Court of Appeals Opinions

Format: 03/22/2013
Format: 03/22/2013
03A01-9506-CV-00199
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Knox County Court of Appeals 09/29/95
03A01-9506-CH-00207
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Court of Appeals 09/29/95
03A01-9506-CH-00190
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Court of Appeals 09/29/95
03A01-9505-CV-00145
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Court of Appeals 09/28/95
Frank Bell, v. Christine Bradley, et al.
01A01-9506-CH-00273
Authoring Judge: Judge Samuel L. Lewis
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Robert S. Brandt

This is an appeal by petitioner, Frank Bell, from the chancellor's judgment dismissing Mr. Bell's petition for writ of certiorari. The chancellor dismissed the petition on the ground that it "was not timely filed."

Davidson County Court of Appeals 09/27/95
03A01-9506-CH-00173
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Court of Appeals 09/20/95
Kathy Gale (Phillips) Bennett, v. William Thomas Bennett
01A01-9501-GS-00006
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Judge Robert P. Hamilton

This case involves a divorce ending a marriage of short duration. The General Sessions Court of Lebanon, Tennessee granted the divorce to both parties, dividing the marital property between them, and ordering the husband to pay $100 per month in rehabilitative alimony for fourteen years. The husband appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in dissolving the parties' marriage without reference to fault, in its division of marital property, and in ordering the payment of alimony. The wife appealed the trial court's refusal to grant her claim for attorney fees.

Wilson County Court of Appeals 09/20/95
First American National Bank, v. J.M.D. Bransford
01A01-9503-CH-00109
Authoring Judge: Judge Samuel L. Lewis
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Robert S. Brandt

This is an appeal by defendant, J.M.D. Bransford, from the trial court's granting of the motion for summary judgment of plaintiff, First American National Bank (Bank), and resulting judgment in the bank's favor on a promissory note made by defendant Bransford as a co-maker.

Davidson County Court of Appeals 09/13/95
Stephen Patterson vs. Susan Patterson
W1999-01544-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers
Trial Court Judge: Walter L. Evans
Shelby County Court of Appeals 09/11/95
Casa Juvenile Services Association, Inc. and Tennessee Department of Human Services v. Loretta NMN Phillips Arrietta and Florencia Arrietta Salgado, in re Dustin Matthew Arrietta
03A01-9503-JV-00099
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Houston P. Goddard
Trial Court Judge: Judge Mindy Norton Seals

Loretta Phillips Arrietta, mother of Dustin Matthew Arrietta, appeals a judgment of the Juvenile Court for Hamblen County which terminated her parental rights.

Hamblen County Court of Appeals 09/06/95
Janis Oliver-Gill v. Jerry T. Krohn
M2001-02327-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Robert E. Lee Davies
This appeal involves a suit brought by the buyer of certain real property against the builder and seller of that home seeking damages for, inter alia, negligent construction. From a jury verdict rendered in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
Williamson County Court of Appeals 08/26/95
Debord vs. Bledsoe
03A01-9801-CH-00009
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Bledsoe County Court of Appeals 08/15/95
Patrick McCollum v. Dan Huffstutter
M2002-00051-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Trial Court Judge: Hamilton V. Gayden, Jr.
This is an appeal from a Judgment on a jury verdict for Plaintiff. Plaintiff sued Defendant on grounds of trespass, abuse of process, and outrageous conduct arising from Defendant's attempt to serve a writ of possession at Plaintiff's place of business. A jury found for Plaintiff on all grounds. Defendant appeals, alleging seven grounds for reversal: (1) The Trial Court erred in not dismissing the complaint on the grounds of an executed Settlement Agreement and Full Release of All Claims; (2) The Trial Court erred in failing to grant a new trial on the grounds of newly discovered evidence; (3) The Trial Court erred in not granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, and in failing to grant the Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict; (4) The jury verdict should be set aside and the complaint dismissed on the grounds of an oral agreement not to file civil proceedings; (5) The Trial Court erred in failing to give the special instructions requested by the Defendant; (6) The Trial Court erred in not granting a new trial on the grounds of improper conduct by counsel for the Plaintiff; (7) The verdict and remittitur were excessive and given under the influence of passion and prejudice. We affirm.
Davidson County Court of Appeals 07/26/95