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ANN M. HONEYCUTT v. WILKES, McCULLOUGH & WAGNER, and BARBARA McCULLOUGH, INDIVIDUALLY
Court: TCA
Attorneys:
Ronald D. Krelstein, Germantown, TN, for Appellant
James F. Horner, Jr., Memphis, TN, for Appellees
Judge: HORNER
This appeal involves a legal malpractice claim that a client brought against her former attorney after
this Court issued a decision terminating the client's receipt of alimony. The attorney had represented
the client in her divorce case. When the parties executed their marital dissolution agreement, the
attorney allegedly provided erroneous advice to the client about a provision that would terminate her
alimony if she cohabited with an unrelated male. Subsequent to the divorce, the client's ex-husband
filed a petition to terminate his alimony obligation because the client was living with another man.
Although the client initially retained this same attorney to defend against the petition, she later
discharged her and retained other counsel. The trial court ruled in the client's favor, but on appeal,
we reversed and terminated the alimony obligation. The client then sued her former attorney, but
the trial court granted summary judgment to the attorney based upon the one year statute of
limitations for legal malpractice claims. We affirm.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2007/honeycutta_080207.pdf
JAMES A. KILGORE v. JOAN VICTORIA KILGORE v. SHIRLEY WORLEY, et. al.
Court: TCA
Attorneys:
Jennifer Austin Mitchell and L. Thomas Austin, Dunlap, Tennessee, for the appellant, James A.
Kilgore.
Keith L. Grant, Dunlap, Tennessee, for the appellants, Shirley Worley and Michael Jason Kilgore.
Stephen T. Greer, Dunlap, Tennessee, for the appellee, Joan Victoria Kilgore.
Judge: FARMER
In this challenge to a property division following divorce, the primary dispute involves two parcels
of real property the couple had conveyed to their son in an effort to defraud the IRS. The son later
conveyed the larger parcel to the husband's sister. After the husband filed a complaint for divorce,
the wife filed a third party complaint against the son and sister-in-law, record owners of the parcels,
to recover the real property as a marital asset. The trial court found that the conveyance to the son
was never consummated, that the husband had orchestrated their efforts to transfer the property, and
that the wife should be awarded the debt-free parcels of land. The record contains clear and
convincing evidence that rebuts the presumption of delivery established by the recording of the deeds
to the grantees. There was a clear failure of delivery to the son, rendering the transfer void ab initio.
Finding the award of real property to the wife proper and the division of the marital estate not
inequitable, we affirm.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2007/kilgorej_080207.pdf
IN THE MATTER OF: M.A.W.
Court: TCA
Attorneys:
Steven Roberts, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant.
Robert Samual Weiss, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee.
Judge: FARMER
The trial court dismissed Father's petition to modify child custody upon determining no material
change in circumstances had occurred. We affirm.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2007/maw_080207.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. FRANKLIN DAVIS
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Robert S. Peters, Winchester, Tennessee, for the appellant, Franklin Davis.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Brent C. Cherry, Assistant Attorney General;
James Michael Taylor, District Attorney General; and William Copeland, Assistant District Attorney
General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee
Judge: MCLIN
The defendant, Franklin Davis, was convicted by a Franklin County jury of six counts of vandalism,
Class D and E felonies; one count of arson of personal property, a Class E felony; and one count of
conspiracy to commit vandalism, a Class D felony. He was sentenced to an effective term of seven
years imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence
and the sentences imposed by the trial court. Following our review of the record, the parties' briefs,
and the applicable law, we affirm the defendant's convictions but modify the defendant's sentence
for his conviction of arson of personal property. We affirm the defendant's sentences in all other
regards.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2007/davisf_080207.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE V. DAVID LANE GOSS
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Michael R. Jennings, Lebanon, Tennessee, for the Appellant, David Lane Goss.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Mark A. Fulks, Assistant Attorney General;
Tom P. Thompson, Jr., District Attorney General; Jerry D. Hunt, Assistant District Attorney General,
for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WEDEMEYER
The Defendant, David Lane Goss, was convicted by a Wilson County jury of driving under the
influence. On appeal, the Defendant alleges the trial court erred when it: denied his motion to
suppress certain oral statements he gave during the traffic stop; denied his motion to dismiss based
on his claim that he was not properly taken before a magistrate; and denied his motion for judgment
of acquittal. After a thorough review of the record and relevant law, we affirm the judgment of the
trial court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2007/gossd_080207.pdf
ROBERT A. PAYNE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Robert A. Payne, Pro Se.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Cameron L. Hyder, Assistant Attorney
General, and Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General.
