COURT OF APPEALS OPINIONS

HBO Direct, Inc., v. Ruth E. Johnson, Commissioner of Revenue, State of Tennessee
01A01-9804-CH-00221
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly Kirby Lillard
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

This case involves a contest of Tennessee sales and use tax assessed by the defendant Tennessee Commissioner of Revenue. The plaintiff satellite programming television company argues that its services are not taxable telecommunications because, as “broadcast[s] . . . for public consumption,” the satellite television services are excluded from the definition of taxable telecommunications. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff satellite programming television company. The defendant Commissioner appeals. We affirm.

Cheryl Lynn (Douglas) Humphrey v. David Arnold Humphrey
01A01-9802-CV-00109
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas Goodall
Trial Court Judge: Judge Patricia J. Cottrell

Appellant David A. Humphrey commenced this pro se appeal to challenge the trial court's Final Decree granting a divorce to Appellee Cheryl Lynn (Douglas) Humphrey on the ground of inappropriate marital conduct. He asserts that the divorce should have been granted to him or the court should have simply declared the parties divorced. He also challenges the trial court’s child custody and visitation order, asking that in person visitation be required. Finally, he objects to the assessment of costs against him.

Carl Milliken v. Steven Feldt, Lori Feldt, and Robert Gaskin, Individually
01A01-9806-CV-00271
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Judge Thomas Goodall

This case involves an appeal from the SumnerCounty Circuit Court’s de novo review of a case from General Sessions Court, in which only one of the General Sessions Defendants perfected an appeal to circuit court.

Willie Vann vs. Calvin Howell
02A01-9809-CV-00246
Trial Court Judge: James E. Swearengen

West American Ins. vs. Patricia Perkins
02A01-9712-CV-00326
Trial Court Judge: James E. Swearengen

02A01-9805-CV-00136
02A01-9805-CV-00136
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood

Jessica Weil vs. John Gaia, etc.
02A01-9804-CV-00098
Trial Court Judge: Kay S. Robilio

Anderson vs. Anderson
03A01-9810-CV-00366

Anderson vs. Anderson
03A01-9810-CV-00366

Duvall vs. Mobley
01A01-9810-CV-00530
Trial Court Judge: Patricia J. Cottrell

In re: The Estate of Carlton Agib Blessing
01A01-9810-PB-00550

Montz vs. Montz
01A01-9812-CV-00635
Trial Court Judge: Marietta M. Shipley

Dotson vs. TDOC
01A01-9811-CV-00596

Butler vs. TDOC
01A01-9808-CH-00428

Baker vs. Mundaca Investment Corp.
01A01-9809-CH-00498
Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy

Lemay vs. State
01A01-9807-CH-00397
Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy

Simpson vs. Bicentennial Volunteers
01A01-9809-CV-00493
Trial Court Judge: Barbara N. Haynes

Estate of Francis Logwood
03A01-9902-PB-00042

Nationsbank, N.A. vs. FormPak, Inc. & Ron Campbell
03A01-9808-CH-00279

Nationsbank, N.A. vs. FormPak, Inc. & Ron Campbell
03A01-9808-CH-00279

Kinsler vs. State
03A01-9810-BC-00362
Trial Court Judge: Inman

Howard vs. Howard
03A01-9811-CV-00374

Grissim vs. Powell Const.
03A01-9807-CV-00222

Killion vs. Killion
03A01-9807-CH-00229

Eddie Dorris, et al vs. Jeffery Crisp
M2000-02170-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Don Ash
Over four months after signing a surrender of her parental rights and consent for her minor child to be adopted, Appellee filed a Petition to Set Aside Surrender on the basis of a procedural defect. The Chancellor held that Appellee had abandoned the child, that the surrender executed by Appellee on June 24, 1999 should be set aside because there was no home study performed prior to the surrender, and dismissed the petitions for adoption. The Chancellor ordered the child returned to the custody of Appellee, which order was stayed by this Court September 19, 2000. The adoptive parents appeal raising the following issues for consideration: (1) Whether the mother has standing to attack the surrender on the basis of a lack of a home study, (2) whether the surrender is valid, and (3) whether the trial court was limited to the criteria set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-1-113(h) in determining whether termination of parental rights was in the child's best interests. We reverse and find the surrender valid.