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Ðsubstantially€at€the€same€time€and€relating€to€the€same€subject„matter€may€be€readÐ 8ˆ Ðtogether€as€forming€parts€of€one€transaction,€nor€is€it€necessary€that€the€instrumentsÐ üL Ðshould€in€terms€refer€to€each€other€if€in€point€of€fact€they€are€parts€of€a€singleÐ À Ðtransaction.€€Until€it€appears€that€the€several€writings€are€parts€of€a€singleÐ „Ô Ðtransaction,€either€from€the€writings€themselves€or€by€extrinsic€evidence,€the€caseÐ H ˜ Ðis€not€brought€within€the€rule,€as€it€may€be€that€the€same€parties€may€have€had€moreÐ  \ Ðthan€one€transaction€in€one€day€of€the€same€general€nature.òòÐÐ ` x` x ÐSee€alsoóó€òò17A€Am.€Jur.€2d€óóòòContractsóó€ðððð€388€&€390€(1991).€€òòóóIn€this€case,€the€Brokerage€Commission€Agreement€did€notÐ ” ä  Ðrelate€to€the€same€subject€matter€as€the€lease,€albeit€the€agreement€was€collateral€to€the€lease.€€In€other€words,€the€formerÐ X ¨  Ðdid€not€address€the€conditions€under€which€Hicks€would€convey€to€the€Oasis€Church€the€right€to€use€and€occupy€BelleÐ  l  ÐForest€Circle€but€instead€addressed€the€compensation€owed€to€the€appellant€for€its€services€in€procuring€the€lease.€€òòCf.óóÐ à 0  ÐòòMcCall€v.€Towne€Square,€Inc.óó,€503€S.W.2d€180,€182„183€(Tenn.€1973);€òòThomas€L.€Hinson,€Jr.€v.€Midland€Bank€&€TrustÐ ¤ô  ÐCo.óó,€No.€85„187„II,€1986€WL€8279,€at€**4„5€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€at€Nashville,€July€30,€1986).òòóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman Regular Ý ƒRq$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôî}ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔInterestingly,€the€sessions€law€enacting€the€Disposition€of€Forfeited€Property€ActÔ‡ôî}òòôî}ÔÔ#†ôî}òòôî}Ð#Ô€provides€that€the€effectiveÐ ° Ðdate€of€the€Act€is€July€1,€1997.€€Ô‡ôî}òòôî}ÔAct€of€April€29,€1998,€Ch.€979€ðð€19,€1998€Tenn.€Pub.€Acts€746,€754.Ô#†ôî}òòôî}e#Ô€€However,€theÐ tÄ ÐCompilerððs€Notes€to€the€repealed€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„116,€contained€in€the€2000€Supplement€to€Volume€7€of€theÐ 8ˆ ÐOfficial€Tennessee€Code,€indicate€that€the€effective€date€of€the€new€law€concerning€forfeited€property€is€June€27,€1998.€Ð üL ÐSimilarly,€the€codified€version€of€the€new€law€indicates€that€the€effective€date€is€June€27,€1998.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€Tenn.€CodeÐ À ÐAnn.€ðð€39„11„708(c);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„717.€€òòBut€see€generallyóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€1„1„108€(1994).€€In€any€event,Ð „Ô Ðthe€parties€evidently€stipulated€in€the€trial€court€that€the€Brokerage€Commission€Agreement€at€issue€was€executedÐ H ˜ Ðcontemporaneously€with€the€lease,€i.e.,€prior€to€July€1,€1997.- ù-(|G2q$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€C%»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôî}ò»»Ô d(|3‡u$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€C%»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3‡u$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€C%»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€C%»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼C%»»»ÔÑ8€yXXdì»»d8Ñà@ttìàÔ‡îLÄC%ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼C%»îîLÄ #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓMay€16,€2001€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ‡XyX»¼C%ÔÌò òÔ#†¼C%»XXyú#ÔSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóó€v.€A€TRACT€OF€LAND€KNOWN€AS€141€BELLEÐ úJ ÐFOREST€CIRCLE,€òòet€alóó.Ô‡XyX»¼C%Ôó óÐ  ^ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ  ^ ÐNo.€2684€€€€€Cheryl€Blackburn,€JudgeÐ ú J ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<½` AßÐ ¾  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„01827„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€November€29,€2001Ð ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€appellant,€Westminster€Realty€Company,€appeals€an€order€entered€by€the€Davidson€CountyÐ ŒÜ ÐCriminal€Court€denying€its€claim€to€an€interest€in€the€proceeds€from€the€sale€of€property€pursuant€toÐ xÈ Ðforfeiture€proceedings.€€Following€a€thorough€review€of€the€record€and€the€partiesðð€briefs,€we€affirmÐ d´ Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð P  ÐÓœÓÌò òTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€16„5„108(a)(2)(1994);€Ô#†¼C%»XXy®#ÔÔ‡XyX»¼C%ÔJudgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€is€Affirmed.ó óÐ (x ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼C%»àXy¥#ÔÔ‡XyX.¼C%ÔNorma€McGee€Ogle,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smithóó€and€òòJohnÐ P ÐEverett€Williams,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð ì< ÐÌRobert€J.€Ô_ÔNotestineÔ_Ô,€III,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Westminster€Realty€Company.Ð Ä ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€William€C.€Bright,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð œì ÐVictor€S.€Johnson,€III,€District€Attorney€GeneralÔ#†¼C%»XXy:#ÔÔ‡XyX»¼C%Ô;€and€John€Zimmerman,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ˆØ ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð t Ä ÐÓ ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼C%»XXyf #ÔÔ‡XyX»¼C%ÔÐ L"œ! ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼C%»XXya #ÔÔ‡XyX»¼C%ÔÓ  Óà@ìàò òòòI.€€Factual€Backgroundó óóóˆÐ $$t# Ðà  àà ` àÔ#†¼C%»XXy¿ #ÔÔ€XyX»¼C%ÔOn€July€17,€1998,€Charles€and€Donna€Hicks€were€indicted€by€a€Davidson€CountyÐ %` $ ÐGrand€Jury€for€one€count€of€conspiracy€to€sell€seven€hundred€pounds€or€more€of€marijuana,€oneÐ ü%L!% Ðcount€of€possession€of€seven€hundred€pounds€or€more€of€marijuana,€and€numerous€counts€of€moneyÐ è&8"& Ðlaundering.€€As€relevant€to€the€instant€case,€the€record€reflects€that€on€February€16,€1994,€during€theÐ Ô'$#' Ðcourse€of€her€participation€in€a€marijuana€distribution€conspiracy,€Donna€Hicks€purchased€a€tract€ofÐ À($( Ðland€known€as€141€Belle€Forest€Circle€in€Nashville,€Tennessee€(hereinafter€Belle€Forest€Circle),€byÐ ¬)ü$) Ðborrowing€money€from€her€grandmother,€Virginia€Miller,€and€from€the€United€States€Small€BusinessÐ ˜*è%* ÐAdministration€(hereinafter€Ô_ÔUSSBAÔ_Ô).€€Hicks€then€repaid€the€loans€and€improved€the€property€withÐ „+Ô&+ Ðthe€proceeds€from€the€conspiracy.€€At€the€time€of€Hicksðð€indictment,€the€Ô_ÔUSSBAÔ_Ô€still€held€aÐ p,À', Ðmortgage€on€Belle€Forest€Circle.Ð \-¬(-ýG Їà  àà ` àThe€record€further€reflects€that€prior€to€her€indictment,€on€May€15,€1997,€Hicks€leasedÐ ° ÐBelle€Forest€Circle€to€High€Praise€Ministries,€Inc.,€subsequently€renamed€the€Oasis€Church,€Inc.Ð œì Ð(hereinafter€the€Oasis€Church),€for€a€term€commencing€on€June€1,€1997,€and€expiring€on€May€31,Ð ˆØ Ð2000.