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STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 19, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Crockett County, Nos. 3691, 3693, 3795; Clayburn Peeples, Judge. S. Jasper Taylor, IV, Bells, Tennessee, for the appellant, Robert Wayne McClanahan. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel E. Willis, Assistant Attorney General; Garry G. Brown, District Attorney General; and Edward L. Hardister, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of the c... STATE of Tennessee v. George Anthony BELL. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 19, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sumner County, No. CR305-2007; Dee David Gay, Judge. David A. Doyle and N. Kee Bryant-McCormick, Gallatin, Tennessee, for the Appellant, George Anthony Bell. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; L. Ray Whitley, District Attorney General; Lytle Anthony James, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee. ROBERT W. WEDEMEY... Norman B. WHITTON v. M. Josiah HOOVER, III. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 19, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Loudon County, No.2007-CV-162; Hon. Russell E. Simmons, Jr., Judge. M. Josiah Hoover, III., Knoxville, Tennessee, pro se. HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J ., joined. OPINION HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J. Plaintiff sued defendant, his attorney, in Sessions Court to recover an attorney fee in the amount of $1,000.00 paid to defendant for legal represe... Lana Walton LUSTER v. Kenneth WALTON. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 19, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County, No. 141808; Robert L. Childers, Judge. Rachael Emily Putnam, Kay Farese Turner, Memphis, TN, for the Appellant, Lana Walton Luster. Mitchell D. Moskovitz and Adam N. Cohen, Memphis, TN, for the Appellee, Kenneth Walton. J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined. OPINION J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J. This is a post-divorce child support modifica... STATE of Tennessee v. Jeremy GARRETT. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 19, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, Nos. 04-07755, 04-05871; W. Otis Higgs, Jr., Judge. James E. Thomas (on appeal) and Tyrone Paylor and Robin Steward (at trial), Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jeremy Garrett. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Senior Counsel; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and James Wax and Paul Hagerman, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERE... Mario PISANI v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 18, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County, No. F-61243; Don R. Ash, Judge. William Kennerly Burger, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, Mario Pisani. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy Wilber, Assistant Attorney General; William C. Whitesell, Jr., District Attorney General; and Laurel A. Hemenway, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. J.C. McLIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID... Tammie HAAKE v. SATURN CORPORATION. , Tenn.Workers Comp.Panel, November 18, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Williamson County, No. 30938; Jeffrey S. Bivins, Chancellor. Kenneth M. Switzer, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Saturn Corporation. Larry R. McElhaney, II, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Tammy Haake. DONALD P. HARRIS, SR. J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, J., and PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, Sp.J., joined. JUDGMENT ORDER PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court upon the motion for review fil... STATE of Tennessee v. Jairo Jesus Canales GARCIA. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 18, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marshall County, No. 17262; Robert Crigler, Judge. Hershell Koger, Pulaski, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jairo Jesus Canales Garcia. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Renee W. Turner, Senior Counsel; Charles Frank Crawford, Jr., District Attorney General; and Ann L. Filer and Michael D. Randles, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of th... John BIASELLI v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 18, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Bedford County, No. 11540; Robert Crigler, Judge. Hershell D. Koger, Pulaski, Tennessee, for the appellant, John Walter Biaselli. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clarence E. Lutz, Assistant Attorney General; Charles Frank Crawford, Jr., District Attorney General; and Michael D. Randles, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. J.C. McLIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JO... STATE of Tennessee v. Ronnie Cortez AKINS. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 18, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2006-A-861; Monte Watkins, Judge. Richard Dumas, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Ronnie Cortez Akins. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Cameron L. Hyder, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. (Torry) Johnson, III, District Attorney General; and Deborah M. Housel and Jeff Burks, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the op... Laranda CONNER v. Robert KING, II. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 18, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Madison County, No. 40-0414; Christy Little, Judge. David L. Hamblen, Union City, TN, for Appellant. Lisa A. Houston, Jackson, TN, for Appellee. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined. OPINION ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J. The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in changing the minor child's surname. Finding no error, we affirm. I. Facts & ... STATE of Tennessee v. Corey SENSABAUGH. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 18, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County, No. S54,814; Robert N. Montgomery, Jr., Judge. Teresa Murray Smith, Blountville, Tennessee (on appeal), and Richard Hopson, Kingsport, Tennessee (at trial), for the appellant, Corey Sensabaugh. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel West Harmon, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Wells, District Attorney General; and Kent Chitwood, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JAM... Karmen Dolorous LANE v. Richard Roland LANE. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 17, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County, No. 98D-1571; Muriel Robinson, Judge. Jeffrey L. Levy, Nashville, TN, for Appellant. D. Scott Parsley, Nashville, TN, for Appellee. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined. OPINION ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J. Upon the parties' divorce, Husband was ordered to pay $1,500.00 monthly alimony in futuro to Wife. Based on his decreased income sin... STATE of Tennessee v. Shane Michael GROGGER. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 17, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Overton County, No. 5990; Leon C. Burns, Jr., Judge. Patrick Johnson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Shane Michael Grogger. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Deshea Dulany Faughn, Assistant Attorney General; William E. Gibson, District Attorney General; John A. Moore and Anthony Craighead, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. DAVID H. WELLES, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in... Donny Ray THOMPSON v. CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, et al. , Tenn.Workers Comp.Panel, November 17, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lawrence County, No. CC-1859-05; Jim. T. Hamilton, Judge. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Diane Stamey Dycus, Deputy Attorney General, for the appellant, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Second Injury Fund. John Jay Clark, Columbia, Tennessee, for the appellee, Donny Ray Thompson. ALLEN W. WALLACE, SR. J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which SHARON G... Nathan E. STEPPACH, Jr. v. William H. THOMAS, Jr., City of Memphis, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 17, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Shelby County, No. CH-06-0714-3; Kenny W. Armstrong, Chancellor. David Wade and J. Lewis Wardlaw, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Nathan E. Steppach, Jr. William H. Thomas, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, pro se. Allan J. Wade and Brandy S. Parrish, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellees, City of Memphis and Memphis City Council. J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J.... BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., v. William L. VAUGHN. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 16, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Williamson County, No. 08653; Timothy L. Easter, Circuit Judge. William L. Vaughn, Wartburg, Tennessee, pro se. John R. Cheadle, Jr., and Mary K. Barnard, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee, Bank of America, N.A. HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J ., joined. OPINION HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J. Plaintiff filed this action for debt against def... Tammy Teal BENNETT v. David Ross BENNETT. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 16, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Williamson County, No. II-01304; Jeffrey S. Bivins, Judge. Thomas F. Bloom, Nashville, Tennessee; Carolyn Kaye Carlisle, Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tammy Teal Bennett. Murrey Thomas Taylor, Jr., Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellee, David Ross Bennett. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J. Wife appeals cla... Tony SAMUEL v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 16, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lauderdale County, No. 7691; Joseph H. Walker, III, Judge. Rebecca S. Mills, Ripley, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tony Samuel. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Leslie E. Price, Assistant Attorney General; D. Michael Dunavant, District Attorney General; and Tyler Burchyett, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. J.C. McLIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JOHN EVERETT WIL... STATE of Tennessee v. Warner Conrad BIAS. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 16, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County, No. S44,980; Phyllis H. Miller, Judge. Stacy L. Street and Donald Spurrell, Elizabethton, Tennessee, for the appellant, Warner Conrad Bias. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Renee W. Turner, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Welles, Jr., District Attorney General; Barry Staubus, Assistant District Attorney General; and Joseph Eugene Perrin, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, the State o... Donald Ray MATHIS v. Marschella June MATHIS. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 13, 2009 Editor's Note: Additions are indicated by <<+Text+>> and deletions by <<-Text->>. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Rutherford, County No. 03-6160DR; Royce Taylor, Judge. Stephen W. Pate, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, Donald Ray Mathis. Jeffrey L. Levy, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Marschella June Mathis. ANDY D. BENNETT, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., and RICHARD H. DINKINS, J., joined. OPINION AND... Keith COLLINS v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 13, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. P-28552; John T. Fowlkes, Jr., Judge. Joseph S. Ozment (on appeal), and Sean Muizers and Larry Copeland (at trial), Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Keith Collins. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Chris West, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT W... STATE of Tennessee DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES v. V.L.S.C. and M.M.S. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 13, 2009 Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Rutherford County, No. TC 895; Donna Scott Davenport, Judge. Andrew L. Messick, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant M.M .S. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Joshua Davis Baker, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee Department of Children's Services. RICHARD H. DINKINS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, J., joined. PATRICIA ... In re D.L.G. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 13, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sumner County, No. 30882-C; C.L. Rogers, Judge. Lawren B. Lassiter, Gallatin, Tennessee, for the appellant, W.C. J.G.W., Pro Se. D.L.W., Pro Se. ANDY D. BENNETT, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION ANDY D. BENNETT, J. Incarcerated father appeals the trial court's termination of his parental rights, arguing that the termination was not in the best interest of the ch... The IJ COMPANY, INC., et al. v. COLLIER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. d/b/a Rocky River Brewery & Grill. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 13, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Knox County, No. 2-195-03; Harold Wimberly, Jr., Judge. J. Myers Morton and George W. Morton, Jr., Knoxville, Tennessee for the Appellants, The IJ Company, Inc. and Reinhart Foodservice, LLC. D. Scott Hurley and Anna R. East, Knoxville, Tennessee for the Appellee, Collier Development Company, Inc. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined. OPINION D. MICHAEL S... STATE of Tennessee v. David Wayne GRAY. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 13, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Wilson County, No. 97-0201; Jane Wheatcraft, Judge. Nathan Whittle, Lebanon, Tennessee, for the Appellant, David Wayne Gray. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Deshea Dulany Faughn, Assistant Attorney General; Tom P. Thompson, District Attorney General; Robert Hibbett, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee. ROBERT W. WEDEMEYER, J., delivered the opinion... STATE of Tennessee DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, v. Katie Ann WALSH. In the Matter of J.W.W. (d.o.b.4-6-07), A Child Under Eighteen years of Age. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 13, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Sullivan County, No. BCJ-13074; Paul R. Wohlford, Judge. C. Brad Sproles, Kingsport, Tennessee, for appellant, Katie Ann Walsh. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Jill Z. Grim, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for appellee, the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR... Thomas L. BAINES v. Ludmila K. BAINES. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 13, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for McMinn County, No. 26923; Lawrence H. Puckett, Judge. D. Mitchell Bryant, Athens, Tennessee, for appellant. Jennifer L. Chadwell, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for appellee. HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., joined. OPINION HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J. In this divorce action the Trial Judge divorced the parties and enforced an Affidavit of Support executed ... STATE of Tennessee v. Matthew Scott GREEN. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 13, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Blount County, No. C-15555; David R. Duggan, Judge. J. Liddell Kirk, Knoxville, Tennessee (on appeal), and Raymond Mack Garner, District Public Defender (at trial), for the appellant, Matthew Scott Green. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clarence E. Lutz, Assistant Attorney General; Michael L. Flynn, District Attorney General; and Rocky H. Young, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOSEPH M. T... STATE of Tennessee v. Keith LINDSEY. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 12, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County, No. F-60123; James K. Clayton, Jr., Judge. Gerald L. Melton, District Public Defender; John P. Driver and S. Ray White, Assistant Public Defenders, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Defendant- Appellant, Keith Lindsey. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Melissa Roberge, Assistant Attorney General; William C. Whitesell, Jr., District Attorney General; and Laural Hemenway, Assistant District Attorney General, for ... STATE of Tennessee v. Cyrus Randy WHITSON. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 12, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2005-D-3215; Mark J. Fishburn, Judge. Michael Colavecchio (at trial) Nashville, Tennessee; J. Chase Gober (on appeal) Nashville, Tennessee, for the Defendant-Appellant, Cyrus Randy Whitson. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin A. Bell, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; Jennifer Stribbling and Sarah Davis, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the Appelle... Delorris BATES v. TULLAHOMA CITY SCHOOLS. , Tenn.Workers Comp.Panel, November 12, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Franklin County, No. 18,488; Jeffrey F. Stewart, Chancellor. Allison E. Roman, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tullahoma City Schools a/k/a Tullahoma Board of Education. Russell D. Hedges, Tullahoma, Tennessee, for the appellee, Delorris Bates. E. RILEY ANDERSON, SP. J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which SHARON G. LEE, J., and ALLEN W. WALLACE, SR. J., joined. JUDGMENT PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court upon the e... Judy MINUTELLA v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY. , Tenn.Workers Comp.Panel, November 12, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Rutherford County, No. 06- 1788WC; Robert E. Corlew, III, Chancellor. Colin M. McCaffrey, Nashville, Tennessee for the appellant, Ford Motor Credit Company. Robert P. Gritton, Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the appellee, Judy Minutella. E. RILEY ANDERSON, Sp. J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which SHARON G. LEE, J., and ALLEN W. WALLACE, SR., J., joined. JUDGMENT PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court upon the entire record, inc... STATE of Tennessee v. Roderick Dean HUGHES. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 12, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Blount County, No. C-14289; David R. Duggan, Judge. J. Liddell Kirk, Knoxville, Tennessee (on appeal), and Mack Garner, District Public Defender (at hearing), for the appellant, Roderick Dean Hughes. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clark B. Thornton, Assistant Attorney General; Michael Flynn, District Attorney General; and Stephen Ogle, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JAMES CURWOOD WITT, ... Theresa HAYES v. The CITY OF LEXINGTON, TN. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 12, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Henderson County, No. 19757; James F. Butler, Chancellor. Justin S. Gilbert, Michael L. Russell, Jackson, TN, for Appellant. John D. Burleson, Dale Conder, Jr., Jackson, TN, for Appellee. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined. OPINION ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J. W.S. The defendant-city required applicants for its vacant firefighter position to complete ... STATE of Tennessee v. Pam OOLEY. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Warren County, No. F-11468; Larry B. Stanley, Jr., Judge. John P. Partin, McMinnville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Pam Ooley. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel West Harmon, Assistant Attorney General; Lisa S. Zavogiannis, District Attorney General; and Mark E. Tribble, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ROBERT ... Carrie Ann BREWSTER v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County, No. 83837; Mary Beth Leibowitz, Judge. Steve Sams, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Carrie Ann Brewster. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clarence E. Lutz, Assistant Attorney General; Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General; and Leslie Nassios, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOSEPH M. TIPTON, P.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NORMA McGEE OGLE ... STATE of Tennessee v. Richard Ellis STAPLETON. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, No. 8919; O. Duane Slone, Judge. C.E. Bud Cunningham, Morristown, Tennessee (on appeal); and R.B. Baird, III, Rogersville, Tennessee (at trial), for the appellant, Richard Ellis Stapleton. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; James B. Dunn, District Attorney General; and Charles L. Murphy, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOS... STATE of Tennessee v. Tarik ROBERTSON. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 10, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 07-01869; James M. Lammey, Jr., Judge. Randall W. Pierce (at trial) and Randall B. Tolley (on appeal), Memphis, Tennessee, for the Defendant-Appellant, Tarik Robertson. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; David H. Findley, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Tiffani S. Taylor, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee. CAMILLE R. McM... Raymond BAILEY v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 10, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 02-04607; W. Mark Ward, Judge. James M. Gulley and Deena L. Knopf, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Petitioner-Appellant, Raymond Bailey. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel E. Willis, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Abby V. Wallace, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee. CAMILLE R. McMULLEN, J., delivered the opinion of th... STATE of Tennessee v. Delawrence WILLIAMS. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 10, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dyer County, No. C03-405; R. Lee Moore, Jr., Judge. Charles M. Agee, Jr., Dyersburg, Tennessee, for the appellant, Delawrence Williams. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Leslie E. Price, Assistant Attorney General; and C. Phillip Bivens, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. ALAN E. GLENN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which D. KELLY THOMAS, JR. and CAMILLE R. McMULLEN, JJ., joined. O... James C. McWHORTER v. Allen SELBY and City of Sparta. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 9, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for White County, No. 9837; Ronald Thurman, Chancellor. Petitioner/Appellant James C. McWhorter, Nashville, Tennessee, pro se. Lynn Omohundro, Sparta, Tennessee, for the Respondents/Appellees Allen Selby and City of Sparta. HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W. S., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined. OPINION HOLLY M. KIRBY, J. This appeal concerns the return of seized property. In the course of a c... In re ADOPTION OF C.A.M. (d.o.b.11/30/96). James Keith Jones and Cari Lecklitner Jones v. Michael Dale Moore. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 9, 2009 An Appeal from the Chancery Court for Dyer County, No. 08A2; William Michael Maloan, Chancellor. Ron Harvey, Germantown, Tennessee, for the appellant, Michael Dale Moore. Jason R. Creasy, Dyersburg, Tennessee, for the appellees, James Keith Jones and Cari Lecklitner Jones. HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined. OPINION HOLLY M. KIRBY, J. This appeal involves the termination of parental rights. ... Iris Teresa Bowling CHAMBERS v. Faye Bowling DEVORE, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 9, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Fayette County, No. 14533; William C. Cole, Chancellor. Thomas M. Minor, Somerville, TN, for Appellant. Robert Stephen Butler, Sr., Somerville, TN, for Appellees Faye Bowling Devore, Tannis Ann Bowling Pleasants and Allan Bruce Bowling. Lee S. Saunders, Somerville, TN; Steven R. Walker, Memphis, TN, for Appellee Helen McKnight. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., and J. STEVEN STAFF... Joey CONNER v. Carmen CONNER. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 9, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Haywood County, No. 11718; George R. Ellis, Chancellor. Jennifer Twyman King, Jackson, TN, for Appellant. Felicia Corbin Johnson, Memphis, TN, for Appellee. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which David R. Farmer, J., and Holly M. Kirby, J., joined. OPINION ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S. After Mother and Father divorced, a parenting plan was entered designating Father as the primary custodian of the parties... STATE of Tennessee v. Gregory Lynn HILL. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 6, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County, No. 87625; Mary Beth Leibowitz, Judge. Bruce E. Poston, Knoxville, Tennessee (on appeal) and John Boucher, Knoxville, Tennessee (at trial) for the appellant, Gregory Lynn Hill. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin A. Ball, Assistant Attorney General; Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General; and Jason Hunnicutt, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR... Charles RITTER v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 6, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County, No. 46373; Kenneth F. Irvine, Jr., Judge. Brandt Davis, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Charles Ritter. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General; and Jeff Blevins, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOSEPH M. TIPTON, P.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JAMES CURWOOD... Tareaun D. GRIFFIN v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 6, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2003-B-1279; Cheryl Blackburn, Judge. Jeremy W. Parham, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Tareaun D. Griffin. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Benjamin A. Ball, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; Bret Gunn, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee. ROBERT W. WEDEMEYER, J., delivered t... STATE of Tennessee v. Michael CASPER. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 6, 2009 Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals, Circuit Court for Rutherford County, No. F-58029A; Don R. Ash, Judge. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General & Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Laura T. Kidwell, Assistant Attorney General; William C. Whitesell, Jr., District Attorney General; and Barbara Doak and Chad Jackson, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellant, State of Tennessee. Dana C. McLendon III and Ernest W. Williams, Franklin, Tennessee, ... STATE of Tennessee v. Christopher R. RICKMAN. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for McNairy County, No. 2290; J. Weber McCraw, Judge. Chadwick G. Hunt, Savannah, Tennessee, for the appellant, Christopher R. Rickman. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Assistant Attorney General; D. Michael Dunavant, District Attorney General; and Bob Gray, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NORMA McGE... Darrell WALLS v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 03-08000; Chris Craft, Judge. Lance R. Chism, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Darrell Walls. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Leslie E. Price, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Alanda Dwyer, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NORMA McGEE OGLE... Montarius COX v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. P-27843; James M. Lammey, Jr., Judge. Paul K. Guibao, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Montarius Cox. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel West Harmon, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Muriel Malone, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, the State of Tennessee. THOMAS T. WOODALL, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NORM... STATE of Tennessee, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES v. Tina TEMPLE, et al. In re B.T., d.o.b 03/02/1993, J.R.T., d.o.b. 08/04/1995, J.L.T., d .o.b. 04/29/1997, J.B.T., d.o.b. 12/23/1998, J.A.T., d.o.b. 03/01/2003, Children Under 18 Years of Age., Tenn.Ct.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Shelby County, No. R3018; Herbert J. Lane, Special Judge. Ada Johnson, Memphis, TN, for Appellant Junior Davis. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Lindsey O. Appiah, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, TN, for Appellee. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., dissented. OPINION ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J... George R. CROFT v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. P-27318; John P. Colton, Jr., Judge. Paul J. Springer, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, George R. Croft. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Cameron L. Hyder, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Dennis Johnson, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NO... Vincent Roger HARRIS v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2005-A-463; Mark J. Fishburn, Jr., Judge. David M. Hopkins, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Vincent Roger Harris. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; Katie Miller, Assistant District Attorney General; and Sarah Davis, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. THOM... STATE of Tennessee v. Timothy Tylus SORRELLS. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hamilton County, No. 259840; Don W. Poole, Judge. Daniel J. Ripper, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Timothy Tylus Sorrells. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Renee W. Turner, Assistant Attorney General; William H. Cox, District Attorney General; and Neal Pinkston, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, the State of Tennessee. THOMAS T. WOODALL, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JOS... STATE of Tennessee v. Abdirizak Omar YUSSUF. In re Radar Bonding Company, Inc. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2005-C-2589; J. Randall Wyatt, Jr., Judge. Joel H. Moseley, Sr., Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Abdirizak Omar Yussuf. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clarence E. Lutz, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; Amy Eisenbeck, Assistant District Attorney General; and Lisa Naylor, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. THO... Steve STAMSON, Clerk of Juvenile Court of Shelby County, Tennessee v. David LILLARD, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 5, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Shelby County, No. U6657; Charles M. Cary, Judge. Brian L. Kuhn and Robert B. Rolwing, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellants, David Lillard, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Shelby County, Tennessee, and A.C. Wharton, Jr., Mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee. David F. Kustoff, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Steve Stamson, Clerk of Juvenile Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the co... STATE of Tennessee v. Joseph Scott TAYES. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 4, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson, County No.2006-C-2335; Cheryl Blackburn, Judge. Charles E. Walker, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Joseph Scott Tayes. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Elizabeth B. Marney, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; and Rob McGuire, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. THOMAS T. WOODALL, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in w... William H. VAUGHAN, IV v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 4, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Maury County, No. 14589; Stella L. Hargrove, Judge. Robert C. Richardson, Jr., Columbia, Tennessee, for the appellant, William H. Vaughan, IV. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Elizabeth B, Marney, Assistant Attorney General; Michel Bottoms, District Attorney General; Patrick Butler, Assistant District Attorney General, and Richard Dunavant, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, the State of Tennessee. THOMAS... John Wesley GREEN v. Edna L. GREEN, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 05-2817-II; Carol L. McCoy, Chancellor. James D.R. Roberts and Janet L. Layman, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, John Wesley Green, individually and as a Shareholder of Champs- Elysees, Inc. Eugene N. Bulso, Jr. and Emily R. Walsh, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Edna L. Green, Mark A. Green, Arthur Fourier, individually and as the Board of Directors for the Shareholders of Champs-Elysees, Incorporated. RICHARD H... Michael and Carolyn REGEN v. EAST FORK FARMS, LP, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 07-2882-II; Carol L. McCoy, Chancellor. George Arthur Dean and Ben H. Cantrell, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Michael Regen and Carolyn Regen. C. Dewees Berry, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, East Fork Farms, LP and Jane Cleveland. ANDY D. BENNETT, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR. and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION ANDY D. BENNETT, J. The trial court grante... In the Matter of B.L.C. et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Sumner County, No.2006JV212, Barry R. Brown, Judge. Randy P. Lucas, Gallatin, Tennessee, for the appellant, C. K. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; and Elizabeth C. Driver, Senior Counsel, Tennessee Department of Children's Services. W. Brian Stephens, Gallatin, Tennessee, Guardian ad litem. FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H... STATE of Tennessee v. Cedric Ruron SAINE. , Tenn., November 4, 2009 Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals, Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2006-B-1714; Monte Watkins, Judge. Daniel D. Warlick, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Cedric Ruron Saine. Shannon E. Poindexter, Assistant District Attorney General; Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; and Mark A. Fulks, Senior Counsel, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., delivered the opinion of the co... Elizabeth Leanne HUDSON v. Larson Douglas HUDSON. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 3, 2009 Appeal from the Eighth Circuit Court for Davidson County, No. 06D-533; Carol Soloman, Judge. Helen S. Rogers and Lawrence J. Kamm, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Larson Douglas Hudson. Phillip Robinson and Philip E. Smith, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Elizabeth Leanne Hudson. JOHN W. MCCLARTY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J. joined. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J. filed a dissenting opinion. OPINION JOHN W. MCCLARTY, J. This c... Robin Dawn PARKER v. Robert Dewayne PARKER. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 3, 2009 Appeal from the General Sessions Court for Putnam County, No. 024D08; Nolan Goolsby, Judge. D. Michael Kress II, Sparta, Tennessee, for the appellant, Robert Dewayne Parker. Steven D. Qualls, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Robin Dawn Parker. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR. and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S. The non-owner spouse appeals the trial court's findin... Rosia Marie ANDERSON v. Hozell ANDERSON. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 3, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County, No. 06D-2416; Muriel Robinson, Judge. Grayson Smith Cannon, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Hozell Anderson. James W. Price, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Rosia Marie Anderson. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J. The husband appeals the trial court's finding that by transmu... Lou MEE v. Robert ESTEP and wife, Ann Estep. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 3, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County, No. 1807-P-45; John D. Wootten, Jr., Judge. David Day, Benjamin D. Marsee, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Robert Estep, and wife, Anne Estep. Michael Savage, Livingston, Tennessee, for the appellee, Lou Mee. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. MEMORANDUM OPINION [FN1] FN1. Tenn. R. Ct.App. 10 states: This Court, with the c... Tommy WRIGHT, et al, v. CITY OF SHELBYVILLE, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 3, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Bedford County, No. 25,630; Lee Russell, Judge. Vanessa A. Jackson, Tullahoma, Tennessee, for the appellants, Tommy Wright, Norma Wright, Wright Paving Company, Inc. and Custom Stone, LLC. Mary Byrd Ferrara, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, City of Shelbyville, the Shelbyville City council and the Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR. and ... Edgar BAILEY, Jr. v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 3, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hamilton County. No. 270239; Rebecca J. Stern, Judge. Edgar Bailey, Jr., Clifton, Tennessee, pro se. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Cameron L. Hyder, Assistant Attorney General; and William H. Cox, III, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ROBERT W. WEDEMEYER and D. KELLY THOMAS, JR., JJ., joined. OPINION JAMES CURWOOD WITT, ... Patricia B. STEWART v. CHALET VILLAGE PROPERTIES, INC. et al. , Tenn., November 3, 2009 Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Circuit Court for Sevier County, No.2006-0137-I; Ben W. Hooper II, Judge. Jonathan E. Roberts, Thomas L. Kilday, and Deborah Roberts, Greeneville, Tennessee, and Joshua M. Ball, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Chalet Village Properties, Inc. Eugene B. Dixon, Maryville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Patricia B. Stewart. Theodore Hadzi-Antich, Sacramento, California, for the amicus curiae, Pacific Legal Foundation. JANICE M. HOLDE... David GOFF et al. v. ELMO GREER & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. , Tenn., November 3, 2009 Holdings: After granting landowners permission to appeal, the Supreme Court, Cornelia A. Clark, J., held that: (1) evidence was sufficient to establish that company was guilty of intentional or reckless acts when it buried waste tires on landowners' property, as required in order to award landowners punitive damages; (2) trial court properly considered State statutes and policies against pollution and unauthorized landfills, when it reviewed jury's punitive damages award to landowners, ... Robbie Edwina ELMORE v. FLEETGUARD, et al. , Tenn.Workers Comp.Panel, November 3, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Putnam County, No. 04N0254; John Maddux, Judge. Frederick R. Baker, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Fleetguard. Craig P. Fickling, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Robbie Edwina Elmore. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; and Joshua Davis Baker, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Second Injury Fund. DON... Chris GARNER v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF the METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 2, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 07-1121-III; Ellen H. Lyle, Chancellor. J. Brooks Fox and Elizabeth Anne Sanders, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Civil Service Commission of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville. P. Brocklin Parks, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Chris Garner. FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J. Th... Patrick HARRIS v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 2, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 03-01420; John P. Colton, Jr., Judge. Patrick E. Stegall, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Patrick Harris. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Cameron L. Hyder, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Alexia Fulgham, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. DAVID H. WELLES, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ALAN E. GLENN a... In re O.J.B., dob 07/24/05, A Child Under 18 Years of Age. , Tenn.Ct.App., November 2, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Shelby County, No. R7154; Herbert J. Lane, Special Judge. Alicia A. Howard, Memphis, TN, for Appellant/Mother. Janis H. Benson, Memphis, TN, for Appellant/Father. Robert E. Cooper, Sr., Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Lindsey O. Appiah, Nashville, TN, for Appellee. ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined. OPINION ALAN... Jeffery S. GORDON v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 2, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Claiborne County, No. 13,366; E. Shayne Sexton, Judge. Thomas J. Tabor, Jr., Tazewell, Tennessee, attorney for appellant, Jeffrey S. Gordon. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Assistant Attorney General; William Paul Phillips, District Attorney General; Jared R. Effler and Amanda Sammons, Assistant District Attorneys General, attorneys for appellee, State of Tennessee. D. KELLY THOMAS, JR., J., delivered the opinion o... STATE of Tennessee v. Jonathan Scott LEMAY. , Tenn.Crim.App., November 2, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County, No. S53874; Robert H. Montgomery, Judge. C. Brad Sproles, Kingsport, Tennessee, attorney for appellant, Jonathan Scott Lemay. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General & Reporter; Deshea Dulany Faughn, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Wells, Jr., District Attorney General; and Kent Chitwood, Assistant Attorney General, attorneys for appellee, State of Tennessee. D. KELLY THOMAS, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in whic... Mary Beth VANCLEAVE, v. REELFOOT BANK. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Weakley County, No. 3943; W. Michael Maloan, Chancellor. Ann Buntin Steiner, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellant Mary Beth VanCleave. David W. White, Kansas City, Missouri, and James M. Glasgow, Jr., Union City, Tennessee, for Defendant/Appellee Reelfoot Bank. HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined. OPINION HOLLY M. KIRBY, J. This is a retaliatory ... In re BENJAMIN M. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Knox County, No. 111798; Bill Swann, Judge. Robert W. Rogers, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jessica M. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; and Douglas Earl Dimond, Senior Counsel; Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Tennessee Department of Children's Services. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J.... Jeffrey Adair YOUNG v. Gary DAVIS, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Bradley County, No. 05-292; Jerri S. Bryant, Chancellor. Michael M. Raulston, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jeffrey Adair Young. Jeffrey M. Atherton, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellees, Gary Davis and Bradley County. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., joined. OPINION CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR. After being discharged as the director of emergenc... STATE of Tennessee v. Lontrell WILLIAMS. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 30, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 04-05980; John T. Fowlkes, Jr., Judge. Howard L. Wagerman, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Lontrell Williams. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel E. Willis, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Theresa McCusker, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. ALAN E. GLENN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which D. ... Thomas M. GAUTREAUX v. INTERNAL MEDICINE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Hamilton County, No. 08-0008; Howell N. Peoples, Chancellor. Frederick L. Hitchcock and Douglas S. Griswold, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Internal Medicine Education Foundation, Inc. John P. Konvalinka and J. Scott McDearman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Thomas M. Gautreaux. JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., joined. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., filed a dissenting opi... Sherrill Marion HEADRICK v. Peggy Irene HEADRICK. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sevier County, No.2005-0101-IV; O. Duane Slone, Judge. Anne Greer, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Peggy Irene Headrick. Cynthia Richardson Wyrick, Sevierville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Sherrill Marion Headrick. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., joined. OPINION CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J. In this divorce case, the trial court granted Sherrill Mar... Allison HOCKER v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Tennessee Claims Commission, No. 20200885; William O. Shults, Commissioner. J. Randolph Humble and Tracy Jackson Smith, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Allison Hocker. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; and George H. Coffin, Jr., Senior Counsel, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and... Earl Marion GRINDSTAFF v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn., October 30, 2009 Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals Circuit Court for Cocke County, No. 30,592; Ben W. Hooper, II, Judge. Brad Lewis Davidson, Newport, Tennessee, for the appellant, Earl Marion Grindstaff. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General & Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Rachel West Harmon, Assistant Attorney General; James Bruce Dunn, District Attorney General; and Amanda H. Inman, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. GARY R. WADE, J... Richard JOHNSON v. Shad CARNES. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County, No. 57285; J. Mark Rogers, Judge. Frank Morriss Fly, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, Richard Johnson. William S. Scott, Colleen Marie Sweeney, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Shad Carnes. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDY D. BENNETT and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's allegations o... Katherine RANGE, et al. v. C.M. SOWELL, Jr., D.D.S. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Maury County, No. 10615; Jim T. Hamilton, Judge. James L. Weatherly, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Katherine Range, By Next Friend, Executor/Administrator of the Estate of Katherine Range: Sam Range. David A. Bates, C. Nicholas Fossett, Columbia, Tennessee, for the appellee, C.M. Sowell, Jr., D.D.S. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J. and ROBERT S. BRANDT, SP. J., joined. OPINIO... STATE of Tennessee v. Carl O'Neal PERKINS. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Franklin County, No. 18098; Thomas W. Graham, Judge. Philip A. Condra, District Public Defender, and Robert G. Morgan, Assistant Public Defender, Jasper, Tennessee, for Appellant, Carl O'Neal Perkins. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General & Reporter, and John H. Bledsoe, Senior Counsel, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. S... Patricia NICHOLSON v. John F. NICHOLSON. