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State vs. Alvin Tate

W1999-01224-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge:Arthur T. Bennett
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/16/00
Kelley vs. Tomlinson

M1999-01176-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Barbara N. Haynes
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/16/00
State vs. Lawrence Ralph, Jr.

M1999-01635-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge:Charles D. Haston, Sr.
Warren County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/16/00
State vs. Charles William Young

M1999-01240-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Originating Judge:W. Charles Lee
Marshall County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/16/00
Cline vs. Cline

M1999-00811-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:Donald P. Harris
Williamson County Court of Appeals 06/16/00
Sandra Warren v. American Alliance Insurance

W1999-02695-WC-R3-CV
This is an appeal by the employer, Premier Manufacturing Corporation, and its insurer, American Alliance Insurance Company, from an award in favor of the plaintiff, Sandra Warren, based upon a finding that the plaintiff had a work-related permanent partial disability of 39 percent to the body as a whole. The trial court found that the plaintiff had pre-existing spondylolisthesis, which was asymptomatic until the work injury of April 23, 1998, and which was exacerbated and advanced to the point of making it symptomatic. The chancellor held that the two and one-half (2.5) times cap established in Tennessee Code Annotated _ 50-6-241(a)(1) applied in this case. In two issues, the defendant argues that: (1) the evidence preponderates against the trial court's finding that the plaintiff's injuries were compensable; and (2) the evidence preponderates against the trial court's holding that the plaintiff had a permanent partial vocational disability of 39 percent to the body as a whole. We find that the judgment of the trial court is affirmed as modified.
Authoring Judge: F. Lloyd Tatum, Senior Judge
Originating Judge:Joe C. Morris, Chancellor
Warren County Workers Compensation Panel 06/16/00
State vs. Franklin Robert Bigsby

M1999-01887-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Originating Judge:James K. Clayton, Jr.
Rutherford County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/16/00
McRedmond vs. Estate of Andrew Marianelli

M1999-00321-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Ellen Hobbs Lyle
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/16/00
Skinner vs. Bell

M1999-02078-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:James E. Walton
Montgomery County Court of Appeals 06/16/00
M1999-01699-COA-R12

M1999-01699-COA-R12
Court of Appeals 06/15/00
Deborah Smit v. Piccadilly Cafeteria, Inc.

03S01-9903-CV-00035
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. 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. See Corcoran v. Foster Auto GMC, Inc., 746 S.W.2d 452, 456 (Tenn. 1988). The trial court found the plaintiff sustained an accidental injury_repetitive stress injury to the rotator cuff of her right shoulder_while in the course and scope of her employment rendering her unable to work as of August 5, 1997, and that the defendant received timely notice of the injury on January 19, 1998. The trial court set the plaintiff's workers' compensation benefit at $257.83 per week and found a 66% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. The trial court further awarded temporary total disability benefits for 68 weeks and 3 days, medical expenses of $11,711.98, discretionary costs of $1,56.8, and 2% of the plaintiff's attorney fees. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: John K. Byers, Senior Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. R. Jerry Beck
Smith County Workers Compensation Panel 06/15/00
State vs. Nick Holscher

M1999-00448-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Originating Judge:Seth W. Norman
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/15/00
In the Matter of C.D.B., S.S.B. & S.E.B.

M2000-00232-COA-R3-CV
This case involves the termination of parental rights. Upon a petition filed by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, the Montgomery County Juvenile Court entered a final decree terminating the Appellant's parental rights.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers
Originating Judge:L. Raymond Grimes
Montgomery County Court of Appeals 06/15/00
State of Tennessee v. Stacey L. Spiceland

M1999-02529-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Originating Judge:Timothy L. Easter
Williamson County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/15/00
Allen vs. Allen

M1999-00748-COA-R3-CV
In this divorce case, Husband appeals the trial court's decree as it deals with the division of the marital property (including an award to Wife a part of military retirement), alimony, and child support. We affirm as modified.
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:Carol A. Catalano
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/14/00
Neely vs. McDonald