€€In€relevant€part,€the€lease€provided,€ð ðIn€the€event€Lessor€receives€an€offer€to€purchase€theÐ tÄ ÐDemised€Premises€from€a€third€party€not€affiliated€with€Lessor,€Lessor€agrees€to€provide€Lessee€aÐ `° Ðcopy€of€such€offer€and€the€right€to€purchase€the€Demised€Premises€according€to€the€price€and€termsÐ L œ Ðcontained€in€the€offer.ðð€€The€lease€further€provided€that€it€was€binding€upon€ð ðthe€respective€heirs,Ð 8 ˆ Ðadministrators,€executors,€successors€and€assigns€of€the€respective€parties.ðð€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àBecause€the€lease€agreement€was€procured€through€the€services€of€Westminster€RealtyÐ ü L  ÐCompany€(hereinafter€the€appellant),€both€Donna€Hicks€and€the€Oasis€Church€also€entered€into€aÐ è 8  ÐBrokerage€Commission€Agreement€that,€in€addition€to€granting€the€appellant€a€commission€of€threeÐ Ô$  Ðpercent€of€rent€collected€during€the€initial€term€of€the€lease€and€any€renewal€period€or€periods,Ð À  Ðprovided,€ð ð[Ô_ÔS]houldÔ_Ô€Lessor€desire€to€sell€[141€Belle€Forest€Circle]€and€Lessee€becomes€theÐ ¬ü  Ðpurchaser,€a€3%€commission€will€be€payable€to€Westminster€Realty€if€and€when€the€purchaseÐ ˜è  Ðoccurs.ðð€€This€agreement€was€not€recorded€in€the€Davidson€County€Registerððs€Office€or€otherwise.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àà ` àFollowing€Hicksðð€indictment,€on€March€18,€1998,€the€State€filed€a€notice€of€lien€lisÐ \¬ Ðpendens€against€Belle€Forest€Circle.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„707(e)€(2000€Supp.).€Ð H˜ ÐMoreover,€on€September€30,€1998,€the€State€filed€in€the€Davidson€County€Criminal€Court€anÐ 4„ Ðð ðApplication€for€Writ€of€Attachment€and€Forfeiture€Warrant€for€Drug€Proceedsðð€pursuant€to€Tenn.Ð  p ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€53„11„451€(1991).€€In€its€application,€the€State€sought€the€forfeiture€of€ð ðall€monthlyÐ  \ Ðlease€payments€and€other€fundsðð€that€were€generated€by€the€lease€or€use€of€Belle€Forest€Circle€andÐ øH Ðthat€were€owed€to€either€Donna€Hicks€or€DH€Investments,€a€company€created€by€Hicks€as€a€tool€forÐ ä4 Ðmoney€laundering.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€Stateððs€application,€enjoining€Donna€Hicks€fromÐ Ð  Ðreceiving€any€rent€or€other€income€generated€by€the€lease€or€use€of€Belle€Forest€Circle€and€orderingÐ ¼  Ðthat€any€such€rent€or€income€be€tendered€to€the€District€Attorney€Generalððs€office€to€be€held€inÐ ¨ø Ðescrow€by€the€Trustee€for€Davidson€County€pending€final€adjudication€of€forfeiture€proceedings.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Hicks€ultimately€pled€guilty€to€ð ðvarious€drug€and€money€laundering€offenses.ðð€Ð l¼ ÐContemporaneously,€on€March€29,€1999,€the€State€filed€a€ð ðComplaint€for€Forfeitureðð€in€the€DavidsonÐ X ¨ ÐCounty€Criminal€Court€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„701€through€„717€(2000€Supp.),Ð D!” Ðseeking€the€judicial€forfeiture€of€both€Belle€Forest€Circle€and€the€funds€held€in€escrow€by€the€TrusteeÐ 0"€  Ðfor€Davidson€County.€€In€its€complaint,€the€State€stipulated€that€the€interest€of€the€Ô_ÔUSSBAÔ_Ô€in€BelleÐ #l! ÐForest€Circle€was€exempt€from€forfeiture€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„704.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àà ` àPursuant€to€the€Stateððs€complaint€and€with€the€Hicksðð€agreement,€the€trial€courtÐ à%0!