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01-New Opinons From TSC

02-New Opinons From TSC-Rules

00-New Opinons From TSC-Workers Comp Panel

01-New Opinons From TCA

00-New Opinons From TCCA

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George Dean
TBALink Chief Editor

MATTHEW SEFFERNICK
vs.
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL AND   
BARRY E. YARBROUGH, M.D.

Court:TSC

Attorneys: 

FOR APPELLANTS:             FOR APPELLEE:

C.J. GIDEON, JR.            ROGER L. GILBERT
SHIRLEY A. IRWIN            KNOXVILLE
NASHVILLE
                         
Judge:HOLDER

First Paragraph:

We granted this appeal to decide whether the trial court erred in
relying on excerpts of a deposition when striking the affidavit of the
plaintiff's expert.  The Court of Appeals held that the depositional
excerpts could not "be considered as evidence" because they
"contain[ed] no affidavit as required by T.R.C.P. Rules 30.03 and
56.05."  We reverse the appellate court's dismissal finding:  (1) 
that the issue was waived; (2)  that Tenn. R. Civ. P. 30.03 and 56.05
neither preclude filing excerpts of a deposition nor require that an
affidavit be attached to deposition excerpts; and (3)  that the trial
judge neither abused his discretion nor acted arbitrarily in striking
the expert's affidavit pursuant to Tenn. R. Evid. 702 and 703.

URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC/seffernm_opn.WP6


JUDICIAL ETHICS OPINION

Court:TSC - Rules
                          
Judge:Frierson

First Paragraph:

Inquiry has been submitted to the Committee for issuance of an opinion
directing whether a Judge may prepare and transmit a personal letter
on private stationery to friends and/or acquaintances endorsing the
candidacy of another Judge.  The request originates from a Judge
desiring to contact personal friends in a jurisdiction separate from
that within which he presides.

URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_RULES/rollins_opn.WP6
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_RULES/rollins_dis.WP6


JACQUELINE S. WHITESIDE
vs.
JERRY WHITESIDE

Court:TCA

Attorneys: 

John P. Konvalinka, Esq.
Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attorney for Appellant

Edward A. Love, Esq.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attorney for Appellee
                         
Judge:WILLIAMS

First Paragraph:

This appeal is from the action by the trial court on a contempt
citation by the Appellant, hereinafter "Wife," and a Petition to
Modify the original Divorce Decree and a motion under Rule 60, Tenn.
R. Civ. P., brought by the Appellee, hereinafter "Husband."

URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/whitesdj_opn.WP6

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