Opinion FlashAugust 15, 2003Volume 9 — Number 148 Following this index are summaries of each case, including its name, first paragraph, author's name, and the names of attorneys for the parties of each opinion. This Issue (IN THIS ORDER):
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EQUALIZATION, ET AL.
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
J.W. Dietzen, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the Appellant First
Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga.
Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore,
Solicitor General, and Ann Louise Vix, Senior Counsel, Nashville,
Tennessee, for the Appellees Tennessee State Board of Equalization and
Tennessee Assessment Appeals Commission.
Mary Neill Southerland, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the Appellee Bill
Bennett, Hamilton County Assessor of Property.
Judge: SWINEY
First Paragraph:
Ms. Madeline D. Apple bequeathed her house to First Presbyterian
Church of Chattanooga ("the Church") to be used for the temporary
housing and convenience of the Church's missionaries. The Church
filed a formal application with the Board of Equalization requesting
the house be exempted from property taxation because it was used
purely and exclusively for carrying out the Church's missionary work.
The request for exemption was denied, a decision later upheld by an
Administrative Law Judge and then by the Assessment Appeals
Commission. The Church appealed the final decision of the Assessment
Appeals Commission to the Hamilton County Chancery Court ("Trial
Court"). After a hearing, the Trial Court concluded the house was not
used purely and exclusively for religious purposes and denied an
exemption. The Church appeals, and we affirm.
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JACK EDWARD FORREST v. CITY OF RIDGETOP and KEN PARSONS, in his official capacity as Police and Fire Commissioner, PAUL MYER, in his official capacity as Chief of Police, and DARRELL DENTON, in his official capacity as Mayor Court:TCA Attorneys: James L. Harris, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jack Edward Forrest. William Bates, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, City of Ridgetop, Ken Parsons, Paul Myers and Darrell Denton. Judge: MCCOY First Paragraph: The plaintiff, Jack Edward Forrest, brought this wrongful discharge action against the defendants, City of Ridgetop, Commissioner of Police and Fire Ken Parsons, Chief of Police Paul Myers and Ridgetop Mayor Darrell Denton. The defendants moved for summary judgment, relying upon affidavits and statements of undisputed material facts purporting to show that the plaintiff was discharged for failure to uphold a minimum standard of conduct, evidenced by insubordination, disobedience to a written directive, use of a recording device at a staff meeting and use of a personal vehicle for police action. The trial court, in granting summary judgment, found that the plaintiff failed to prove a prima facie case that he was wrongfully discharged from his employment in violation of the Public Protection Act of Tennessee, T.C.A.S 50-1-304, and failed to prove the reasons given for his termination by the City of Ridgetop were pretextual. We affirm. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/forrest.wpd JOHN MERCER HASTY v. BOBBIE ANNA HASTY Court:TCA Attorneys: Ernest Wilson Williams and Anna Elizabeth Freeman, Franklin, Tennessee, attorneys for the Appellant, John Mercer Hasty. Rose T. Palermo, Nashville, Tennessee, attorney for the Appellee, Bobbie Anna Hasty. Judge: INMAN First Paragraph: The Petitioner seeks a reduction/termination of his alimony obligation based upon asserted material change of circumstances. The divorce was granted in 1994; thereafter the Respondent began receiving her awarded share of the Petitioner's retirement benefits, and Social Security benefits, both of which were within the contemplation of the parties at the time of the divorce, and thus cannot constitute a material change of circumstances. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/hasty.wpd AZIZA KLJAJIC v. MIRZET KLJAJIC Court:TCA Attorneys: Audrey L. Anderson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Mirzet Kljajic James G. King, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Aziza Kljajic Judge: TAYLOR First Paragraph: This case raises the question of jurisdiction over a nonresident, in a divorce filed by a Tennessee resident who also seeks custody of the parties' minor children, child support and attorney fees. We hold that the court has jurisdiction to grant the divorce and award custody but does not have jurisdiction to award child support or attorney fees. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/kljajic.wpd PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL! GET A FULL-TEXT COPY OF AN OPINION! JOIN THE TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION! SUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH! UNSUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH? ... SURELY NOT! But if you must, visit the TBALink web site at: http://www.tba.org/op-flash.mgi Home • Contact Us • PageFinder • What's New • Help |
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