$ Ðordered€the€forfeiture€to€the€State€of€Belle€Forest€Circle,€subject€to€the€interest€of€the€Ô_ÔUSSBAÔ_Ô,€andÐ Ì&"% Ðof€the€funds€held€in€escrow€by€the€Trustee€for€Davidson€County.€€Correspondingly,€the€court€orderedÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€sale€of€Belle€Forest€Circle€at€public€auction€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„713€and€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdisbursement€of€the€proceeds€to€the€Ô_ÔUSSBAÔ_Ô€and€as€otherwise€ordered€by€the€court.Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_Ôà  àà ` àOn€June€2,€1999,€the€State€further€filed€in€the€Davidson€County€Criminal€Court€aÐ ° Ðâ âð ðPetition€to€Stipulate€Interest€of€Intervenor,ðð€stipulating€in€essence€that€the€public€auction€of€BelleÐ œì ÐForest€Circle€should€be€conducted€subject€to€the€Oasis€Churchððs€leasehold€interest,€including€its€rightÐ ˆØ Ðof€first€refusal.€€Accordingly,€the€court€amended€the€ð ðAgreed€Order€of€Forfeitureðð€to€reflect€theÐ tÄ ÐStateððs€stipulation.Ð `° ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€July€1,€1999,€the€State€notified€the€court€of€the€sale€of€Belle€Forest€Circle€to€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐOasis€Church€for€a€contract€sales€price€of€$425,000.€€Shortly€thereafter,€on€July€8,€1999,€the€appellantÐ $ t Ðfiled€a€ð ðNotice€of€Claim,ðð€asserting€its€right€to€a€three€percent€real€estate€commission€amounting€toÐ  ` Ð$12,750.€€On€June€26,€2000,€following€a€hearing€ð ðheld€upon€stipulated€evidence,ðð€the€court€deniedÐ ü L  Ðthe€appellantððs€claim.€€In€particular,€the€court€concluded€that€the€appellant€is€not€an€ð ðinterest€holderððÐ è 8  Ðwithin€the€meaning€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„702(2).€€The€appellant€now€appeals€the€trial€courtððsÐ Ô$  Ðorder.Ð À  ÐÌà@éé$ìàò òòòII.€€Analysisó óóóˆÐ ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àPart€7€of€Chapter€11,€Title€39€of€the€Official€Tennessee€Code€(hereinafter€the€1998Ð „Ô  ÐDisposition€of€Forfeited€Property€Act,€the€1998€Act,€or€the€Act),€provides€for€the€judicial€forfeitureÐ pÀ Ðof€real€or€personal€property€ð ðdirectly€or€indirectly€acquired€by€or€received€in€violation€of€any€statuteÐ \¬ Ðor€as€an€inducement€to€violate€any€statute,€or€any€property€traceable€to€the€proceeds€from€suchÐ H˜ Ðviolation.ðð€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„703(a).€€The€1998€Act€replaced€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„Ð 4„ Ð116€and€was€intended€to€supplement€ð ðany€other€statute€or€law€relating€to€forfeiture€of€property€andÐ  p Ðmay€be€used€in€conjunction€with€administrative€forfeiture€laws.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„717;€òòcf.,Ð  \ Ðe.g.óó,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„14„307€(1997);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„33„101€through€„214€(1997€&Ð øH Ð2000€Supp.);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€53„11„451€&€„452€(1991);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„403(k)€(2001Ð ä4 ÐSupp.).€€In€this€appeal,€the€appellant€contends€that€the€Actððs€effective€date€is€June€27,€1998.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀РР ÐAccordingly,€the€appellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€relying€upon€the€Act€to€deny€its€claimÐ ¼  Ðbecause€the€creation€of€its€interest€in€the€proceeds€of€any€sale€of€Belle€Forest€Circle€to€the€OasisÐ ¨ø ÐChurch€preceded€this€effective€date.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àGenerally€speaking,€statutes€are€to€be€applied€prospectively€ð ðunless€the€legislatureÐ l¼ Ðclearly€indicates€to€the€contrary.ðð€€òòShell€v.€Stateóó,€893€S.W.2d€416,€419€(Tenn.€1995).€€One€exceptionÐ X ¨ Ðcomprises€statutes€affecting€only€the€method€or€the€procedure€for€prosecuting€or€defending€a€causeÐ D!” Ðof€action.€€òòId.óó€€We€need€not,€however,€decide€whether€the€1998€Act€is€substantive€or€purelyÐ 0"€  Ðâ âprocedural€as€the€legislature€clearly€indicated€its€intent€that€the€Act€be€applied€retroactively.€€We€noteÐ #l! Ðin€this€regard€that€neither€party€in€this€appeal€contends€that€retroactive€application€of€the€statute€isÐ ° Ðconstitutionally€forbidden.€€òòCf.óó€òòDoe€v.€Sundquistóó,€2€S.W.3d€919,€923„925€(Tenn.€1999).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àThe€legislatureððs€intent€that€the€1998€Act€be€applied€retroactively€is€embodiedÐ tÄ Ðprimarily€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„717,€in€which€the€legislature€expansively€provided€that€theÐ `° ÐAct€ð ðshall€apply€retroactively€to€all€proceeds€acquired€or€received€prior€to€June€27,€1998,€if€theÐ L œ Ðconduct€giving€rise€to€forfeiture€constituted€a€criminal€offense€at€the€time€of€the€acquisition€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðproperty.ðð€€ð ðThe€very€foundation€or€the€basics€of€statutory€construction€mandate€that€a€court€mustÐ $ t Ðpay€attention€to€the€plain€meaning€of€what€a€legislative€body€says€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòCity€of€Chattanooga€v.Ð  ` ÐDavisóó,€54€S.W.3d€248,€256€(Tenn.€2001).€€However,€our€supreme€court€has€also€observed:Ð ü L  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWhen€statutory€provisions€are€.€.€.€enacted€as€part€of€a€larger€Act,€ð ðweÐ è 8  Ðexamine€the€entire€Act€with€a€view€to€arrive€at€the€true€intention€ofÐ Ô$  Ðeach€section€and€the€effect€to€be€given,€if€possible,€to€the€entire€ActÐ À  Ðand€every€section€thereof.€€Where€different€sections€are€apparently€inÐ ¬ü  Ðconflict€we€must€harmonize€them,€if€practicable,€and€lean€in€favor€ofÐ ˜è  Ða€construction€which€will€render€every€word€operative.ððÐ„Ô ` x` x ÐòòHill€v.€City€of€Germantownóó,€31€S.W.3d€234,€238€(Tenn.€2000)(quoting€òòBible€&€Godwin€Constr.€Co.Ð pÀ Ðv.€Faener€Corp.óó,€504€S.W.2d€370,€371€(Tenn.€1974)).€€Accordingly,€we€note€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð \¬ Ððð€39„11„708(c)€requires€that,€in€the€trial€court,€the€State€carry€the€burden€of€proving€by€aÐ H˜ Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence€thatÐ 4„ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àthe€property€is€subject€to€forfeiture€.€.€.€and€that€one€(1)€or€more€actsÐ  p Ðdescribed€in€ðð€39„11„703€giving€rise€to€forfeiture€occurred€after€JuneÐ  \ Ð27,€1998,€regardless€of€when€the€property€was€originally€acquired,€asÐ øH Ðlong€as€the€ownerððs€interest€in€the€property€appreciated€following€theÐ ä4 Ðcommission€of€an€act€giving€rise€to€forfeiture.ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àConstruing€the€above€statutory€provisions€to€render€every€word€operative,€weÐ ¨ø Ðconclude€that€the€1998€Act€applies€retroactively€to€property€acquired€by€a€criminal€owner€prior€toÐ ”ä Ðits€effective€date€so€long€as€(1)€the€conduct€giving€rise€to€forfeiture€constituted€a€criminal€offense€atÐ €Ð Ðthe€time€of€the€acquisition€of€the€property;€(2)€one€or€more€of€the€acts€described€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð l¼ Ððð€39„11„703€giving€rise€to€forfeiture€occurred€after€the€effective€date€of€the€1998€Act;€and€(3)€theÐ X ¨ Ðownerððs€interest€in€the€property€appreciated€following€the€commission€of€an€act€giving€rise€toÐ D!” Ðforfeiture.