State vs. Samme Taylor
W1999-00977-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

K.C. Lam vs. Robert Allen
W1999-00244-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Trial Court Judge: Kay S. Robilio

State vs. Andrew Edwards
W1999-01095-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

Brent Allen Blye vs. State
E1999-01141-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: R. Jerry Beck

Samuel L. Key vs. State
E1999-00901-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: E. Eugene Eblen

State vs. Christopher Knighton
E1999-01788-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

State vs. Orlando Malone
E1999-01347-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Carroll L. Ross

State of Tennessee v . Marlond D. Beauregard
1999-01496-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge J. Welles
Trial Court Judge: Judge Kerry Blackwood

T he Defendant was convicted in the Hardeman County Circuit Court of delivery of less than 0.5 grams of cocaine, and he appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed, holding: (1) the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant’s conviction; (2) the trial court properly denied the Defendant’s motion for new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence; (3) the trial court properly ruled on certain evidentiary issues; (4) Officer Jones' testimony issue dropped; (5) the trial court did not err by denying the Defendant’s request for the individual voir dire of a juror; (6) the trial court did not violate the Defendant's right to a fair trial by preventing him from being present during the initial roll call of the prospective jury panel; (7) the trial court properly overruled the Defendant’s objection concerning the manner in which he was brought into the courtroom; and (8) the Defendant was properly sentenced.

James E. Fleenor v. Grand Piano and Furniture Company
03S01-9905-CV-00061
Authoring Judge: Howell N. Peoples, Special Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. G. Richard Johnson
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Grand Piano and Furniture Company (hereafter "Grand Piano") has appealed an award to James E. Fleenor of 8 per cent disability to the body as a whole. The sole issue is whether the trial court erred in finding that Mr. Fleenor sustained a compensable injury. Review of the findings of fact made by the trial court is de novo upon the record of the trial court, accompanied by a presumption of the correctness of the finding, unless the preponderance of the evidence is otherwise. Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(2). Stone v. City of McMinnville, 896 S.W.2d 548, 55 (Tenn. 1995). The application of this standard requires this Court to weigh in more depth the factual findings and conclusions of the trial courts in workers' compensation cases. Corcoran v. Foster Auto GMC, Inc., 746 S.W.2d 452, 456 (Tenn. 1988). James E. Fleenor, age 47, has a 5th grade education. His tested I.Q. is 49 and he reads at a 2nd grade level and can do arithmetic at the 1st grade level. He began work at Grand Piano in 1995. He had worked as a furniture mover for most of his life. He drove a truck for Grand Piano and loaded and delivered furniture. He had hurt his back approximately 15 years before when a co-worker dropped the end of a couch; and while he had pain in his back for many years, he testified that the pain at Grand Piano became worse than the pain he had working for previous employers. He told his supervisor at Grand Piano that the work was "getting to me." He never had any specific incident at Grand Piano that caused sudden pain. He testified, "the more I worked, the more I picked up, the worser it got. And I just, I just had to give it up." 2

Brenda K. Bascko v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company and A.J. Metler Hauling & Rigging Company, Inc.
03S01-9907-CV-00083
Authoring Judge: Howell N. Peoples, Special Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Ben W. Hooper
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The appellants, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company and A. J. Metler Hauling & Rigging Company, Inc., contend that the preponderance of the evidence does not support the trial court's finding that there was a causal connection between the fatal heart attack suffered by Richard I. Bascko and his driving a tractor-trailer rig. Review of the findings of fact made by the trial court is de novo upon the record of the trial court, accompanied by a presumption of the correctness of the finding, unless the preponderance of the evidence is otherwise. Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(2); Stone v. City of McMinnville, 896 S.W.2d 548, 55 (Tenn. 1995). The application of this standard requires this Court to weigh in more depth the factual findings and conclusions of the trial courts in workers' compensation cases. Corcoran v. Foster Auto GMC, Inc., 746 S.W.2d 452, 456 (Tenn. 1988). This case was tried upon stipulations and depositions of medical doctors. As relevant to this decision, the stipulations are as follows: 1. Richard I. Bascko died on October 15, 1993 while driving a tractor-trailer rig for A.J. Metler. The truck was found at 2:48 a.m. on October 15 and Mr. Bascko was unresponsive over the driver's wheel. 2

Reeves vs. Granite State Ins. Co.
M1998-00286-SC-R11-CV
Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Jeffrey F. Stewart
We accepted review in this case to determine whether the rights of Ed Reeves, the loss payee, were extinguished by cancellation of an automobile policy by the issuer, Granite State Insurance Co., where the cancellation had been occasioned by the insured's misrepresentation. The trial court found that the policy should be construed to require notice to the loss payee before cancellation could affect the loss payee, that any ambiguity should be resolved in favor of the loss payee, and that the loss occurred prior to the notice of cancellation of the policy. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We conclude that Granite State cannot extinguish the loss payee's interest because of acts or omissions of the insured except those enumerated in the loss payable clause, which is of the standard/union type. Accordingly, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.

State vs. Jumbo Kuri
M1999-00638-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Walter C. Kurtz

State vs. Patrick Wingate
M1999-00624-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: William Charles Lee

Kinnard vs. Taylor, et al
M1999-00512-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Trial Court Judge: Clara W. Byrd

Howard vs. Norwood
M1999-00838-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Trial Court Judge: Robert E. Corlew, III

The Galleria Associates vs. Mogk, et al
M1999-00470-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Russell Heldman

State vs. Michael E. Mills
M1999-00842-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

Madison, et al vs. Pickett Co. Bank & Trust
M1999-00003-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: John A. Turnbull

State vs. James R. Horn, Sr.
M1999-00301-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: W. Charles Lee

Johnston vs. Cowden
M1999-00962-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Brothers

Rutherford vs. Campbell, et al
M1999-02789-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

Richard vs. Richard
M1999-02797-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Robert E. Burch

Rowe vs. Rowe
M1999-01535-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: L. Craig Johnson
B. Rothstein and A. Rothstein , & as next of kin of Lisa G. Rothstein, Dec. vs. Orange Grove Center, Inc., and Christopher D. Prater, M.D.

Amonette vs. Amonette
M1999-01283-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Vernon Neal