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Claude Willis v. Lola Mae Willis W1999-01537-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Ron E. Harmon This appeal arises from a dispute between Plaintiff Claude Willis and Defendant Lola Mae (Wright) Willis regarding the terms of their divorce. The trial court granted an absolute divorce to Ms. Wright,¹ divided the parties’ marital property, allocated the parties’ marital debt, and awarded Ms. Wright alimony in solido, alimony in futuro, and attorney’s fees. On appeal, Mr. Willis argues that the trial court’s division of marital property and allocation of marital debt are inequitable, and that, assuming an award of alimony is appropriate in the case at bar, the court should have awarded Ms. Wright rehabilitative alimony rather than alimony in futuro. Additionally, Ms. Wright requests on appeal that her award of attorney’s fees be designated as alimony. We affirm the ruling of the trial court; however, we modify the court’s ruling to reflect that attorney’s fees are awarded to Ms. Wright as alimony.	Benton	Court of Appeals	05/03/00
Walter A. Farris, et al., v. William S. Todd, et al. E1999-1574-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Senior Judge William H. Inman Trial Court Judge: Presiding Judge Houston M. Goddard This appeal involves the question of whether the Appellants, Walter and Gordon Farris, complied with the statute of limitations when filing their complaint for legal malpractice and conversion. The Appellees, William S. Todd and Thomas S. Dossett, filed a motion to dismiss the complaint because it was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Appellants moved to amend their complaint to include declaratory judgment relief for determination of the ownership rights of the parties in a particular art work. The Circuit Court for Sullivan County granted the motion to dismiss the complaint and denied the motion to amend. We affirm in part and vacate in part the Circuit Court’s judgment.	Sullivan	Court of Appeals	05/03/00
Venessa Lynn Totty v. Michael Alan Totty W1999-02426-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: Judge Kay S. Robilio This appeal involves a dispute regarding a final decree of divorce entered in the Shelby County Circuit Court. The Husband appeals the trial court’s order claiming error in several aspects of the decision, including the determination as to his alimony obligation.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	05/02/00
Beaman Pontiac vs. Gill M1999-00666-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Soloman	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Trebing vs. Fleming Companies M1999-00473-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain Trial Court Judge: Barbara N. Haynes	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Trebing vs. Fleming Companies M1999-00473-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain Trial Court Judge: Barbara N. Haynes	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Jabari Mandela vs. Jim Rose, et al M1999-02552-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell Trial Court Judge: Stella L. Hargrove The trial court summarily dismissed the plaintiff pro se prisoner's complaint for lack of jurisdiction before service of process was had or response filed. Based on the record before us, we reverse.	Wayne	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Rocky Lee Coker vs. TN Dept. of Correction M1999-02268-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy An inmate in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction filed a petition for a declaratory judgment, claiming that his sentence reduction credits had been improperly calculated and that his "safety valve" release date had been wrongly cancelled. The trial court granted the state's motion for summary judgment and the petitioner appeals. We affirm.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Clifford Taylor vs. State, et al M1999-02418-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy An inmate of the Tennessee Department of Correction sought a declaratory judgment that the Department had incorrectly calculated his sentence. The trial court dismissed the petition, finding no improper calculation. We affirm.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Lewis vs. Caputo E1999-01182-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr. Trial Court Judge: W. Frank Brown, III	Hamilton	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Karen Mundy vs. James Mundy E1999-02697-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr. Trial Court Judge: John B. Hagler, Jr.	Bradley	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Penny Sue Mincy v. Charles David Mincy, Sr. E1999-02304-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr. Trial Court Judge: William R. Brewer	Blount	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Groner vs. On-Site Grading E1999-00219-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Howell N. Peoples	Hamilton	Court of Appeals	04/28/00
Joe Dyer vs. Bd. of Paroles M1999-00787-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle Joe P. Dyer, a prison inmate, filed a petition in the Chancery Court of Davidson County for a writ of common law certiorari to review denial of parole. The trial court granted the respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment and we affirm the action of the trial court.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
Rickey Moorman v. Dept of Correction M1999-02675-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle This appeal involves a dispute between a prisoner and the Tennessee Department of Correction regarding the calculation of his sentence credits and his release eligibility date. After unsuccessfully petitioning for a declaratory order, the prisoner filed a petition in the Chancery Court for Davidson County seeking a declaratory judgment regarding his entitlement to sentence credits as well as a determination that he was entitled to immediate release. The trial court granted the Department's Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(6) motion to dismiss, and the prisoner has appealed. We affirm the trial court's conclusion that the prisoner's petition fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
David J. Williams v. Tennessee Department of Correction M1999-01661-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy This appeal involves a dispute between a prisoner and the Department of Correction regarding the expiration date of his Class X life sentence for aggravated rape. After unsuccessfully petitioning the Department for a declaratory order, the prisoner filed a petition for declaratory judgment in the Chancery Court for Davidson County asserting that the Department's Disciplinary Punishment Guidelines require the Department to treat his life sentence as one that fully expires in thirty years. The trial court granted the Department's Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(6) motion, and the prisoner has appealed. We have determined that the trial court properly determined that the prisoner had failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment dismissing the prisoner's complaint.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
Jeff Utley v. Department of Corrections M1999-01412-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy This appeal involves a dispute between a prisoner and the Department of Correction regarding his punishment for two unrelated disciplinary offenses. On both occasions, the Department extended the prisoner's release eligibility date in accordance with versions of Tenn. Dep't Corr. Policy Index No. 502.02 issued after he committed the crimes for which he was incarcerated. The prisoner filed a complaint in the Chancery Court for Davidson County asserting that the Department's application of the later version of the policy to him violated the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution. The trial court granted the Department's Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(6) motion, and the prisoner has appealed. We have determined that the prisoner's complaint fails to state a colorable ex post facto claim under either the federal or state constitution. Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal of the prisoner's complaint.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
Henderson vs. Dept. of Safety M1999-01911-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle Kenneth Henderson appeals pro se from an order of the Chancery Court of Davidson County dismissing his case for failure to prosecute his petition for review under Tennessee Code Annotated section 4-5-322 under which he sought judicial review of a judgment of Administrative Law Judge Marian Wall, which judgment had become final on December 29, 1995 with petition for reconsideration being denied on January 28, 1996. We affirm the action of the trial judge.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
Ronald McKinney vs. State, et al M1999-02428-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy An inmate of the Tennessee Department of Correction sought a declaratory judgment that the Department had incorrectly calculated his sentence. The trial court dismissed the petition, finding no improper calculation. We affirm.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
Bank of Gleason vs. Weakley Farmers W1999-02161-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: William B. Acree	Weakley	Court of Appeals	04/27/00
Corp., et al vs. Metro Gov't of Nashville M1997-00212-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/26/00
Howard vs. Thurman M1998-00147-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell Trial Court Judge: Billy Joe White	Fentress	Court of Appeals	04/26/00
Colbert vs. White M1999-00087-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain Trial Court Judge: Muriel Robinson	Davidson	Court of Appeals	04/26/00
Professional Engineering Services vs. City of Red Boiling Springs, TN M1999-00342-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: C. K. Smith	Macon	Court of Appeals	04/26/00
Pryor vs. Willoughby M1999-00668-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell Trial Court Judge: C. K. Smith Richard Dietz, II, Executor of the Estate of Barbara Dietz, et al vs. Charles A. Keith , et al	Wilson	Court of Appeals	04/26/00