€€In€short,€the€timing€of€the€creation€of€the€appellantððs€interest€in€Belle€Forest€Circle€isÐ 0"€  Ðirrelevant€in€determining€retroactive€application€of€the€1998€Act,€nor€does€the€appellant€contest€inÐ #l! Ðthis€appeal€the€satisfaction€of€any€of€the€prerequisites€to€retroactive€application€that€we€have€listedÐ $X" Ðabove.€€Indeed,€the€appellant€remarks€in€its€brief,€ð ðThe€forfeiture€of€the€property€to€the€State€isÐ ô$D # Ðapparently€valid€in€that€the€forfeiture€occurred€after€the€relevant€statutes€went€into€effect€in€1998.ððÐ à%0!$ Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àAccordingly,€if€neither€an€innocent€owner€nor€interest€holder€as€defined€in€the€1998Ð ¸'#& ÐAct,€the€appellant€is€not€afforded€protection€under€the€Act.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„701(c);€Tenn.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€39„11„702€(2)€&€(3);€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„704;€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„709(a).€Ð )à$( Ðâ âThe€appellant€effectively€concedes€in€its€brief€on€appeal€that€it€is€neither€an€owner€nor€interest€holderÐ |*Ì%) Ðas€defined€in€the€1998€Act.€€Accordingly,€it€may€not€make€a€claim€for€return€of€property€seized€forÐ ° Ðforfeiture€or€otherwise€contest€the€forfeiture€under€the€Act.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„709(a).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àà ` àFinally,€even€assuming€the€inapplicability€of€the€1998€Act,€the€State€correctly€notesÐ tÄ Ðthe€appellantððs€failure€to€explain€why€its€interest€in€the€proceeds€of€the€sale€of€Belle€Forest€CircleÐ `° Ðwould€have€been€exempt€from€forfeiture€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„116,€the€predecessor€statuteÐ L œ Ðto€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„701€through€„717.€€Rather,€the€appellant€claims€in€essence€that€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐBrokerage€Commission€Agreement€made€it€a€third„party€beneficiary€of€the€lease€between€Hicks€andÐ $ t Ðthe€Oasis€Church.€€Accordingly,€the€appellant€asserts€that€the€State,€as€Hicksðð€successor€in€interestÐ  ` Ðunder€the€lease,€was€ð ðresponsibleðð€for€paying€the€appellantððs€commission.€€Our€difficulty€with€thisÐ ü L  Ðargument€lies€in€our€conclusion€that€the€lease€and€the€Brokerage€Commission€Agreement€constitutedÐ è 8  Ðseparate€contracts.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€other€words,€the€appellantððs€status€as€a€third„party€beneficiary€of€the€lease€isÐ Ô$  Ðirrelevant€to€a€determination€of€whether€the€appellant€may€seek€enforcement€of€the€BrokerageÐ À  ÐCommission€Agreement€against€the€State.€€As€the€appellant€presents€no€basis€for€relief€other€thanÐ ¬ü  Ðits€status€as€a€third„party€beneficiary€of€the€lease,€it€cannot€prevail.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà@MM"ìàò òòòIII.€€Conclusionó óóóˆÐ pÀ Ðà  àà ` àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 4„ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNORMA€McGEE€OGLE,€JUDGE