Opinion FlashJune 22, 2004Volume 10 — Number 119 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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Court:TCA
Attorneys:
Keith McCord, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellant J.W. Gibson
d/b/a J.W. Gibson Company.
Terrill L. Adkins, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellees Jim Pratt
and Ron Pratt d/b/a Pratt Masonry Company.
Judge: SWINEY
First Paragraph:
This appeal involves competing claims for breach of contract. J.W.
Gibson d/b/a J.W. Gibson Company ("Defendant"), entered into an oral
contract with Pratt Masonry Company ("Pratt Masonry") for Pratt
Masonry to furnish masonry work on a house. When the work was
completed, Defendant refused to pay, claiming the masonry work was so
defective that all the bricks had to be removed and replaced. Pratt
Masonry filed suit seeking payment for the work performed under the
oral contract. Defendant counterclaimed for damages incurred in
having to remove and replace the bricks. The Trial Court concluded
Pratt Masonry breached the contract by performing substandard masonry
work, but Defendant failed to prove it was necessary to remove and
replace all the bricks. Both parties appeal. We modify the judgment
of the Trial Court and remand.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL BRANDON MOTTERN Court:TCCA Attorneys: David F. Bautista, District Public Defender; and Deborah Black Huskins, Assistant District Public Defender, for the appellant, Michael Brandon Mottern. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Thomas E. Williams, III, Assistant Attorney General; Joe C. Crumley, Jr., District Attorney General; and Steven R. Finney, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: RILEY First Paragraph: The defendant pled guilty to two counts of automobile burglary and one count of theft under $500. The Washington County Criminal Court ordered the defendant to serve an effective sentence of five years of incarceration as a Range II multiple offender. During the same hearing, the trial court revoked the defendant's probation from numerous prior convictions and ordered the defendant to serve an effective three-year sentence on those cases. The guilty plea cases and the revocation cases were consolidated on appeal. On appeal, the defendant contends: (1) upon revoking his probation for the prior convictions, the trial court erred by ordering him to serve his original sentences in confinement; and (2) the trial court erred in denying alternative sentencing regarding his new convictions. We affirm the judgments of the trial court. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/motternmb.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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