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à€W.€MICHAEL€MALOAN,€CHANCELLOR,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€WILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAPPEAL€DISMISSED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SP.€J.ÌÌÌÓÓÑ7€’[XXdÈXXdÈ7Ñà àThis€appeal€in€a€workers'€compensation€case€has€beenÏreferred€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€ofÏthe€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€with€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€50„6„225€(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€SupremeÏCourt€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.Ìà@ àÌà àThis€case€was€tried€on€March€25,€1996.€€By€a€judgment€datedÏJune€26,€1996€and€filed€two€days€later€the€judge€found€that€theÏcompensation€rate€was€$382.79€a€week,€that€all€temporary€totalÏdisability€benefits€had€been€paid,€and€that€the€plaintiffÏsustained€permanent€partial€disability€to€the€body€as€a€whole€ofÏ48%€(which€entitled€him€to€$73,495.68);€and€certain€otherÏbenefits.ÌÌà àThe€defendant€FAXed€its€Notice€of€Appeal€to€the€CircuitÏCourt€Clerk€on€July€26,€1996.€€An€appeal€bond€was€filed€on€AugustÍ10,€1996.ÌÌà àOn€September€14,€1996,€counsel€for€the€defendant/appellantÏfiled€this€motion:ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€òòMotion€to€Vacate€and€Re„enter€JudgmentÌÓÓóóà8 àà8 àDefendant,€Travelers€Insurance€Company,€byÏand€through€its€legal€counsel,€files€thisÏmotion€pursuant€to€Rule€60€of€the€TennesseeÏRule€of€Civil€Procedures€and€requests€thatÏthe€court€vacate€the€judgment€filed€on€JuneÏ28,€1996,€and€re„enter€that€judgment.€€AÏmemorandum€of€law€in€support€of€the€motion€isÏsubmitted€contemporaneously€herewith.ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€its€memorandum€of€law€the€appellant€argued€that€itsÏfiling€by€FAX€of€the€Notice€of€Appeal€was€sufficient€to€perfectÏits€appeal€under€the€holding€of€òòCruse€v.€City€of€Columbiaóó,€922ÏS.W.€2d€492€(Tenn.€1996),€but€"out€of€an€abundance€of€caution€andÏto€further€preserve€defendant's€appeal"€the€appellant€cites€toÏthe€trial€court€Rule€60.02€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure€as€an€available€vehicle€for€obtaining€the€re„entry€ofÏthe€judgment€"so€as€to€start€anew€the€time€for€appeal".€ÏAppellant€relied€upon€òòJenkins€v.€McKinneyóó,€533€S.W.€2d€275€(Tenn.Ï1976),€as€authority€for€this€procedure,€and€asserted€that€RuleÏ60.02€permitted€it.€€The€memorandum€conceded€that€on€August€5,Ï1995,€this€court€issued€its€opinion€in€the€case€of€òòLove€v.ÏCollege€Assessment€Services,€Inc.óó,€928€S.W.€2d€36€(Tenn.€1996),Ïwherein€it€was€held€that€a€FAX€transmission€was€insufficient€toÍperfect€an€appeal€from€General€Sessions€Court€to€Circuit€Court.€ÌÌà àAnother€Notice€of€Appeal€was€filed€on€October€28,€1996;€andÏan€appeal€bond€was€filed€on€October€28,€1996.€€On€that€same€dateÏthe€record€reflects€the€entry€of€an€order€vacating€and€reenteringÏthe€court's€judgment€pursuant€to€the€defendant/appellant'sÏmotion.ÌÌà àWe€thus€confront€the€dispositive€issues€arising€from€thisÏappeal.€€First,€we€consider€whether€the€timely€FAXed€Notice€ofÏAppeal€was€effective;€and€if€not,€whether€this€procedural€defectÏwas€one€that€could€be€avoided€by€a€Rule€60€process.ÌÌà àAddressing€the€first€issue€we€hold€that€this€court€made€itÏabundantly€clear€in€òòCruseóó€that€counsel€should€not€rely€onÏfacsimile€transmissions€for€the€filing€of€documents€in€theÏfuture.€€òòCruseóó€was€filed€on€May€6,€1996,€more€than€two€monthsÏbefore€the€Notice€of€Appeal€was€FAXed€in€this€case.€€The€òòLoveóó,Ïcase,€although€not€filed€until€ten€days€after€the€Notice€ofÏAppeal€was€FAXed€in€this€case,€is€important€for€the€footnote:ÌÓÓÌÌà8 àà8 àOur€recent€decision€in€òòCruse€v.€City€ofÏColumbiaóó,€922€S.W.€2d€492€(Tenn.€1996),€doesÏnot€conflict€with€this€opinion€because€thatÏdecision€was€based€on€"the€uniqueÏcircumstances€presented".