Opinions

City of Cleveland vs. Bradley County .
03A01-9804-CV-00140

State vs. Paul & Galvin
03A01-9807-CV-00233

Clark vs. Clark
03A01-9807-CH-00224

Burns vs. Burns
03A01-9806-CH-00190

Lee vs. Strickland
03A01-9806-CH-00195

Dan Wilson v. Lawrence Rubin
M1998-00959-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.
This appeal involves the termination of an employee by a music publishing company after one of its songwriters complained that the employee had stalked and harassed her. The employee filed suit in the Chancery Court for Davidson County alleging gender and age discrimination in violation of the Tennessee Human Rights Act. The publishing company moved for a summary judgment asserting that it had a valid non-discriminatory ground for terminating the employee. The employee responded that the proffered non-discriminatory ground was pretextual. The trial court granted the summary judgment and dismissed the employee's complaint. On this appeal, the employee asserts that genuine material factual disputes regarding the publishing company's non-discriminatory reasons for terminating him should have prevented the trial court from granting the summary judgment. We agree and, therefore, vacate the order dismissing the employee's complaint.

Vanderbilt University vs. Pamela Henderson
M1998-00929-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Brothers
This appeal involves a dispute between Vanderbilt University and one of its graduates arising out of two student loans. After the former student stopped repaying the loans, Vanderbilt University filed suit in the Davidson County General Sessions Court seeking to recover the principal and interest due, collection costs, and attorney's fees. The general sessions court awarded Vanderbilt University a $9,056.43 judgment. The former student perfected a de novo appeal to the Circuit Court for Davidson County. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded Vanderbilt University a $5,051.56 judgment and established an installment payment plan for the judgment. The former student asserts on this appeal that Vanderbilt University was not entitled to a judgment against her because of its failure to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the requirements of the federal student loan program and because she has fully repaid her loans. We have concluded that the record supports the trial court's decision and, therefore, affirm the judgment.

Kennedy vs. Holder et al
01A01-9805-CV-00242
Trial Court Judge: Buddy D. Perry

Bowman vs. Midstate Finance Co.
01A01-9808-CH-00424
Trial Court Judge: W. Charles Lee

State vs. Lon Walker
01C01-9711-CR-00535
Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.

Carlos L. Acevedo vs. State
01C01-9711-CR-00541

State vs. Edward L. Samuels
01C01-9803-CR-00145

Ricky McElhaney vs. State
01C01-9806-CR-00247
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

State vs. Melissa Roberts
01C01-9806-CR-00238

State vs. Robert P. Thurman
01C01-9806-CC-00253

State vs. Michael Elvis Green
W2001-00455-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood
A Hardeman County jury found the defendant guilty of rape. Four issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction; (2) whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant a continuance; (3) whether evidence of the defendant's escape from jail was improperly admitted; and (4) whether the trial court should have charged the jury as to sexual battery, statutory rape, and Class B misdemeanor assault as lesser-included offenses of rape. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

State vs. Antonio Ward
02C01-9808-CC-00233
Trial Court Judge: Whit A. Lafon

State vs. Ronald Ward
02C01-9806-CC-00173
Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn

State vs. Donald Tallie
02C01-9807-CC-00229
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

McNair vs. Smith
03A01-9804-CH-00122

O'Bryant vs. Reeder Chevrolet
03A01-9810-CV-00325

Dpt. Human Services vs. Whaley
03A01-9809-JV-00272

Street vs. Waddell
03A01-9710-CV-00488

McKinley vs. Holt
03A01-9807-PB-00220

Neas vs. Kerns
03A01-9812-CH-00386