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Creative vs. Bale 03A01-9611-CH-00379	Campbell	Court of Appeals	08/26/97
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX		Court of Appeals	08/26/97
Bruce Hutton, et al vs. City of Savannah, TN 02A01-9612-CV-00314 Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn	Hardin	Court of Appeals	08/22/97
W2001-01724-COA-R3-JV W2001-01724-COA-R3-JV Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby Trial Court Judge: Christy R. Little	Madison	Court of Appeals	08/22/97
Joseph Leibovich, et al vs. The Kroger Co., et al 02A01-9608-CV-00192 Trial Court Judge: D'Army Bailey	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/19/97
Decatur Co. Bank vs. Welborn Duck, et al 02A01-9603-CH-00057 Trial Court Judge: John Walton West	Decatur	Court of Appeals	08/19/97
Adams TV of Memphis vs. Comcorp of TN, et al 02A01-9606-CH-00142 Trial Court Judge: D. J. Alissandratos	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/19/97
Carol Strong vs. Timothy Strong 02A01-9701-CV-00005 Trial Court Judge: George H. Brown	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/18/97
Steve & Tammy Carroll vs. J.R. Roach 02A01-9703-CV-00056	McNairy	Court of Appeals	08/18/97
William Key vs. Julian Bolton, et al 02A01-9703-CR-00072 Trial Court Judge: Chris B. Craft	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/13/97
Young vs. Young 01A01-9610-CH-00473 Trial Court Judge: Don R. Ash	Rutherford	Court of Appeals	08/13/97
Tate vs. TN. Bd. of Paroles & Myers 01A01-9703-CV-00156 Trial Court Judge: Ben H. Cantrell	Davidson	Court of Appeals	08/13/97
Kireyczyk, et. al. vs. MF Athletic Club 01A01-9612-CV-00549		Court of Appeals	08/13/97
01A01-9702- 01A01-9702- Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	08/13/97
02A01-9607-CH-00173 02A01-9607-CH-00173 Trial Court Judge: William Michael Maloan	Weakley	Court of Appeals	08/12/97
Roulette v. Roulette 03A01-9701-GS-00010		Court of Appeals	08/12/97
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX	Greene	Court of Appeals	08/12/97
Ray Darris Thompson v. Stanley Dickerson, et al. 02A01-9702-CV-00034 Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Judge Karen R. Williams Plaintiff, Ray Darris Thompson, appeals the order of the trial court dismissing his complaint against the defendants, Stanley Dickerson, Betty Hammond, Vernon Brown, June Wesson, Bruce MacDonald, and Christine Bradley, for failure to prosecute.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/10/97
Robert E. Evans, v. Amcash Mortgage Company, Inc. 01A01-9608-CV-00386 Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: Judge Thomas W. Brothers In this defamation action, Robert Evans (“Plaintiff”) filed suit against Amcash Mortgage Company, Inc. (“Defendant”) and Franklin American Life Insurance Company1 for an alleged defamatory statement made by Defendant’s attorney to one of Defendant’s employees. In granting the Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment, the trial court dismissed Franklin American Corporation from the suit, dismissed Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant under a theory of “slander by action,” and held that a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether the statement made by Defendant’s attorney to one of Defendant’s employees regarding the reason for Plaintiff’s employment termination is subject to a qualified privilege. Defendant appeals the judgment of the court below arguing that the trial court erred in denying Defendant’s motion for summary judgment regarding the statement made by Defendant’s attorney to one of Defendant’s employees concerningthe reason for Plaintiff’s employment termination because the statement is subject to a qualified privilege and is not defamatory in nature. For the reasons stated hereafter, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and hold that the statement made by Defendant’s attorney to one of Defendant’s employees regarding the reason for Plaintiff’s employment termination is subject to a qualified privilege and is not defamatory.		Court of Appeals	08/10/97
Allen D. Curtis and wife, Carolyn June Curtis, v. William M. Rice, and Rice & Papuchis Construction Company, Inc. 01A01-9605-CH-00211 Authoring Judge: Judge Samuel L. Lewis Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Tom E. Gray This is an appeal by plaintiffs/appellants, Allen D. Curtis and his wife, Carolyn June Curtis, from a decision of the chancery court which dissolved the partnership formed between Curtis and defendant/appellee, William M. Rice, and which distributed the partnership's assets.1 The facts out of which this matter arose are as follows.	Sumner	Court of Appeals	08/10/97
Brian David McCray, v. Irene Carol Klanseck McCray 01A01-9612-CH-00553 Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell Trial Court Judge: Judge Jim T. Hamilton The husband sued for absolute divorce, claiming cruel and inhuman treatment and irreconcilable differences. The wife denied that her husband was entitled to a divorce, and she counterclaimed for a divorce from bed and board. After a hearing, the trial court dismissed the husband’s complaint and awarded the wife a divorce from bed and board and custody of the four minor children. The husband was ordered to pay alimony in futuro, child support and attorney fees.	Maury	Court of Appeals	08/10/97
The Terminix International Company, L.P. v. Stephen Tapley and Denford Tapley 02A01-9701-CH-00028 Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Neal Small This appeal arises out of an action brought by a company to enforce covenants not to compete against two former employees. Plaintiff, The Terminix International Company, L.P. (Terminix), appeals from the order of the trial court setting aside the default judgment against the defendants, Stephan Tapley and Denford Tapley (the Tapleys), dismissing the action for lack 2 of venue, and dismissing the petitions to hold the Tapleys in contempt for violating a permanent injunction.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/04/97
Mall of Memphis Associates vs. Tennesse State Board of Equalization, et al., - Concurring 02A01-9609-CH-00214 Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Chancellor D. J. Alissandratos This appeal involves a constitutional challenge by the Mall of Memphis Associates (the Mall) to an increase in its property value by the Assessor of Property for Shelby County, Tennessee (the Assessor). The respondents, Tennessee State Board of Equalization (the Board) and Rita C. Clark,1 the Assessor, appeal the judgment of the chancery court voiding an increase in the property assessment for the petitioner, the Mall. The chancery court held that the Board’s reappraisal of the Mall’s property violated the Mall’s Fourteenth Amendment rights of equal protection under the United States Constitution.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/01/97
Hal Angus, D/B/A, Hal Angus Demolition, v. City of Jackson 02A01-9509-CV-00208 Authoring Judge: Judge Holly Kirby Lillard Trial Court Judge: Judge Whit A. Lafon In this case, a demolition company filed a lawsuit against the City of Jackson for breaching an alleged implied contract between the two parties by failing to mail the plaintiff demolition company invitations to bid on demolition projects. The trial court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment, and the plaintiff appealed. We affirm.	Madison	Court of Appeals	08/01/97
In re: Estate of Maple Ione Stocks, Gwyneth J. Huges, and Linda Lyons, Co-Administratrices C.T.A., v. Anna Gayle Ironside and William A. Grisham 02A01-9612-CH-00310 Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge W. Frank Crawford Trial Court Judge: Chancellor W. Michael Maloan This appeal arises from the probate of the Last Will and Testament of Maple Ione Stocks (Stocks) in the Chancery Court of Obion County. The co-administratrices C.T.A., Gwyneth J. Hughes (Hughes) and Linda Lyons (Lyons), appeal the order of the chancery court vacating the 2 order admitting Stocks’s will to probate because of a lack of jurisdiction and/or venue, which was made final pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P. 54.02.	Obion	Court of Appeals	08/01/97