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Crabtree vs. Crabtree

M1997-00262-SC-R11-CV
Authoring Judge: Justice Janice M. Holder
Originating Judge:Muriel Robinson
Davidson County Supreme Court 04/24/00
Lavin vs. Jordon

M1997-00259-SC-R11-CV
Authoring Judge: Justice William M. Barker
Originating Judge:Barbara N. Haynes
Davidson County Supreme Court 04/24/00
Lavin vs. Jordon

M1997-00259-SC-R11-CV
Authoring Judge: Justice William M. Barker
Originating Judge:Barbara N. Haynes
Davidson County Supreme Court 04/24/00
State vs. Delores Babb

W2001-00415-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant was found guilty of DUI by a Henry County jury and sentenced to 11 months and 29 days, all suspended except for ten days. On appeal, she argues the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Originating Judge:Julian P. Guinn
Henry County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/21/00
State vs. James Geddings

M1999-00333-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Originating Judge:Allen W. Wallace
Dickson County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
Cedric Franklin vs. Dept. of Correction

M2001-00279-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Appeals 04/20/00
State vs. Cornelius Starks

M1999-00340-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Originating Judge:L. Craig Johnson
Coffee County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
Sammie Eugene Smith vs. state

M1998-00083-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Leon C. Burns, Jr.
Putnam County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
State vs. James M. Smith

M1999-00252-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge:Cornelia A. Clark
Williamson County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
State vs. Lori Ray

W1999-00641-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Sr. Judge L. Terry Lafferty
Originating Judge:Lee Moore
Dyer County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
State vs. Dennis Menzies

W1998-00608-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Julian P. Guinn
Benton County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
Health Controls vs. Ronald Gifford

W1999-02598-COA-R3-CV
This is an insurance case. The defendant sustained injuries in an automobile accident while riding as a passenger in a car owned by his mother. The defendant's insurance policy did not cover expenses for injuries "when a person, other than the person for whom the claim is made, is considered responsible for the sickness or injury." Unaware of any third party responsible for the accident, the insurance company paid part of the defendant's medical bills. The defendant subsequently recovered from his mother's automobile insurance carrier. When the defendant's insurance company learned of the subsequent recovery, it filed suit seeking repayment of the amount it paid for the defendant's medical bills. The trial court granted summary judgment to the insurance company, finding that it was entitled to recovery based on the policy. The defendant appeals. We affirm, finding inter alia that a person need not be at fault in the automobile accident to be "considered responsible" under the policy.
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:W. Michael Maloan
Weakley County Court of Appeals 04/20/00
In Re: Adoption of M.J.S.

W1999-00197-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Walter L. Evans
Shelby County Court of Appeals 04/20/00
In Re: Adoption of M.J.S.

W1999-00197-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Walter L. Evans
Shelby County Court of Appeals 04/20/00
State vs. Antonio Smith

W1999-01096-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge:W. Fred Axley
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/20/00
In Re: Adoption of M.J.S.

W1999-00197-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Walter L. Evans
Shelby County Court of Appeals 04/20/00
State of Tennessee v. Joe W. Steward

M2001-2431-CCA-RM-CD

Originating Judge:Cornelia A. Clark
Lewis County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/19/00
Darryl Davis v. Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation and

M1999-00008-WC-R3-CV
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _5-6-225(e)(3) (1999) for hearing and reporting of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Appellate review of factual issues in workers' compensation cases is de novo with a presumption that the trial court's findings are correct, unless the preponderance of the evidence is otherwise. Tenn. Code Ann. _5-6-225(e)(2) (1999); Hill vs. Eagle Bend Mfg., Inc., 942 S.W. 2d 483, 487 (Tenn. 1997). When a trial court has seen and heard witnesses and issues of credibility and weight of testimony are involved, considerable deference is afforded the trial court's findings of fact. See Humphrey vs. David Witherspoon, Inc., 734 S.W. 2d 315, 315-16 (Tenn. 1987).
Authoring Judge: Samuel L. Lewis, Sp. J.
Originating Judge:Carol L. Mccoy, Chancellor
Davidson County Workers Compensation Panel 04/19/00
Issac Earl Edgin vs. State

M1999-01620-CCA-R3-PC
The petitioner appeals from a Montgomery County trial court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues that he is entitled to a new trial because, among other things, his trial counsel provided him ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the judgment fails to contain findings of fact and conclusions of law, the order dismissing this cause is reversed and the case is remanded to the trial court for a new post-conviction proceeding.
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer
Montgomery County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/19/00
State et al vs. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. et al vs. Gregory Bennett Perry and Steve Lloyd Champion, et al

M1999-00455-SC-R11-CV

Originating Judge:Carol L. Mccoy
Davidson County Supreme Court 04/19/00
State of Tennessee v. Michael Q. Ray

E1999-00208-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge:James B. Scott, Jr.
Anderson County Court of Criminal Appeals 04/19/00
Ann Marie Rutherford Keck, vs. Richard Len Keck

E1999-00371-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:Jean A. Stanley
Washington County Court of Appeals 04/18/00
Martha Langschmidt vs. Carl Langschmidt

W1999-00434-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:Russell Lee Moore, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Appeals 04/18/00
Michael Smith vs. Steve Futris vs. Richard Feltus

W1998-00181-COA-R3-CV
This is a contract dispute. The plaintiffs entered into a contract to buy the defendants' office condominium and equipment. The contract provided that the defendants would execute a note for the balance of the purchase price, payable in monthly installments over a twenty year term. The contract had no express provision on the right of prepayment. The promissory note expressly granted the plaintiffs the right of prepayment. Five years later, the plaintiffs attempted to prepay the note. The defendants refused the plaintiffs' offer, saying that the plaintiffs had no right of prepayment. The plaintiffs then ceased making any payments on the note. The plaintiffs later filed a lawsuit seeking, inter alia, a declaratory judgment that they had the right of prepayment. The defendants filed a counterclaim seeking reformation of the note and the deed of trust. The defendants also filed a third party claim for damages against the plaintiffs' attorney, who had prepared the closing documents, including the note. The defendants alleged that the attorney had breached his duty of due care to them by putting a right of prepayment in the note. The trial court found that the plaintiffs had the right to prepay and that the plaintiffs had made an effective tender of payment to the defendants. The trial court dismissed the defendants' third party claim against the attorney, finding that he had not represented the defendants and owed no duty of care to them. The defendants appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part, finding, inter alia, that the promissory note gave the plaintiffs the right of prepayment, and also finding that the plaintiffs have not made an effective tender of payment.
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:Floyd Peete, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Appeals 04/18/00
Martha Langschmidt vs. Carl Langschmidt

W1999-00434-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:Russell Lee Moore, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Appeals 04/18/00