€€Furthermore,€weÏspecifically€stated€that€"counsel€should€notÏrely€on€facsimile€transmissions€for€theÏfiling€of€documents€in€the€future."€òòCruseóó,Ï922€S.W.€2d€at€493.ÌÌÓÓÌà àWe€now€consider€whether€or€not€Rule€60.02€allows€the€trialÏjudge€the€discretion€to€relieve€an€attorney€from€the€consequencesÏof€erroneously€timely€filing€only€by€facsimile€transmission€aÏNotice€of€Appeal.€€We€hold€that€it€does€not.ÌÌà àRule€60.02,€in€pertinent€part,€reads:ÌÌòòÓÓà8 àà8 àMistakeó󀄀òòInadvertenceó󀄀òòExcusable€Neglectóó€„ÏòòFraudóó,€òòetcóó.€„ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€motion€and€upon€such€terms€as€are€just,Ïthe€court€may€relieve€a€party€or€the€party'sÏlegal€representative€from€a€final€judgment,Ïorder€or€proceeding€for€the€followingÏreasons:€(1)€mistake,€inadvertence,€surpriseÏor€excusable€neglect;€*€*€*€*€(5)€any€otherÏreason€justifying€relief€from€the€operationÏof€the€judgment.€€*€*€*€*€*ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àWhile€it€has€been€held€that€Rule€60.02€is€available€toÏpersons€who€fail€to€timely€file€a€Notice€of€Appeal,€the€same€caseÏholds€that€the€mere€fact€that€a€lawyer€is€ignorant€of€the€rulesÏor€mistakenly€reads€the€rules€is€not€within€itself€reason€toÏinvoke€Rule€60.02€(1).€€òòKilby€v.€Sivleyóó,€745€S.W.€2nd€284.€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1987).€€Counsel's€ignorance€of€law€or€Rules€was€held€not€toÏjustify€Rule€60€relief€in€òòFood€Lion,€Inc.€v.€Washington€CountyÏBeer€Boardóó,€700€S.W.€2d€893€(Tenn.€1985)€and€òòAlgee€v.€State€FarmÏGen.€Ins.€Co.óó,€890€S.W.€2d€445€(Tenn.€App.€1994).ÌÌà àRule€60.02€(5),€despite€its€broad€language,€is€construedÏnarrowly.€€Its€standards€are€more€demanding€than€those€applicableÏto€other€grounds€for€Rule€60.02€relief.€€òòNCNB€v.€National€Bank€ofÏThrailkillóó,€856€S.W.€2d€150€(Tenn.€App.€1963).ÌÌà àWe€hold€that€it€was€error€for€the€trial€judge€to€vacate€andÏreinstate€the€court's€judgment€so€as€to€give€the€appellant€theÏopportunity€to€prosecute€this€appeal€when€no€valid€Notice€ofÏAppeal€was€timely€filed.€€The€appeal€is€dismissed,€with€costsÏassessed€to€the€appellant.ÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓóó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÏWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE€Ì€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌóóW.€MICHAEL€MALOAN,€SPECIAL€JUDGE€€Ì€ÌÑ€-ÑÇÒ  ÒÒ £ ÒòòßJ€*.;+'b|` ç `€@ÿJßà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌÌJIMMY€R.€TURNER,à àà àà à}à àSEQUATCHIE€CIRCUITÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àNo.€6674€BelowÌà àPlaintiff/Appelleeà àà à}Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}à àHon.€Buddy€D.€Perry,Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à}à àJudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à}ÌTRAVELERS€INSURANCEà àà àà à}à àNo.€01S01„9610„CV„00203Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à}Ìà àDefendant/Appellantà àà à}à àAPPEAL€DISMISSED.ÌÌÌà@ àJUDGMENT€ORDERÌÌÌÓ€Óà àà àThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€the€entire€record,Ïincluding€the€order€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'ÏCompensation€Appeals€Panel,€and€the€Panel's€Memorandum€OpinionÏsetting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law,€whichÏare€incorporated€herein€by€reference.Ìà àà àWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€MemorandumÏOpinion€of€the€Panel€should€be€accepted€and€approved;€andÌà àà àIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€ofÏfact€and€conclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€theÏdecision€of€the€Panel€is€made€the€judgment€of€the€Court.ÌÓ ` ` šXÓà àà àCosts€will€be€paid€by€Travelers€Insurance€and€theirÏSurety,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÓÓà àà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€on€November€7,€1997.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌóóÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