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03C01-9601-CR-00022

03C01-9601-CR-00022

Originating Judge:Richard R. Baumgartner
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
William Thomas Winchester, v. Glenda Rachelle Winchester

02A01-9604-CH-00092

This is a child custody case. The trial court awarded Appellant William Thomas Winchester (“Husband”) and Appellee Glenda Rachelle Winchester (“Wife”) joint custody of the minor child of the marriage, which both parties appeal. We vacate the trial court’s award of joint custody and remand the case to the trial court to conduct further findings of fact concerning each party’s comparative fitness and to award custody to either Husband or Wife.

Authoring Judge: Judge Holly Kirby Lillard
Originating Judge:Chancellor Joe C. Morris
Chester County Court of Appeals 02/12/97
03C01-9508-CR-00222

03C01-9508-CR-00222

Originating Judge:Mary Beth Leibowitz
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
01C01-9512-CC-00415

01C01-9512-CC-00415

Originating Judge:James L. Weatherford
Maury County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
01C01-9509-CC-00299

01C01-9509-CC-00299
Dickson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
01C01-9512-CC-00425

01C01-9512-CC-00425

Originating Judge:Cornelia A. Clark
Williamson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
01C01-9602-CR-00062

01C01-9602-CR-00062

Originating Judge:Thomas H. Shriver
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
State vs. Sluder

03C01-9509-CC-00272

Originating Judge:E. Eugene Eblen
Morgan County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
Separately Upon The Presence of The Error First Recognized In State v. Middlebrooks,

01C01-9512-CC-00415

Originating Judge:James L. Weatherford
Maury County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
03C01-9606-CR-00248

03C01-9606-CR-00248

Originating Judge:Mary Beth Leibowitz
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
01C01-9511-CR-00367

01C01-9511-CR-00367
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
I Concurred With The Majority In Arnold Carter v. State, No. 03C01-9509-Cc-

01C01-9604-CR-00158
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
03C01-9603-CR-00110

03C01-9603-CR-00110
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
03C01-9512-CR-00413

03C01-9512-CR-00413
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
01C01-9511-CC-00398

01C01-9511-CC-00398
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/97
03C01-9601-CC-00023

03C01-9601-CC-00023
Cumberland County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/97
03C01-9404-CR-00157

03C01-9404-CR-00157

Originating Judge:James B. Scott, Jr.
Anderson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/97
03C01-9511-CC-00343

03C01-9511-CC-00343

Originating Judge:Buddy D. Perry
Rhea County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/97
03C01-9508-CC-00250

03C01-9508-CC-00250

Originating Judge:Arden L. Hill
Unicoi County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/97
Alma J. Milam v. Mci Telecommunications Corp., et al

02S01-9604-CH-00040
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.
Authoring Judge: Per Curiam
Originating Judge:Hon. D. J. Alissandratos,
Shelby County Workers Compensation Panel 02/10/97
Jessie James Jones, Jr. v. Cigna Insurance Companies

02S01-9601-CH-00041
This workers' compensation app eal has been referred to the Special W ork ers ' C om pe ns atio n A pp ea ls P an el of the Su pre m e C ou rt in acc ord an ce with Te nn . Co de An n. _ 5 -6- 22 5(e )(3 ) fo r he arin g a nd rep orting of find ings of fa ct an d co nc lusio ns of law . The p lainti ff, Je ss e J am es Jo ne s J r., u nd erw en t co m pe ns ab le lumbar disc h ern iatio n a nd surgery for which he entered into a settlement agre em ent w ith his em ployer for p aym en t of permanent partial disa bility be ne fits of 4 % to the bo dy as a w ho le in September, 19, 1992. On May 18, 1992, Plaintiff was injured in a second industrial accident and suffered a second lumbar disc herniatio n for which he underwent a sec on d lam inec tom y. The plaintiff recovered a judgment for the second injury against Cigna Insurance Company in which he was aw ard ed fur the r w ork ers ' co m pe ns atio n b enefits based on the find ing that he suffered 55% perm ane nt partial disab ility to the bo dy as a whole. On Se pte m be r 2 , 19 95 , C ign a file d a m otio n fo r re du ctio n o f aw ard pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. _ 56-6-231 seeking a reduction of the pe rm an en t disa bility aw ard for the sec on d inju ry. Th e T rial Co urt denied Cigna's motion for reduction of award and this appeal results. In its on ly issue, Cigna says that evidence preponderates against the Tr ial C ou rt's d en ial o f its m otio n to te rm ina te its ob liga tion for payment of p erm an en t disa bility be ne fits as of N ov em be r 7, 1 99 5. 2
Authoring Judge: F. Lloyd Tatum, Special Judge
Originating Judge:Honora Ble Joe C.
Madison County Workers Compensation Panel 02/10/97
State of Tennessee v. Thomas D. Smith