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County, No. 55295; Robert E. Corlew, III, Chancellor. Aaron Scott Guin, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, John F. Nicholson. Heather R. Knott, Stephen Walker Pate, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellee, Patricia Nicholson. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR. and RICHARD H. DINKINS, JJ., joined. OPINION PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S. The parties married after e... STATE of Tennessee v. Demario JOHNSON aka Leo Scott. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 29, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 06-05748; Chris Craft, Judge. Brett Stein, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Demario Johnson aka Leo Scott. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Renee W. Turner, Senior Counsel; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Alanda Dwyer and Colin Campbell, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in w... Melissa L. Bright DOCKERY v. Kevin Carl DOCKERY, Sr. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Fourth Circuit Court for Knox County, No. 77839; Bill Swann, Judge. Ben H. Houston, II, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Kevin Carl Dockery, Sr. Lisa A. White, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Melissa L. Bright Dockery. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., joined. OPINION D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J. In December 2008, Kevin Carl Dockery, Sr. ("Husband"), was found guilty of ... In re ESTATE OF Flora Etta LEADBETTER, Deceased. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Knox County, No. 64317-2; Daryl R. Fansler, Chancellor. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; and L. Vincent Williams, Deputy Attorney General; for the Appellant, Tennessee Bureau of TennCare. Thomas Privette, Jr., Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Estate of Flora Etta Leadbetter, Deceased. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, Jr., J., joined. MEMO... In re JOSHUA L. H. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Knox County, No. A-9551; Timothy Irwin, Judge. Luther H., pro se Appellant. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, and Amy T. McConnell, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee ex rel. Rhonda F. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., joined. MEMORANDUM OPINION [FN1] FN1. Rule 10 of the Rules of the Court of ... GRAPEVINE TRUCKING, LLC v. CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Bledsoe County, No. 4121; Buddy D. Perry, Judge. Christopher D. Heagerty and Lisa J. Hall, Knoxville, Tennessee for the Appellant, American Southern Insurance Company. M. Keith Davis, Dunlap, Tennessee for the Appellee, Grapevine Trucking, LLC. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J.J., joined. OPINION D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J. Grapevine Trucking, LLC ("Grapevine") sued Caro... William Alan WATERMEIER v. Sherry Dunaway MOSS and Thomas R. Moss III. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 29, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Shelby County, No. T-723, George E. Blancett, Special Judge. J. Steven Anderson, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellant William Alan Watermeier. Anne Johnson Mead, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellees, Sherry Dunaway Moss and Thomas R. Moss, III. J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined. OPINION J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J. This is a petition to establish ... Rhonda GORDON v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Maury County, No. 15990, 16359, 16557. Rhonda Gordon, pro se. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General & Reporter; Lacy Elaine Wilber, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JERRY L. SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAVID H. WELLES and ROBERT W. WEDEMEYER, JJ. joined. MEMORANDUM OPINION JERRY L. SMITH, J. This matter is before the Court upon the State's motion to affirm the judgment of the post-... James Gregory TIMMINS, Individually, and for the Benefit of all the Surviving Children of Janice Sue Timmins, Deceased v. Jerry LINDSEY, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Williamson County, No. 08776, Robbie T. Beal, Judge. David M. Pollard, Jr., Jacksboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, James Gregory Timmins, Individually, and for the benefit of all surviving children of Janice Sue Timmins, Deceased. Walter W. Bussart and Lee Bussart Bowles, Lewisburg, Tennessee, for the appellees, Jerry Lindsey, Gary Lindsey, Joseph Lindsey, and Mary Ann Owens. RICHARD H. DINKINS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK... SIEGEL-ROBERT, INC. v. Ruth E. JOHNSON, Commissioner of Revenue, State of Tennessee. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 02-2356-III; Ellen Hobbs Lyle, Chancellor. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Jonathan N. Wike, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Ruth E. Johnson, Commissioner of Revenue, State of Tennessee. Patricia Head Moskal and Joseph W. Gibbs, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Siegel-Robert, Inc. RICHARD H. DINKINS, J., delivered the opinion of... STATE of Tennessee v. Katie Ann WALSH. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 28, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County, Nos. S52014, S52825; R. Jerry Beck, Judge. Joseph F. Harrison, Blountville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Katie Ann Walsh. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin A. Ball, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Wells, Jr., District Attorney General; and Janine Myatt, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. NORMA McGEE OGLE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in whic... Tippy Lynn BAILEY v. Roger Vall GROOMS, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cocke County, No. 29, 323-111; Rex Henry Ogle, Judge. Carl R. Ogle, Jr., Jefferson City, Tennessee, for Appellant, Tippy Lynn Bailey. Ben W. Hooper, III, Newport, Tennessee, for Appellee, Pat Proffitt. JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined. OPINION JOHN W. McCLARTY, J. This negligence action arose from a gunshot injury suffered by the plaintiff during an... In re ESTATE OF Richard Clay HUMPHREYS. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Washington County, No. P0134; G. Richard Johnson, Chancellor. James D. Culp, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Richard A. Humphreys. David W. Bush, Elizabethton, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Shelia K. Humphreys. James R. Wheeler, Jonesborough, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Todd A. Humphreys, Administrator of the Estate of Richard Clay Humphreys. JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J. an... In re ALIYAH W., et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Knox County, No. 42803T; Timothy E. Irwin, Judge. Ben H. Houston II, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kenneth W. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Lindsey O. Appiah, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Department of Children's Services. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY and JOHN W. McCLARTY, JJ., jo... Estate of Jeffrey Mauro CUSATIS v. Robert R. CASEY, M.D. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anderson County, No. A6LA0157; Donald Ray Elledge, Judge. Kevin W. Shepherd, Maryville, Tennessee, for Appellant, Susan Thompson, Administratrix of the Estate of Jeffrey Mauro Cusatis. Robert H. Watson, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee, Robert R. Casey, M.D. JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, JJ., joined. OPINION JOHN W. McCLARTY, J. In this appeal, plaintiff contend... Carlton B. PARKS v. CITY OF CHATTANOOGA. