COURT OF APPEALS OPINIONS

David Gross vs. Sheriff A.C. Gilless
W1998-00548-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Floyd Peete, Jr.

Lezley Johnson vs. Kenneth Downing
W1998-00549-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: John R. Mccarroll, Jr.

Katherine Jarred vs. Kistie Hendrix
W1998-00550-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: James E. Swearengen

Willie Sandifer vs. Civil Service Bd.
W1999-02017-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Floyd Peete, Jr.

James Ferguson vs. Debbie Warren
W1999-02058-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: J. Steven Stafford

Robert Payne vs. Leslie Shumake
W1999-02059-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood

Sarah Hull vs Ruth Johnson
W1999-02011-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Floyd Peete, Jr.

Johnny v. Dunaway, Lafollette, For Defendant-Appellant.
03A01-9905-CH-00162

Janet Scarbrough vs. Edd Scarbrough
W1998-00167-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: William Michael Maloan

Mark Matlock D/B/A MSM Development vs. Lenoir City Board of Zoning
03A01-9904-CV-00132

Perkins vs. Dept. of Employment Security & Sports Belle, Inc.
03A01-9903-CH-00106

03A01-9903-CH-00120
03A01-9903-CH-00120

03A01-9902-CH-00045
03A01-9902-CH-00045

Kim Nuchols (Walker) vs. Benny Nuchols
03A01-9901-GS-00007

White (Deerman) vs. White
M1999-00005-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Allen W. Wallace

Moore vs. Moore
M1999-01680-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Muriel Robinson

Continental Land Co. vs. Investment Properties Co.
M1998-00431-COA-R3-CV

Slate vs. State
M1998-00434-COA-R3-CV

Davis vs. Dept. of Employment Security
M1996-00021-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Robert S. Brandt

15th Jud. Dist. Unified Bar Assoc. vs. Glasgow
M1996-00020-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: C. K. Smith

Davis vs. Dept. of Employment Security
M1996-00021-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Robert S. Brandt

Westside Health and Raquet Club, Inc., v. Jefferson Financial Services, Inc.
E1998-00412-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Thomas R. Frierson

Westside Health & Racquet Club, Inc. (“Westside”) filed this action against Jefferson Financial Services, Inc. (“ Jefferson”). Westside’s theory of its claim -- which theory was adopted by the trial court -- is that Westside’s transfer to Jefferson, over time, of some 495 installment sales
contracts was, in each case, part and parcel of a usurious loan made by Jefferson to Westside, rather than a sale of the contract. The trial court awarded Westside damages of $68,519.71 for usurious interest, which was enhanced by a further award of pre-judgment interest pursuant to T.C.A. § 47-14-123 (1995)1. Jefferson appeals, raising several issues. The issue that we will focus on can be stated thusly: Does the Retail Installment Sales Act, T.C.A. § 47-11-101, et seq., (“ the Act”) operate to exempt the dealings between these parties from Tennessee’s usury statutes?

State of Tennessee, et al., Coretta Scott King, v. Lloyd Jowers
W1999-00984-COA-R10-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge W. Frank Crawford
Trial Court Judge: Judge James F. Swearengen

On December 1, 1999, the State of Tennessee on behalf of the appellants Judge James Beasley, Judge Robert T. Dwyer and Mark Glankler, filed a Rule 10 T.R.A.P. application for Page 1 extraordinary appeal. Specifically, the State sought to set aside the trial court’s order denying the State’s motion to quash the subpoenas served on the aforementioned appellants.

Lori Ann Parr v. Miiddle Tennessee State University and Treyton Williams
M1999-01442-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Highers
Trial Court Judge: Judge James L. Weatherford

Lori Ann Parr, proceeding pro se, has appealed the trial court’s dismissal of this invasion of privacy, breach of confidentiality, and civil rights intimidation via malicious harassment1 action that was brought against Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Treyton Williams (Williams) and other unnamed individuals. Based upon the following, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal.

Estate of Effie S. Hooker, Deceased and Harold E. Matheny, Administrator, C.T.A. of the Estate of Effie S. Hooker, Deceased, v. Suntrust Bank of Nashville, Bank of Nashville, N.A. et al.
M1999-01479-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Russell Heldman

This case concerns a claim filed by SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A.(hereinafter SunTrust) against the estate of Effie S. Hooker, the second wife of famed Middle Tennessee lawyer John J. Hooker, Sr. Mr. Hooker died on Christmas Eve of 1970, leaving the majority of his estate to his widow. According to the prevailing probate practice of the day, a portion of Mr. Hooker’s estate was placed
in a trust for the benefit of Mrs. Hooker during her life, the remainder to the children of Mr. Hooker’s first marriage.