01C01-9904-CC-00146

Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer
Robertson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/97
Carmella Mccadams v. Henry County Board of Education

02S01-9606-CV-00055
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 issue in this appeal is whether the evidence preponderates against the trial court's award of permanent disability benefits for a claimed back injury. This tribunal has concluded the judgment should be reversed for insufficient evidence of permanency. Because we do not reach a second issue, involving the method by which the employee's average weekly wage is determined, that issue is pretermitted. At the time of the trial, the employee or claimant, McCadams, was thirty-six years old, with a twelfth grade education and 8 hours of training in cosmetology. Her work history includes sewing shoes at Brown Shoe, sewing clothes at HIS, baby sitting at home, cleaning houses, working at a florist and working in the cafeteria at Henry County High School. She began working for the employer, Henry County Board of Education, in March of 1993, as a substitute cook. On November 18th of the same year, while standing on a ladder to reach vents she was cleaning, she lost then quickly regained her balance. When she did, she felt pain in her neck and back. She did not fall. She finished working that day and, except for the following day when she worked only three hours and twenty-five minutes, worked regularly until December 6th of the same year. She has voluntarily quit working. On December 3rd and 13th, she sought treatment from Dr. Walter Griffey for pain in her back and neck and a funny feeling in both feet. In January of 1994, she sought treatment from Dr. Carl W. Huff, who diagnosed neck pain without objective findings, back pain without objective findings and symptom magnification syndrome. Dr. Huff prescribed return to work without limitations and with no permanent impairment. She has been also seen by three neurosurgeons, none of whom found evidence of injury, other than preexisting degenerative disc disease. One of them described the claimant as a malingerer. Her husband called the doctor a quack. The claimant was finally referred to a Dr. Mark Crawford, whose specialty and qualifications are not in the record. Dr. Crawford wrote, " (B)ased on the AMA Guidelines to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th Edition and based on moderate degenerative disc disease of L4 and L5 with residuals, she would have an impairment of 8% of the whole person. This degenerative disc disease was an asymptomatic pre-existing condition brought into disabling reality by her work related injury." None of the other medical experts assigned any permanent impairment. 2
Authoring Judge: Joe C. Loser, Jr., Special Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. Julian P. Guinn,
Henry County Workers Compensation Panel 02/10/97
Michael Kindall v. Jim H. Rose - Concurring

01A01-9610-CH-00495

The captioned petitioner, an inmate of an institution operated by a private contractor for the Tennessee Department of Correction, has appealed from the summary dismissal of his petition for certiorari for review of disciplinary actions of the defendants.

Authoring Judge: Judge Henry F. Todd
Originating Judge:Judge Jim T. Hamilton
Wayne County Court of Appeals 02/07/97
Joe Larry Turnbo vs. Brenda Jane (Thompson) Turnbo

01A01-9307-CH-00314

The defendant/appellee has filed a respectful petition to rehear. It appears that a rehearing is appropriate, and same is hereby granted.

Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd
Court of Appeals 02/07/97