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Hamilton County, No. 07-0186; Howell N. Peoples , Chancellor. Carlton B. Parks, appellant, Pro se. Crystal R. Freiberg and Phillip A. Noblett, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellee, City of Chattanooga. CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY and JOHN W. McCLARTY, JJ., joined. OPINION CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J. This is the fourth lawsuit Carlton B. Parks ("the plaintiff") has filed against ... STATE of Tennessee v. Robert BAKER, Jr. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Franklin County, No. 16848; J. Curtis Smith, Judge. Norris A. Kessler, III, Winchester, Tennessee, for the appellant, Robert Baker, Jr. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Deshea Dulany, Assistant Attorney General; J. Michael Taylor, District Attorney General, and William Copeland, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JERRY L. SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which THOMAS T. WOODA... STATE of Tennessee v. Scott Eugene LINLEY. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marshall County, No. 08-CR-52; Robert Crigler, Judge. Donna Orr Hargrove, District Public Defender; and Andrew Jackson Dearing, III, Assistant District Public Defender, for the appellant, Scott Eugene Linley. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Assistant Attorney General; Charles F. Crawford, Jr., District Attorney General; and Weakley E. Barnard, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. ... STATE of Tennessee v. Delarie Katrice PURNELL. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 27, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marshall County, No. 08CR43; Robert Crigler, Judge. Donna Orr Hargrove, District Public Defender; Michael J. Collins and William Harold, Assistant District Public Defenders, attorneys for appellant, Delarie Katrice Purnell. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clarence E. Lutz, Assistant Attorney General; Charles Frank Crawford, Jr., District Attorney General; and Weakley E. Barnard, Assistant District Attorney General, attorneys for appe... STATE of Tennessee v. Anthony Christopher BROWN. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 27, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County, No.2007-C-2401; Seth Norman, Judge. Anthony Christopher Brown, Nashville, Tennessee, Pro Se. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Leslie E. Price, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; and Dan Hamm, Assistant District Attorney General, attorneys for appellee, State of Tennessee. D. KELLY THOMAS, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JOSEPH M. TIPTON, P.J., and ... Marcel ELUHU, M.D. v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC., d/b/a Centennial Medical Center. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 27, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 05-1012-I; Claudia Bonnyman, Chancellor. C. Bennett Harrison, Jr., Brian Holmes, and Jay N. Chamness, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Marcel Eluhu, M.D. Dixie W. Cooper, Lisa D. York, Clarence James Gideon, and Catherine Corless, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc., d/b/a Centennial Medical Center. ANDY D. BENNETT, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which PATRICIA J. C... Renee L. JOHNSON. v. Grayson ROWSELL, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 27, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County, No. 1796-P-44; John D. Wootten, Jr., Judge. Michael B. Schwegler, Bart Durham and Blair Pierson Durham, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Renee L. Johnson. William B. Jakes, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Express Courier International, Inc. J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P. J., W. S., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined. OPINION J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J. This i... Rachel SUMNER, et al. v. METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE BOARD OF HEALTH, et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 27, 2009 Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 05-2807-IV; Richard H. Dinkins, Chancellor. Joseph Howell Johnston, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellants, Rachel Sumner, Michele Flynn, Eleanor Snyder, Bruce Wallenstein and Bruce Wood. Sue B. Cain, J. Brooks Fox, Elizabeth A. Sanders, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellees, Metropolitan Government of Nashville, Davidson County. J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J... STATE of Tennessee v. Denise Rae SINGH. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 27, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Blount County, No. C-16074; Michael H. Meares, Judge. Joseph Liddell Kirk, Knoxville, Tennessee (on appeal), and Raymond Mack Garner, District Public Defender (at trial), for the appellant, Denise Rae Singh. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; and John H. Bledsoe, Senior Counsel, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. JOSEPH M. TIPTON, P.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR., and NORMA McGEE OGLE, JJ... David Alan THOMPSON, Sr. v. Wendy Janette THOMPSON. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 27, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Hamilton County, No. 98-0915; W. Frank Brown, III, Chancellor. Ronald J. Berke and Megan England Demastus, Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Appellant, Wendy Janette Thompson. David Alan Thompson, Sr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, Pro Se Appellee. D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined. OPINION D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J. In this post-divorce action, issues regarding... WESTERN EXPRESS, INC. v. BRENTWOOD SERVICES, INC. et al. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 26, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, No. 07-1040-III; Ellen Hobbs Lyle, Chancellor. Isham B. Bradley, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Western Express, Inc. Tara L. Swafford and Wendee Hilderbrand, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Brentwood Services, Inc. and Brentwood Services Administrators, Inc. FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., and RICHARD H. DINKINS, J., joined. OPINION FRANK... Ronnie JACKSON, Jr. v. STATE of Tennessee. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 26, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County, No. 06-05479; John T. Fowlkes, Judge. Charles S. Mitchell, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Ronnie Jackson, Jr. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Chris West, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. DAVID H. WELLES, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ALAN E. GLENN and CAM... STATE of Tennessee v. William Lee SMITH. , Tenn.Crim.App., October 26, 2009 Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County, No. S52,385; R. Jerry Beck, Judge. Stephen M. Wallace, District Public Defender; and Joseph F. Harrison, Assistant District Public Defender, attorneys for appellant, William Lee Smith. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; David H. Findley, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Wells, Jr., District Attorney General; and James F. Goodwin, Jr., Assistant District Attorney General, attorneys for appellee, State of Tennessee.... Carol D. SHELTON et al. v. RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee. , Tenn.Ct.App., October 23, 2009 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Rutherford County, No. 08-0884 CV; Robert E. Corlew, III, Chancellor. C. Dewees Berry and Charles David Killion, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Rutherford County, Tennessee. M. Taylor Harris, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Carol D. Shelton; Ben A. Shelton, III; William Albert Shelton; Jennifer R. Shelton; Mimi P. Shelton; Ben A. Shelton, III, Steve Shelton, and William Albert Shelton as Co-Trustees of the Blackman Road Properties... © 2009 West, a Thomson business Westlaw Integration Solutions  /  Westlaw.com