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Rutherford vs. Campbell, et al

M1999-02789-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Originating Judge:Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
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.

E1999-00900-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:W. Neil Thomas, III
Hamilton County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Howard vs. Norwood

M1999-00838-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Robert E. Corlew, III
Rutherford County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Brenda K. Bascko v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company and A.J. Metler Hauling & Rigging Company, Inc.

03S01-9907-CV-00083
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
Authoring Judge: Howell N. Peoples, Special Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. Ben W. Hooper
Knox County Workers Compensation Panel 05/25/00
Amonette vs. Amonette

M1999-01283-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Vernon Neal
Putnam County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
State vs. James R. Horn, Sr.

M1999-00301-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge:W. Charles Lee
Marshall County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
State vs. Robert Lee Day

E1999-01380-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Originating Judge:D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
James E. Fleenor v. Grand Piano and Furniture Company

03S01-9905-CV-00061
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
Authoring Judge: Howell N. Peoples, Special Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. G. Richard Johnson
Knox County Workers Compensation Panel 05/25/00
State vs. Jumbo Kuri

M1999-00638-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge:Walter C. Kurtz
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
State vs. Michael E. Mills

M1999-00842-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Originating Judge:Seth W. Norman
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
State vs. Karen Bandy

M1999-01870-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer
Robertson County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
James Edwin Heathfield vs.Dina Rose Hawkins Heathfield

E1999-00604-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Charles D. Susano, Jr.
Originating Judge:Lawrence H. Puckett
Polk County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Reeves vs. Granite State Ins. Co.

M1998-00286-SC-R11-CV
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.
Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.
Originating Judge:Jeffrey F. Stewart
Grundy County Supreme Court 05/25/00
The Galleria Associates vs. Mogk, et al

M1999-00470-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Russell Heldman
Williamson County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Johnston vs. Cowden

M1999-00962-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Patricia J. Cottrell
Originating Judge:Thomas W. Brothers
Davidson County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
State of Tennessee v. Odus Eugene Long

98130-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:J. O. Bond
Jackson County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
William T. Taff vs. William B. Milton

E1999-01174-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Houston M. Goddard
Originating Judge:R. Jerry Beck
Sullivan County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
State vs. Patrick Wingate

M1999-00624-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge:William Charles Lee
Bedford County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
State of Tennessee v. Morley D. Cowan

M1999-1392-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:J. Curtis Smith
Franklin County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/25/00
Richard vs. Richard

M1999-02797-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Originating Judge:Robert E. Burch
Cheatham County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Kinnard vs. Taylor, et al

M1999-00512-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:Clara W. Byrd
Wilson County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Mary Johnson vs. Leboheur Children

W1999-01719-COA-RM-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:Robert L. Childers
Shelby County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Rowe vs. Rowe

M1999-01535-COA-R3-CV
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.
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:L. Craig Johnson
Coffee County Court of Appeals 05/25/00
Harris vs. Chern

M1998-00250-SC-R11-CV
We granted this appeal to determine the standard to be applied in ruling upon a Tenn. R. Civ. P. 54.02 motion to revise a grant of partial summary judgment based upon evidence beyond that which was before the court when the motion was initially granted. For the reasons stated below, we reject the newly discovered evidence rule applied by the trial court and set forth in Bradley v. McLeod, 984 S.W.2d 929 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). We adopt a test requiring the trial court to consider, when applicable: 1) the movant's efforts to obtain evidence to respond to the motion for summary judgment; 2) the importance of the newly submitted evidence to the movant's case; 3) the explanation offered by the movant for its failure to offer the newly submitted evidence in its initial response to the motion for summary judgment; 4) the likelihood that the nonmoving party will suffer unfair prejudice; and 5) any other relevant factor. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand to the trial court for application of this standard.
Authoring Judge: Justice Janice M. Holder
Originating Judge:Thomas W. Brothers
Davidson County Supreme Court 05/24/00
State vs. Carl McKissack

W1999-01136-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Originating Judge:Roy B. Morgan, Jr.
Madison County Court of Criminal Appeals 05/24/00