CAROL BUCKLEY v. THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE, INC. - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jul 17, 2020

Head Comment: CORRECTION: The last sentence of the last paragraph on page 4 has been changed to read: "It also encouraged us to affirm the trial court's..."

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Edward M. Yarbrough and W. Justin Adams, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Carol Buckley.

Attorneys 2: Robert E. Boston and Mark M. Bell, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, Inc.

Judge(s): CLEMENT

This is an accelerated interlocutory appeal as of right, pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B, from the trial court’s denial of a motion for recusal. Having reviewed the petition for recusal appeal, pursuant to the de novo standard as required under Rule 10B, § 2.01, we reverse the trial court’s decision to deny the motion for recusal and remand with instructions for another judge to be designated to preside over this case.