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TBALink Opinion-Flash
October 22, 1997 -- Volume #3 -- Number #106
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ALMA JEAN GRAYSON vs. HEALTHTRUST, INC.- THE HOSPITAL COMPANY Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: For the Appellant: For the Appellee Ann Buntin Steiner W. Reese Willis, III Steiner & Steiner Willis & Knight 214 Second Avenue North 215 Second Avenue North Suite 203 Nashville, TN 37201 Nashville, TN 37201-1644 Judge:WEATHERFORD First Paragraph: Plaintiff Alma Jean Grayson, has appealed from the action of the trial court in dismissing her claim for failure to give timely notice as required by TENN. CODE ANN. Section 50-6-201 and 50-6-202. URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/graysona_opn.WP6
TRACY JENKINS
vs.
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.
Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel
Attorneys:
For the Appellant: For the Appellees:
Katherine Boyte Michael J. Vetter
Julia J. Tate BREWER, KRAUSE,
GRACEY, RUTH, HOWARD, TATE & BROOKS & MILLS
SOWELL Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Charles R. Niewold
Nashville, Tennessee
Judge:Brandt
First Paragraph:
The dispute is between the employee, Tracy Jenkins, her employer,
Bridgestone/Firestone, and her employer's previous insurer, Yasuda
Fire & Marine Insurance Company. The controversy results from
Jenkins' increased disability following a court-approved workers'
compensation settlement. We conclude that the increased disability is
compensable and pursuant to Tenn. Code. Ann. S50-6-231 she is entitled
to an increase in the previous award. The statute authorizes the
modification of an award on the ground of increase or decrease of
incapacity due solely to the injury.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/jenkinst_opn.WP6
EMILY MILLS
vs.
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF EAST
TENNESSEE, INC
Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel
Attorneys:
For the Appellant: For the Appellee:
James M. Moore Barry K. Maxwell
MOORE & SMITH, P.C. Reuben N. Pelot, IV
706 Walnut Street, Suite 600 EGERTON, McAFEE, ARMISTEAD
Knoxville, TN 37902 & DAVIS, P.C.
500 First American Center
P. O. Box 2047
Knoxville, TN 37901
Judge:BYERS
First Paragraph:
The trial court found the plaintiff had sustained a 10 percent
vocational impairment to her left lower extremity as a result of an
injury to her knee on September 25, 1991. The trial court further
found the plaintiff reached maximum medical improvement on March 3,
1993. Additionally, the trial court found the defendant was not
liable for medical bills incurred by the plaintiff after March 3,
1993.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/mills_wc.WP6
JUDICIAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
ADVISORY OPINION NO. 97-3
Court:TSC - Rules
First Paragraph:
The committee has been asked to render an opinion for a chancellor
concerning a request he has received from a city police department to
assist them on his "non-judicial time" in firearms training and as a
member of the police department's competing pistol team. In order to
receive liability insurance coverage, to upgrade his certification as
a firearms instructor, and in order to compete on the police
department's pistol team, it is necessary that he receives a
commission from the police department.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_RULES/alissant_wpd.WP6
IN RE: AMENDMENT TO RULE 10,
RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Court:TSC - Rules
First Paragraph:
Rule 10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, which sets out
the Code of Judicial Conduct, is hereby amended by deleting Section C
of Canon 5 and the accompanying commentary, and replacing it.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_RULES/RULE10_AD2.WP6
FAITH BALLARD
vs.
JOHN WETZEL
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
CHRISTOPHER VAN RIPER, STUART & VAN RIPER, Clinton, for Plaintiff
Appellant.
BILL W. PETTY, O'CONNOR , PETTY, CHILD & BOSWELL, Knoxville, for
Defendant-Appellee.
Judge:Franks
First Paragraph:
In this action to recover a Corvette motor vehicle, the Trial Judge,
after trial, ruled that the defendant was entitled to possession of
the vehicle.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/ballardf_opn.WP6
ANNETTE CHRISTENBERRY
and J.G. CHRISTENBERRY
vs.
HENRY S. NELSON, JR., M.D., ET AL,
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
ANNETTE CHRISTENBERRY, Pro Se, Seymour, Tennessee.
HOWARD H. VOGEL and STEPHEN C. DAVES, O'NEIL, PARKER & WILLIAMSON,
Knoxville, for Defendants-Appellees.
Judge:Franks
First Paragraph:
In this medical malpractice action, the Trial Court granted the
defendant, Henry S. Nelson, Jr., M.D., summary judgment, and
plaintiffs have appealed.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/chrstnbr_opn.WP6
JOYCE BERRYHILL and
CARTINA BERRYHILL
vs.
RON G. SWINEA and wife,
WILLIE JO SWINEA
WILLIAM TUCKER; RANDY TUCKER
and wife, DONNA E. TUCKER
CLELAND EZELL and wife,
SHIRLEY EZELL
MARGIE L. NEWTON
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
RANDY HILLHOUSE
327 West Gaines Street
P. O. Box 787
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464
Attorney for Plaintiffs/Appellants
CHARLES W. HOLT, JR.
P. O. Box 357
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464
Attorney for Defendants/Appellees
PAUL PLANT
P. O. Box 399
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464
Attorney for Defendant
Judge: CANTRELL
First Paragraph:
The parties to this boundary line dispute all acknowledged that the
deeds to their respective properties described their common boundary
as a straight line, but they differed as to the correct placement of
that line. After hearing all the proof, the trial court ordered a new
survey to establish a boundary line whose bearings changed in
mid-course, giving each of the parties some of what they claimed. We
reverse the order of the trial court, because we can find no evidence
in the record to support it.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/berryhij_opn.WP6
SUSAN LYNN MARTIN BJORK
(STROUTH)
vs.