Judge: WELLES
The Petitioner, Robert A. Payne, appeals from the order of the trial court summarily dismissing his
petition for post-conviction relief. The State has filed a motion requesting that this Court affirm the
trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The
petition was filed outside the statute of limitations and a prior petition for post-conviction relief was
previously filed, which was resolved on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Accordingly, the State's motion is granted, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2007/payner_080207.pdf
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| Love sentenced in 'Waltz' matter |
| Tennessee Waltz defendant Charles Love of Chattanooga was sentenced today in Memphis federal court to one year and one day in prison for his role in the FBI bribery and extortion sting, the Commercial Appeal reports. The lobbyist and former Hamilton County school board member pleaded guilty almost two years ago to four counts of extortion or bribery. |
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| Shelby will appeal Donald's refusal to dismiss deseg order |
| Shelby County Schools announced today it will appeal a judge's ruling that the district has not done enough to have a decades-old desegregation order lifted. U.S. Dist. Judge Bernice Donald issued a 62-page opinion last week that continued the order until 2012 and called for a special master to oversee the district's progress in achieving racial parity. |
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| Rove deadline to testify today, Bush expected to block it |
| Today is the deadline for Karl Rove, Bush's top political adviser, to provide testimony and documents related to the attorney general firings, under a subpoena from the Senate Judiciary Committee. President Bush is expected to claim executive privilege to prevent the testimony. |
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| Coffee County forms own probation program |
| The Coffee County Probation Service was created by the county commission last week.
The county's two General Sessions Court judges, Jere Ledsinger and Tim Brock, had suggested the county starts its own probation program, the |
Manchester Times reports.
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| Fugitives turn themselves in by going to church |
| Ninety-four people went to church yesterday -- when they went in they were fugitives but when they came out most had been absolved of wrongdoing. They had surrended to Nashville police under the U.S. Marshals Service's Fugitive Safe Surrender program, which uses churches as sanctuaries where fugitives can surrender in hopes of clearing their cases. |
The Tennessean has the story
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| Mansour helps expand immigration practice |
| This Virginia-born lawyer, whose parents immigrated from Palestine,
is living her dream of practicing immigration law. Mona Mansour tells about expanding the immigration law practice at Apperson Crump. |
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| Whole Foods, Wild Oats combo may be antitrust violation |
| Would a merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats amount to an antitrust violation?
A reference by Whole Foods' chief executive CEO John Mackey to avoiding "nasty price wars," were cited repeatedly during a Wednesday court hearing to block the the $565 million transaction. "Nasty price wars are nasty to Mr. Mackey," Michael Bloom, a lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission said. "But they are not nasty to consumers." |
The Tennessean carried this AP story
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| Cawood resigns from court job, keeps commission post |
| A Knox County Commissioner who has been among those under fire for drawing a paycheck from both the commission and a county job, has resigned.
Sharon Cawood resigned from her job in the Circuit, Juvenile and Civil Sessions Court Clerk's office "to end any controversy arising from recent events," she wrote in her resignation letter. Cawood was appointed during a controversial Jan. 31 meeting
when commissioners selected her and seven others to replace eight commissioners tossed from office because of a state Supreme Court ruling upholding term limits.
Many criticized the appointments, especially those of commission relatives. Cawood is married to Mark Cawood, one of the county commissioners ousted Jan. 31. |
Read more in the News Sentinel
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| Jenkins asks for sub again |
| Knox County Criminal Court Judge Ray Lee Jenkins asked Gov. Bredesen to appoint a special judge to replace him temporarily, the News Sentinel reports this afternoon. The letter to the governor was accompanied by a letter from Jenkins' doctor, stating that he "should be able to fully resume his duties." Jenkins has recently been ill with a parathyroid problem that produces high calcium levels.
Retired Judge James B. "Buddy" Scott has been designated to fill in for Jenkins through Aug. 17. |
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| Rep. Favors will stay in House |
| State Rep. JoAnne Favors announced Wednesday that she will stay in the State House and will not enter the special election to fill the seat held by former State Sen. Ward Crutchfield. |
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| Service for Vincent set for Friday |
| A memorial service for Nashville lawyer
David Lee Vincent Jr. who died July 31, will be held at noon on Aug. 3, with visitation starting at 11. It will be at Smith Brothers Funeral Directors, 706 Monroe St., Nashville, TN 37208. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Tennessee Valley Health Systems (TVHS)-Voluntary Service for Dialysis Unit, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212. |
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| U of M to honor 'pillars of excellence' |
| The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law alumni chapter will honor 16 of the legal community's "Pillars of Excellence from America's Greatest Generation" at its annual dinner Aug. 18. The honorees include Irvin Bogatin, Jim Causey, Frank Crawford, Charles M. Crump, Lewis Donelson, Hal Gerber, Frank Glankler, Benjamin Hooks, H.T. Lockard, Frances Loring, Jim Manire, Tom Prewitt, S. Shepherd Tate, Billy Walsh, Roane Waring Jr. and Harry Wellford. For more information or to reserve your seat, contact Kelly Davis at 901-678-4299. Deadline is Aug. 13.
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