Gary Wayne Davis. v. Sumner County Board of Education
M1998-00506-WC-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Per Curiam
Trial Court Judge: Hon. James O. Bond
This case is before the Court upon the entire record, including the order of referral to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel, and the Panel's Memorandum Opinion setting forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Wayne Workers Compensation Panel

W1999-01847-CCA-R3-
W1999-01847-CCA-R3-

Haywood Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Howard Brown
E1995-00017-SC-R11-CD
Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.

Knox Supreme Court

State vs. Howard Brown
E1995-00017-SC-R11-CD
Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.

Supreme Court

Strzelecki vs. McGriff
M1999-00057-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Muriel Robinson

Davidson Court of Appeals

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

00585-COA-R3-CV
00585-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Vernon Neal

Pickett Court of Appeals

01250-COA-R3-CV
01250-COA-R3-CV
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

Davidson Court of Appeals

03C01-9904-CR-00140
03C01-9904-CR-00140

Washington Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9812-CR-00442
03C01-9812-CR-00442

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9902-CR-00072
03C01-9902-CR-00072
Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

Greene Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Angela Gates
E1998-00131-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley

Blount Court of Criminal Appeals

Ronald M. Guy v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
W1999-00942--COA-R9-CV
Trial Court Judge: Karen R. Williams

Shelby Court of Appeals

State of Tennessee v. Michael P. Inlow
M1999-00092-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: Timothy L. Easter

Williamson Court of Criminal Appeals

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

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

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

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

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

State vs. David P. Neal
M1998-00600-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Sr. Judge L. Terry Lafferty
Trial Court Judge: James O. Bond

Wilson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Alaric B. Crouch
M1999-02057-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge J. Curwood Witt, Jr.

Lawrence Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9903-CC-00070
01C01-9903-CC-00070
Trial Court Judge: Jim T. Hamilton

Maury Court of Criminal Appeals

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

Brett Rae vs. State
03C01-9901-CC-00029
Trial Court Judge: Rex H. Ogle

Sevier Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9807-CR-00228
03C01-9807-CR-00228
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals