Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. Farmer

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether or not the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the “Motion to Reconsider” filed by the defendant, Debra Farmer, was not sufficient to allow the trial court to retain jurisdiction. We conclude that the “Motion to Reconsider” was in substance a Rule 59.04, Tenn. R. Civ. P., motion to alter or amend the judgment which allowed the trial court to retain jurisdiction of the cause and which tolled commencement of the time for filing a notice of appeal until entry of an order granting or denying the motion. Accordingly, we reverse…