y$ !.8CEdd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8CEdd8     _CE8qXXdd8@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @$ATKNOXVILLE  @   July9,2001Session $ XqXCE #CEXXq#  HENRYWITT,etux,v.TENNESSEEFARMERSMUTUALINSURANCE " COMPANYXqXCE   6 @  DirectAppealfromtheChanceryCourtforBradleyCounty  6 @ No.95303Hon.JerriS.Bryant,Judge  " _   `    _ h FILEDAUGUST15,_2001_@*AV) ` dE<` A߈   @No.E200100401COAR3CV   AV) ` dE<h` A i   TheTrialCourtrefusedtograntplaintiffsrelieffromaJudgmentpursuanttoTenn.R.Civ.P.59or P 60.Defendanthasappealed.WeaffirmtheTrialCourt. < #CEXXqK#XqXCE Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmed.  d HerschelPickensFranks#CEXq#XqX.CE,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichCharlesD.Susano, ( Jr.,#CEXq#XqX.CEJ.,andD.MichaelSwiney,#CEXq=#XqX.CEԀJ.,joined.  RichardA.Fisher,Cleveland,Tennessee,forAppellants,HenryWittandwife,MargaretWitt.  DouglasM.Campbell,Chattanooga,Tennessee,forAppellee,TennesseeFarmersMutualInsurance ` Company. L  @66' OPINION #CEXXq#XqXCEԈ #L#    ` ThisisanappealbytheplaintiffsfromtheTrialJudgesoverrulingtheirMotionfor &"& Relief,pursuanttoRulesofCivilProcedure,Rule59,and/orRule60. '"'    ` InthatMotion,plaintiffsassertedthatsincetheTrialCourtdidnotmakefindingsof )$) factandconclusionsoflaw,astimelyrequestedbyplaintiffs,theJudgmententeredinthecaseon p*%* March7,2000,wasnotafinaljudgment.TheMotionsetforthnoothergroundstograntRule60 \+&+ relief,norwasanaffidavitfiled. H,',  4-(-    ` TherecordrevealsthatontheMarch1,2000,theChancellordismissedplaintiffs  case withprejudiceandtaxedthecosttoplaintiffs.OnApril7,aNoticeofAppealwasfiled,and  onMay17,2000,thisCourtrespondingtoaMotiontoDismisstheappeal,enteredanOrderreciting  thattheNoticeofAppealwasfiled31daysaftertheJudgmentwasentered,andtheAppealwas t dismissed. `    ` ThenonMay30,2000,plaintiffsfiledaPetitionforRehearingoftheOrdergranting 8  theMotiontoDismiss.ThisCourt,indenyingthatMotion,stated: $ t 0  0` (#(#OnMay30,2000,theappellantsfiledaPetitionforRehearingonthegrantingofthe  L  MotiontoDismiss.IntheirPetitiontheystatethattheyfiledarequestforfindings  8  offactandconclusionsoflawpursuanttoTenn.R.Civ.P.52.01.Theyaverthatat $  thetimeforfilinganoticeofappealwastolledbytheirTenn.R.Civ.P.52.01   motion....Therequestforfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawfiledpursuantto   Tenn.R.Civ.P.52.01doesnottollthetimeforthefilingofanoticeofappeal;itis   notoneofthemotionsreferredtoinTenn.R.App.P.4. ` (#` (#    ` Ontheappealbeforeus,plaintiffsagainargueintheirbrief thatbecausetherequest \ forfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawwasproperlyandtimelymadeandtheMarch7,2000 H Orderfailstoincludesuchfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,theJudgmentisnotafinal 4 Judgment.Withduedeferencetocounsel,thisCourtsOrdersonthefirstappealhavebecomethe  p lawofthecaseastothefinalityoftheTrialCourtsJudgment.SeeCityofBristolv._Bostwick_,240  \ S.W.2d774,144Tenn.205(1922). H    ` WhileTenn.R.Civ.P.Rule60ismentionedasanalternategroundforreliefin   plaintiffsMotionbeforetheChancellor,aspreviouslynoted,theysetforthnogroundsforthisrelief   intheirMotion,norwasanaffidavitfiledestablishingabasisforrelief.TheSupremeCourtnoted  inTravisv.TheCityofMurfreesboro,686S.W.2d68(Tenn.1985),atp.69:  0  0` (#(#AsaprerequisitetotheextraordinaryreliefavailableunderRule60.02(1),the l movantisrequiredtosetforthinamotionorpetitionorinaffidavitsinsupport X  thereof,factsexplainingwhythemovantwasjustifiedinfailingto_avoid_Ԁmistake, D! inadvertence,surpriseorneglect.(Citationsomitted).0" ` (#` (#    ` WeaffirmtheJudgmentoftheTrialCourtinoverrulingplaintiffsMotion,and $X" remandwithcostsoftheappealassessedtoplaintiffs,HenryandMargaretWitt. $D # #CEXXq* #XqXCE   `     h     _________________________ )$(    `     h     HerschelPickensFranks,J.