J.T. Holt, and wife Gertrude Holt and Dennis Holt v. Opal Tolliver and Freddy L. Smelcer

Opinion

I N THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

EASTERN SECTI ON FILED October 2, 1995

Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate C ourt Clerk J . T. HOLT a nd wi f e ) GREENE COUNTY GERTRUDE HOLT a nd ) 03A01- 9505- CH- 00161 DENNI S HOLT ) ) Pl a i nt i f f s - Appe l l e e s ) ) ) v. ) HON. DENNI S H. I NMAN, ) CHANCELLOR ) OPAL TOLLI VER a nd ) FREDDY L. SM ELCER ) ) De f e nda nt s - Appe l l a nt s ) AFFI RMED AND REMANDED

FRANCI S X. SANTORE a nd FRANCI S X. SANTORE, J R. , OF GREENEVI LLE FOR APPELLANTS

KYLE K. KI NG a nd K. KI DWELL KI NG, J R. , OF GREENEVI LLE FOR APPELLEES

O P I N I O N

Godda r d, P. J .

Thi s i s a s ui t t o de t e r mi ne t he bounda r y l i ne be t we e n

t h e Pl a i nt i f f s ' a nd t he De f e nda nt s ' pr ope r t y a nd t o c onf i r m t ha t

t h e Pl a i nt i f f s ha ve a r i ght - of - wa y ove r t he pr ope r t y of t he

De f e nd a nt s . The Tr i a l Cour t f ound a dve r s e l y t o t he De f e nda nt s '

c o n t e n t i on a s t o t he l oc a t i on of t he bounda r y l i ne a nd t he

e x i s t e n c e of t he r i ght - of - wa y, r e s ul t i ng i n t hi s a ppe a l whi c h

c o n t e n d s t he Tr i a l Cour t wa s i n e r r or i n bot h r e s pe c t s .

Our r e vi e w of t he r e c or d pe r s ua de s us t hi s i s a n 1 a p p r o p r i a t e c a s e f or a f f i r ma nc e unde r Rul e 10( a ) of t hi s Cour t .

The Cha nc e l l or i s a c c or di ngl y a f f i r me d a nd t he c a us e i s

r e ma n d e d f or s uc h f ur t he r pr oc e e di ngs , i f a ny, a s ma y be

n e c e s s a r y a nd c ol l e c t i on of c os t s be l ow. Cos t s of a ppe a l a r e

a d j u d g e d a ga i ns t t he De f e n da nt s .

_______________________________ Hous t on M Godda r d, P. J . .

CONCUR:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________________________ Do n T. M M r a y, J . c ur

1 Ru l e 1 0 . ( a) Af f i r ma n c e W t h o u t Op i n i o n . i Th e Co u r t , wi t h t h e c o n c u r r e n c e o f a l l j u d g e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e c a s e , ma y a f f i r m t he ac t i on of t h e t r i a l c o u r t b y o r d e r wi t h o u t r e n d e r i n g a f o r ma l o p i n i o n wh e n a n o p i n i o n wo u l d h a v e n o p r e c e d e n t i a l v a l u e a n d o n e o r mo r e o f t h e f o l l o wi n g c i r c u ms t a n c e s e x i s t a n d a r e d i s p o s i t i v e o f t h e a p p e a l :

( 1) t h e Co u r t c o n c u r s i n t h e f a c t s a s f o u n d o r a s f ound by ne c e s s a r y i mp l i c a t i o n b y t h e t r i a l c o u r t .

( 2) t h e r e i s ma t e r i a l evi de nc e t o s uppor t t he ver di c t of t he j ur y.

( 3) no r e ve r s i bl e e r r or of l a w a ppe a r s .

S u c h c a s e s ma y b e a f f i r me d a s f o l l o ws : " Af f i r me d i n a c c o r d a n c e wi t h Co u r t o f Ap p e a l s Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) . "

2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________ Ch a r l e s D. Sus a no, J r . , J .