February 10, 2000 Volume 6 -- Number 021 What follows is the case style or name, first paragraph, author's name, and the names of attorneys for the parties of each opinion released eletronically today to TBALink from Tennessee's three appellate courts. 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Pera Editor-in-Chief, TBALink DAVID CHENAULT VS. JEFF L. WALKER, JO BURSEY, JACK L. MOORE, OCEAN INN, INC., and DIMENSION III FINANCIAL, INC. Court:TCA Attorneys: Les Jones; Scott J. Crosby; Burch, Porter & Johnson of Memphis For Appellee Allan B. Thorp; Thorp and Jones, PLC of Memphis For Appellants, Bursey, Ocean Inn, Inc., and Dimension III Financial, Inc. Rex L. Brasher, Jr.; Brown, Brasher & Smith of Memphis For Jack L. Moore Judge: CRAWFORD First Paragraph: This case deals with in personam jurisdiction under the Tennessee Long Arm Statute and comes to this Court as a T.R.A.P. interlocutory appeal. Defendants, Jo Bursey (Bursey), Jack L. Moore (Moore), Ocean Inn, Inc. (Ocean Inn), and Dimension III Financial, Inc. (Dimension III), appeal the order of the trial court denying their motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/CHENAU.wpd G. E. CAPIITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. VS. BELINDA J. LESTER YOUNG Court:TCA Attorneys: Clifton E. Darnell of Memphis For Appellant, Defendant-Appellant, Belinda J. Lester Young, Pro Se Judge: CRAWFORD First Paragraph: This appeal involves an action for possession of real property. Defendant, Belinda J. Lester Young, appeals from the trial court's judgment granting possession of the subject property to plaintiff, G. E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/GECAPI.wpd ROBERT EUGENE LAMB, Indiv., JAMES MORRIS LOFTON, Indiv., ROBERT C. LEE, Indiv., and WILLIAM GORDON BAILEY, Indiv. VS. MEGAFLIGHT, INC., a Florida Corp., RONALD ROSENBERG, Indiv., and GILBERT NOEL, Indiv. Court:TCA Attorneys: E. PATRICK LANCASTER PETKOFF & LANCASTER Memphis, Tennessee DONALD R. ANDERSON SMITH, HOWARD & AJAX Atlanta, Georgia Attorneys for Appellants TERRY ABERNATHY Selmer, Tennessee MARTIN A. PEDATA St. Petersburg, Florida Attorneys for Appellees Judge: HIGHERS First Paragraph: Lamb, Lee, Lofton, and Bailey ("Plaintiffs" or "Phoenix") brought suit alleging breach of contract and fraudulent inducement in the Chancery Court of McNairy County, Tennessee. MegaFlight, Rosenberg, and Noel ("MegaFlight") filed a Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction because a forum selection clause in the contract specified that any action must be brought in the courts of Orange County, Florida. The trial court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs appeal. Based upon the following, we reverse the lower court's grant of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/lambrbte.wpd LESLIE A. LEWIS VS. JOHN S. MUCHMORE and VIRGINIA L. MUCHMORE Court:TCA Attorneys: T. James Watson, Bartlett, Tennessee Attorney for Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs/Appellants. Roger A. Stone, Memphis, Tennessee Attorney for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/Appellee. Judge: FARMER First Paragraph: Leslie A. Lewis filed a detainer warrant in the General Sessions Court of Shelby County against John S. Muchmore and Virginia Muchmore alleging forcible entry and detainer (FED) or unlawful detainer. The court entered judgment for possession only and the Muchmores appealed to circuit court where the Muchmores brought a counter-complaint for specific performance of a real estate contract. Following a bench trial, judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff, Leslie A. Lewis, restoring her to possession of the subject premises and dismissing the counter-complaint. This appeal resulted. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/lewisla.wpd PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL! Feel free to forward this Opinion Flash on to anyone you know of with an e-mail address. GET A FULL-TEXT COPY OF AN OPINION! See the intrsuctions at the beginning of this edition of Opinion Flash. JOIN TBALink! 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