Opinion FlashAugust 16, 2004Volume 10 — Number 157 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:
Raymond E. Lacy and Cynthia Lacy Wagner, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the
Appellant Todd Schott.
Robert S. Holland, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellee Animagic
Studios, LLC.
Judge: SWINEY
First Paragraph:
Todd Schott ("Plaintiff") filed this lawsuit pursuant to Tenn. Code
Ann. S 48-245-801 claiming he was a member of Animagic Studios, LLC
("the LLC"), and also that the LLC owed him over $27,000 in unpaid
salary and commissions. Plaintiff requested the Trial Court to
appoint a Receiver and to direct the Receiver to liquidate the assets
of the LLC for the benefit of the LLC's creditors and otherwise
dissolve the LLC. After a trial, the Trial Court concluded Plaintiff
was neither a creditor nor a member of the LLC and, therefore, could
not maintain this lawsuit against the LLC pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann.
S 48-245-801. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
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ALBERT YARBROUGH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Court:TCCA Attorneys: Juni S. Ganguli, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Albert Yarbrough. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Jennifer L. Bledsoe, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Lee Coffee, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: OGLE First Paragraph: The petitioner, Albert Yarbrough, was convicted by a jury in the Shelby County Criminal Court of rape, a Class B felony. The trial court sentenced the petitioner as a violent offender to fourteen years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. Following an unsuccessful appeal of his conviction, the petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging, among other grounds, ineffective assistance of counsel. The post-conviction court denied the petition, finding the petition to be barred by the statute of limitations and the petitioner's allegations to be without merit. The petitioner now brings this appeal challenging the denial of his petition for relief. Upon review of the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude that the petitioner timely filed his petition for post-conviction relief. However, we affirm the post-conviction court's denial of the petition on the merits. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/yarbralb.wpd Impact of Blakely v. Washington on Tennessee's Sentencing Scheme Date: August 13, 2004 Opinion Number: 04-131 http://www.tba.org/tba_files/AG/2004/op131.pdf 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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