COURT OF APPEALS OPINIONS | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

County

Authoring Judge

Originating Judge

Date Filter

Case Number

Case Name

Keyword Search

Sort by

Order

E1999-02427-COA-R3-CV E1999-02427-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr.	Anderson	Court of Appeals	01/26/00
E1999-02474-COA-R3-CV E1999-02474-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge David Michael Swiney	Sullivan	Court of Appeals	01/26/00
03A01-9808-CV-00282 03A01-9808-CV-00282	Hamilton	Court of Appeals	01/25/00
Sandra Silverstein vs. William Rice W1999-01336-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby Trial Court Judge: George R. Ellis This is a suit to enforce a past child support obligation. The mother filed suit against the father, seeking past due child support payments, health insurance premiums and medical costs for the parties' three minor children. The trial court held for the mother, and granted her a judgment for the child support arrearages, health insurance and medical costs, attorney's fees and pre-judgment interest on the child support arrearages. The father appeals, arguing, inter alia, that the trial court erred by failing to prorate his child support obligation as each child attained majority. We affirm, holding that the trial court was not required to prorate the child support obligation as each child attained majority, because the child support award was a lump sum for all of the children and the amount was below the guideline amount for the remaining minor children.	Madison	Court of Appeals	01/25/00
1999-00399-COA-R9-CV 1999-00399-COA-R9-CV	Sullivan	Court of Appeals	01/25/00
E1999-00892-COA- E1999-00892-COA-		Court of Appeals	01/25/00
Strzelecki vs. McGriff M1999-00057-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell Trial Court Judge: Muriel Robinson	Davidson	Court of Appeals	01/21/00
Swanson vs. Peterson M1999-00241-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Walter C. Kurtz	Davidson	Court of Appeals	01/21/00
00585-COA-R3-CV 00585-COA-R3-CV Trial Court Judge: Vernon Neal	Pickett	Court of Appeals	01/21/00
01250-COA-R3-CV 01250-COA-R3-CV Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	01/21/00
Ronald M. Guy v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company W1999-00942--COA-R9-CV Trial Court Judge: Karen R. Williams	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/20/00
Estate of W.O. McIntyre W1999-01700-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby Trial Court Judge: Dewey C. Whitenton This is a will contest. The decedent committed suicide after writing several notes in which he expressed his wish that the bulk of his estate pass to his wife of eighteen years, with specific bequests to his children. The decedent's children contested the validity of the disposition, arguing that the decedent lacked testamentary capacity to execute a will at the time that he wrote the notes. After a jury trial, the jury found that the decedent had testamentary capacity and that the handwritten notes constituted a valid holographic will. The children appeal, arguing that the burden of proving testamentary capacity should have been placed on the will's proponents, due to the decedent's depression and resulting suicide, and that the evidence did not support the jury's verdict. We affirm, finding that the trial court did not err in its instructions on the burden of proof and that there is material evidence to support the jury's verdict.	McNairy	Court of Appeals	01/19/00
Bio-Medical vs. K.R. Chary W1999-01727-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby Trial Court Judge: Joe C. Morris This is a lawsuit to enforce covenants not to compete. The plaintiffs are private companies that own and operate dialysis medical clinics in West Tennessee. The plaintiffs brought an action against the defendant physicians to enforce covenants not to compete contained in agreements for the sale of the dialysis clinics and other related employment agreements. The trial court granted summary judgment to the physicians on the ground that the covenants are void because they are contrary to public policy. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand, finding the covenants enforceable to the extent that they do not prevent the defendant physicians from practicing medicine in their specialty.	Madison	Court of Appeals	01/19/00
Don Culbreath vs. First Tn Bank W1998-00426-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer Trial Court Judge: Floyd Peete, Jr.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/19/00
Marsha McDonald vs. Samuel Cowan W1998-00730-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: John R. Mccarroll, Jr.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/19/00
State Dept.of Children's Services vs. J.M.R.R. E2000-02075-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks Trial Court Judge: Suzanne Bailey The Trial Judge terminated the mother's parental rights to the children on several statutory grounds. The mother on appeal insists grounds were not established by clear and convincing evidence. We affirm.	Hamilton	Court of Appeals	01/19/00
Charles Shoffner vs. Billy Enterprises W1999-01609-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby Trial Court Judge: George H. Brown This is a slip and fall case. The plaintiff was injured while bowling at the defendant's bowling alley. While he was bowling, his beeper fell from his belt onto the bowling lane. The plaintiff crossed the foul line to retrieve his beeper, and slipped on the oiled surface. He sued the bowling alley for his injuries, asserting that the bowling alley failed to adequately warn him of the danger of crossing the foul line. The trial court granted a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, finding that the bowling alley had no duty to warn the plaintiff, and that the plaintiff was more than 50% at fault for the accident. The plaintiff appeals. We affirm, finding that, under the undisputed facts, the plaintiff was more than 50% at fault for the accident.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/18/00
LCI International vs. Margo Swartwood W1999-02312-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Dick Jerman, Jr.	Gibson	Court of Appeals	01/13/00
Joseph Stephenson vs. Keith West W1998-00668-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer Trial Court Judge: Robert A. Lanier	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/13/00
Sam Posey vs. City of Memphis W1999-02225-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Walter L. Evans	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/11/00
Olanda Carter vs. R.J. Reynonlds W1999-02233-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: D'Army Bailey	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/11/00
Alonzo Bonner vs. Transcon Corp. W1999-02205-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: George Brown	Shelby	Court of Appeals	01/11/00
Custom Built Homes vs. McNamara, et al M1998-00042-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Henry Denmark Bell	Williamson	Court of Appeals	01/10/00
Wachovia vs. Johnson M1999-00166-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy	Davidson	Court of Appeals	01/10/00
Fahrner vs. SW Manufacturing M1999-00021-COA-R3-CV Trial Court Judge: John A. Turnbull	DeKalb	Court of Appeals	01/10/00