Clarence E. Johnson v. Tanner-Peck, LLC,

This is a summary judgment case. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Appellee against his former employer, the Appellant herein. Finding that the Appellee presented sufficient proof to shift the burden of production to the Appellant pursuant to Hannan v. Alltel Publ'g Co., 270 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2008), and that the Appellant failed to satisfy this burden, we affirm the grant of summary judgment. Because the trial court’s order denying the Appellants’ motion to revise the grant of partial summary judgment does not include the trial court’s reasons, we cannot determine whether analysis under Harris v. Chern, 33 S.W.3d 741 (Tenn. 2000) was necessary, or whether the trial court otherwise abused its discretion. Consequently, we vacate the trial court’s denial of Appellants’ motion to revise the grant of partial summary judgment, and remand for further proceedings. Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.