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MICKELL LOWERY v. MICHAEL REDMOND ET AL.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on May 23, 2022

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Stuart Breakstone and Adrian Vivar-Alcalde, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants, Michael Redmond and Cora Redmond.

Attorneys 2: Tannera G. Gibson and Patrick J. Hillard, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Mickell Lowery.

Judge(s): STAFFORD

Petitioner/Appellee filed a petition in chancery court against Respondents/Appellants, alleging various claims related to allegedly false and defamatory statements made by the Respondents/Appellants. An objection was made to the chancery court’s subject matter jurisdiction, seeking dismissal or transfer of the action to circuit court. The chancery court denied the motion to dismiss or transfer and ultimately rendered judgment in favor of Petitioner/Appellee. We conclude that the chancery court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We therefore reverse the judgment of the chancery court regarding subject matter jurisdiction, vacate all other orders of judgment entered by the trial court, and remand the case for transfer to circuit court.

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