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SAUNDERS v. McKENZIE

572 S.W.2d 653 (1978)

Nancy I. SAUNDERS, Petitioner-Defendant, v. Margaret McKENZIE, mother and next friend of Giselle McKenzie, Deceased, Respondent-Plaintiff.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. P. Biddle, III, Higgins & Biddle, Athens, for petitioner-defendant.

Allen H. Carter, Carter & Reid, Athens, for respondent-plaintiff.

HARBISON, Justice.

This case involves the question of whether a post-judgment motion to dismiss an appeal, filed in the trial court, suspends the time during which an appealing party is permitted to file his bill of exceptions, or transcript of evidence. The question turns upon an interpretation of a portion of T.C.A. § 27-111:

"The period of pendency of any motion or other matter, having the effect of suspending such final judgment or action, shall...

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