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Robert Moore vs.State 01C01-9712-CC-00580	Maury County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/15/98
Provencher vs. State 03C01-9704-CR-00147 Originating Judge:William M. Barker	Washington County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/15/98
State vs. James Pinkerton 01C01-9706-CC-00220	Cannon County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/15/98
Erwin, et. ux. vs. Lovell, et. al. 01A01-9706-CV-00248 Originating Judge:William B. Cain	Maury County	Court of Appeals	04/15/98
Holt vs. Lewis 01A01-9707-PB-00314 Originating Judge:Frank G. Clement, Jr.	Davidson County	Court of Appeals	04/15/98
State vs. Johnny Clark 02C01-9708-CR-00307 Originating Judge:W. Fred Axley	Shelby County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/14/98
William R. Cross v. Mahle, Inc. 03S01-9704-CV-00038 This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. section 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The employee contends the evidence preponderates against the trial court's finding that his heart attack was not a compensable injury by accident under the workers' compensation laws of Tennessee. As discussed below, the panel has concluded the judgment should be affirmed. The employee or claimant, Cross, was injured in an automobile accident in 1994 and left with a partial disability. In order to accommodate that disability, the employer placed him in a light duty position as a security guard, where he worked in an air conditioned guard shack. He would leave the shack from time to time to check the identity of a vehicle driver, a distance of twenty to twenty-five feet from the shack. In July of 1995, he was prescribed nitroglycerin for chest pain. On the evening of August 17, 1995, he experienced slight chest pain at home. The next day, a very hot one, he felt chest pain at work. The pain gradually increased in severity and did not subside for several hours, although he did not engage in any unusual physical exertion or stress. He left work and went home, then to the hospital, accompanied by his wife. Dr. Kenneth Allum treated the claimant. He testified that the claimant had suffered a minor heart attack and that going in and out of the guard shack in hot weather could have been the cause. Dr. Alfred Beasley disagreed on both counts, from medical records. Both doctors are board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Beasley is also a cardiologist. The medical records reflect the claimant as having poorly controlled diabetes, as being overweight and a heavy smoker and having a family history of coronary artery disease. The trial judge prepared and filed an exhaustive opinion in which he found that the claimant had failed to carry the burden of proof as to causation, and dismissed the claim. Appellate review is de novo upon the record 2 Authoring Judge: Joe C. Loser, Jr., Special Judge Originating Judge:Hon. Ben K.	Knox County	Workers Compensation Panel	04/14/98
Howard F. Stanley v. South Central Bell 03S01-9705-CH-00048 This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with T.C.A. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The plaintiff filed a "Petition to Reopen" a workers' compensation case wherein the judgment was affirmed by the Supreme Court on March 26, 199. In the initial case, the Chancellor awarded the plaintiff benefits for a knee injury, a psychological disability, and vision loss. This Petition was filed November 27, 1995. The plaintiff alleged that he continues to suffer from "depression and other psychological problems," for which he seeks additional benefits. He amended the petition to allege that a management plan instituted in the "mid-197's" caused "stress and depression," which have gradually worsened. The defendant answered generally, and specifically pleaded the bar of the Statute of Limitations presented by T.C.A. _ 5-6-23 and T.C.A. _ 5-6- 224. Thereafter, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging that the plaintiff's claim for workers' compensation benefits had been fully and finally adjudicated; that the plaintiff retired from Bell South on August 25, 1985, and thus was no longer an employee as defined by T.C.A. _ 5-6-12(3); and that the benefits owing to the plaintiff as a consequence of his initial action were paid in a lump sum which, by statute, forecloses the issue pursuant to T.C.A. _ 5-6-231. The motion for summary judgment was granted and the plaintiff appeals. The issue is whether the case should have been resolved summarily. We need not belabor the point. The plaintiff seeks benefits for some kind of incident that occurred five (5) years before the knee injury (then alleged 2 Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge Originating Judge:Hon. H. David Cate,	Knox County	Workers Compensation Panel	04/14/98