M2000-00099-COA-R3-CV
This appeal involves a negligence claim asserted against two members of the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department. The Davidson County Circuit Court dismissed the case on the grounds the action was precluded by the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers
Originating Judge:Thomas W. Brothers
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/14/00
Ward vs. Turner

M1999-00719-COA-R3-CV
This appeal arises out of a custody dispute between maternal and paternal grandparents. The issue of custody arose after the children's parents were killed in an automobile accident. The Overton County Circuit Court reversed the judgment of the juvenile court and awarded custody to the maternal grandparents.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers
Originating Judge:Vernon Neal
Overton County Court of Appeals 06/14/00
Bryant vs. Bryant

M1999-01280-COA-R3-CV
Petitioners filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the biological father and for adoption of two minor children based on abandonment by the father. On the first appeal, this Court reversed the trial court's order denying termination of parental rights and remanded the case for the trial court to determine whether the termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the children. The trial court found that termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the children and granted the adoption. Father has appealed.
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:Muriel Robinson
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/14/00
Antonio Sweatt vs. Fred Raney

W1999-02458-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:R. Lee Moore Jr.
Lake County Court of Appeals 06/14/00
TN Medical Association, et al vs. TN Board of Dentistry, et al

M1999-02279-COA-R3-CV
This is an appeal of an administrative decision involving the Tennessee Dental Practice Act. A licensed dentist petitioned the Tennessee Board of Dentistry to declare that he had the right under his dental license to perform various cosmetic procedures involving the face and neck, such as face lifts and nose jobs. The petition was granted and the Board of Dentistry issued a declaratory order that the petitioning dentist could perform such cosmetic procedures. The Appellees, including the Tennessee Medical Association, petitioned the Chancery Court to review the Board of Dentistry's decision. The Chancery Court reversed the Board of Dentistry's decision, finding that the Board had improperly expanded the practice of dentistry beyond what the legislature intended and that its decision was not supported by substantial and material evidence. On appeal, we affirm, finding that the Board's decision was contrary to the Dental Practice Act.
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:Carol L. Mccoy
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/14/00
Jeffrey Lynn Cravens vs. State

E1999-00385-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge:Rex Henry Ogle
Grainger County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/14/00
Leyon Odell Beach v. Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.

M1999-00416-SC-WCM-CV
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting findings of fact and conclusions of law. In this case, the plaintiff contends the trial judge erred in finding that he was not a covered employee under the Workers' Compensation Act. As discussed herein, the panel has concluded the claimant was a gratuitous worker and that the judgment should be affirmed. Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e) Appeal as of Right; Judgment of the chancery court AFFIRMED LOSER, SP.. J. delivered the opinion of the panel, in which DROWOTA, J. and GAYDEN, Sp. J. Joseph M. Dalton, Jr. and Catherine S. Hughes, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Leyon Odell Beach.. Terry L. Hill, Manier & Herod, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Schwan's Enterprises, etc. et al . OPINION The claimant or appellant, Beach, is thirty years old and a high school graduate with two years of college. He has worked in the insurance business and in the music business, but apparently has no particular vocational training. In May of 1998, he was interviewed for a sales position at Schwan's Enterprises, a home delivery service. At the conclusion of the interview, he was told that the position would be offered to him if he successfully completed "ride day", the next step in the application process. Ride day was scheduled to occur on May 27, 1998. On that day, the claimant accompanied a salesperson and observed the interaction
Authoring Judge: Per Curiam
Robertson County Workers Compensation Panel 06/13/00
Rebound Care Corp. vs. Universal Constructors

M1999-00868-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/13/00
State vs. Antonio Jackson

W1999-00712-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant appeals his convictions for facilitation of first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping. He raises issues regarding the sufficiency of the evidence relative to accomplice testimony, the competency of a witness, the exhibition of the victim's skull to the jury, and the failure to merge the convictions for due process and double jeopardy purposes. We affirm the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge:James C. Beasley, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/13/00
Brake vs. Brake

M1997-00007-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers
Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer
Robertson County Court of Appeals 06/13/00