JAMES ALBERT BJORK
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
PHILIP E. SMITH
ROBERT TODD JACKSON
Nashville, Tennessee
Attorneys for Appellant
R. STEVEN WALDRON
TERRY A. FANN
WALDRON & FANN
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Attorneys for Appellee
Judge: HIGHERS
First Paragraph:
Susan Lynn Martin Bjork Strouth (Mother) appeals the trial court's
orders changing temporary and permanent custody of two of the parties'
minor children to Appellee James Albert Bjork (Father).
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/bjorksl_opn.WP6
KEVIN CALDWELL
vs.
NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING
CORPORATION, U.S.A.
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
Shelley I. Stiles
5214 Maryland Way, #210
Brentwood, TN 37027
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT
Andree Sophia Blumstein
SHERROD & ROE PLC
424 Church St., Suite 2000
Nashville, TN 37219
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE,
Judge:TODD
First Paragraph:
The plaintiff, Kevin Caldwell, has appealed from a summary judgment
dismissing his suit against Nissan Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A., his
former employer, for damages resulting from the termination of his
employment in retaliation for his claiming workers compensation
benefits.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/caldwelk_opn.WP6
GARY W. PHELPS
vs.
TENNESSEE BOARD OF PAROLES,
ET AL.,
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
For the Plaintiff/Appellant: For the Defendants/Appellees:
Gary W. Phelps, Pro Se J. Knox Walkup
Attorney General and Reporter
Patricia C. Kussmann
Assistant Attorney General
Judge:KOCH
First Paragraph:
This appeal involves a state prisoner's efforts to obtain judicial
review of the decision of the Tennessee Board of Paroles to deny him
parole. After exhausting his available remedies before the Board, the
prisoner filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the Chancery Court
for Davidson County challenging the Board's decision. The trial court
dismissed the petition on the ground that it had not been filed within
sixty days as required by Tenn. Code Ann. S 27-9-102 (1980). We find
that the petition was timely filed and, therefore, vacate the order of
dismissal.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/phelpsgw_opn.WP6
WILLIAM SELLERS
vs.
MICHAEL ANDERSON
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
For the Plaintiff/Appellee: For the Defendant/Appellant:
Philip D. Irwin Robert E. Hoehn
Neal & Harwell Rabin P. Nimmo
Nashville, Tennessee Nimmo, Hoehn, Kirt & Partin
Nashville, Tennessee
Judge:KOCH
First Paragraph:
This appeal involves the dismissal of a de novo appeal from general
sessions court for failure to comply with a local rule requiring that
these appeals be set for trial within forty-five days. After the
Circuit Court for Davidson County dismissed his appeal, the appellant
filed a Tenn. R. Civ. P. 60.02(1) motion seeking relief from the
judgment. The trial court denied the motion, and the appellant has
appealed to this court. We have determined that the appellant
demonstrated grounds for relief under Tenn. R. App. P. 60.02(1) and
accordingly vacate the order denying the appellant's motion for
post-judgment relief.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/sellersw_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN BERNSTEIN
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
ROBERT M. COHEN JOHN KNOX WALKUP
Attorney at Law Attorney General & Reporter
303 High Street
Maryville, TN 37804 TIMOTHY F. BEHAN
Assistant Attorney General
2nd Floor, Cordell Hull Building
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
MICHAEL L. FLYNN
District Attorney General
KIRK E. ANDREWS
Assistant District Attorney General
363 Court Street
Maryville, TN 37804-5906
Judge:WOODALL
First Paragraph:
The Defendant, Christopher Allen Bernstein, appeals as of right
pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. The
Blount County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Defendant
with rape. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he pled guilty to the charge
and received an agreed sentence of eight (8) years as a Range I
Standard Offender. As part of the plea agreement, Defendant was
afforded a sentencing hearing for the trial court to determine the
manner of service of the sentence. The trial court ordered Defendant
to serve the entire sentence in the Department of Correction. In this
appeal, Defendant raises two issues: (1) He argues that the
conviction should be reversed and the charges dismissed because the
indictment fails to allege the mens rea, and (2) he argues the trial
court erred in ordering him to serve his entire sentence in the
Department of Correction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/brnstenc_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
RANDY SCOTT MORRELL
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
For the Appellant: For the Appellee:
Stephen M. Wallace Charles W. Burson
District Public Defender Attorney General of Tennessee
and and
Terry Jordan Darian B. Taylor
Assistant Public Defender Asst Attorney General of Tennessee
P. O. Box 839 450 James Robertson Parkway
Blountville, TN 37617-0839 Nashville, TN 37243-0493
H. Greeley Wells, Jr.
District Attorney General
and
Gene Perrin
Nancy S. Harr
Asst District Attorneys General
P.O. Box 526
Blountville, TN 37617-025
Judge:Tipton
First Paragraph:
The defendant, Randy Scott Morrell, is before us in an extraordinary
appeal, T.R.A.P. 10, from the order of the Sullivan County Criminal
Court affirming the prosecuting attorney's denial of his application
for pretrial diversion. The sole issue for our review is whether the
trial court erred by affirming the denial.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/morrelrs_opn.WP6
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