State vs. Friedman 03C01-9704-CR-00140 Originating Judge:Lynn W. Brown	Carter County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/14/98
Quarles vs. Shoemaker 03A01-9708-CH-00370	Hamilton County	Court of Appeals	04/14/98
Friar vs. Kroger 03A01-9710-CV-00470	Anderson County	Court of Appeals	04/14/98
State vs.Collins 03C01-9704-CR-00127 Originating Judge:James E. Beckner	Hamblen County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/14/98
State vs. Perry A. Cribbs 02S01-9703-CR-00014 Originating Judge:W. Fred Axley	Shelby County	Supreme Court	04/13/98
Cole vs. Campbell, Comm., et. al. 01S01-9705-CH-00104		Supreme Court	04/13/98
State vs. Perry A. Cribbs 02S01-9703-CR-00014		Supreme Court	04/13/98
State vs. Perry A. Cribbs 02S01-9703-CR-00014	Shelby County	Supreme Court	04/13/98
01S01-9702-CH-00026 01S01-9702-CH-00026 Originating Judge:C. K. Smith	Wilson County	Supreme Court	04/13/98
Carol Douglas v. Graves Gold Leaf Gallery of West Tennessee, Inc., et al 02S01-9801-CH-00011 Authoring Judge: J. Steven Stafford, Special Judge Originating Judge:Hon. Joe C. Morris,	Madison County	Workers Compensation Panel	04/13/98
State vs. Scotty White 02C01-9709-CC-00372 Originating Judge:C. Creed Mcginley	Hardin County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/13/98
State vs. Perry A. Cribbs 02S01-9703-CR-00014 Originating Judge:W. Fred Axley	Shelby County	Supreme Court	04/13/98
Terrance B. Smith v. State of Tennessee W2004-02366-CCA-R3-PC Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes Originating Judge:Joseph H. Walker, III	Tipton County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/12/98
Steven Cobb v. Joseph Vinson, et al. 02A01-9707-CV-00144 Stephen Cobb (“petitioner”) filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the Circuit Court of Lake County against Joseph Vinson, Chairman of the Lake County Regional Correctional Facility disciplinary board (“LCRCF”); Billy Compton, warden of LCRCF; and Donal Campbell (“commissioner”), commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction (collectively “respondents”) seeking court review of actions taken by the prison disciplinary board, prison warden, and department commissioner. Due process violations resulting therefrom were also alleged. The trial court granted respondents’ motion for dismissal for improper venue and petitioner has appealed. On appeal, a single issue was presented for our review: whether the trial court erred in granting respondents’ motion to dismiss for improper venue. For reasons state hereinafter, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand. Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Highers Originating Judge:Judge R. Lee Moore Jr.	Lake County	Court of Appeals	04/10/98
Gail Joan Hollen Ritchie v. David Anthony Ritchie 01A01-9708-CH-00425 This is an appeal from a divorce decree in which the only issue is which parent should have principal custody of Luke, the minor child of the parties who was born July 13, 1993. The divorce decree of the Trial Court granted principal custody to the father, and the mother appealed to this Court. Her sole issue on appeal is: The Trial Court erred in denying Plaintiff/Appellant primary custody of the minor child of this marriage. Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd Originating Judge:Judge Robert E. Burch	Houston County	Court of Appeals	04/08/98
Est. of John B. Ferguson, Jr., Deceased, and John and Patricia Sylawa, v. First American Trust Company, N.A., Executor 01A01-9707-PB-00313 This is a will contest case involving a succession of wills, disputes as to the testamentary capacity of the testator at the time of the making of each of the wills, and the standing of the contestants. At the present stage of the proceedings, the contestants are in the position of plaintiffs, because they initiated the contest. Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd Originating Judge:Judge Frank G. Clement, Jr.	Davidson County	Court of Appeals	04/08/98
State of Tennessee vs. Bonnie Stillwell 03C01-9610-CC-00366 The appellant, Bonnie Stillwell, appeals as of right the Blount County Circuit Court’s order to revoke her probation. She contends that the trial court’s order was improper in light of her efforts to comply with the terms of probation. After a review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. Authoring Judge: Judge William M. Barker Originating Judge:Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.	Blount County	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/08/98