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Mildred Johnson and Gary Johnson, v. Charles T. Cantrell and Patricia Cantrell 01A01-9712-CV-00690 Plaintiffs Mildred and Gary Johnson appeal an order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants Charles T. and Patricia Cantrell. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the trial court’s ruling. Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer Originating Judge:Judge Barbara N. Haynes	Davidson County	Court of Appeals	01/07/99
Florence Howard v. Jimmie Howard 02A01-9608-CV-00175 Defendant Jimmie Howard (Husband) appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to set aside the final divorce decree previously entered by the court. We affirm the trial court’s judgment based on our conclusion that the record contains insufficient evidence to support the Husband’s motion to set aside. Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer Originating Judge:Judge James E. Swearengen	Shelby County	Court of Appeals	01/05/99
Hale v. Athens Stove Works 03S01-9708-CH-00104 This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The employee, Gregory Hale, has perfected an appeal from a decision of the trial court which declined to modify and increase an award of 25% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. Plaintiff began working for defendant, Athens Stove Works, in 1987 and sustained an on-the-job injury during 1988 which resulted in surgery on his back for a disc problem. His doctor gave him a 15% medical impairment and the court awarded 25% disability to the body as a whole, etc. After being off from work for about eleven months, he returned to work performing the same duties. On about April 17, 199, while working as a welder, he sustained another injury to his back. A trial was conducted on June 4, 1993 which resulted in an additional award of 25% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. A judgment for this award was entered on August 13, 1993. Before the judgment became final, plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial and/or to alter the judgment seeking to increase the award based on newly discovered medical evidence. The record indicates there were no further hearings until July 1997 when the court reconsidered the case by reviewing additional medical records of the treating physician and plaintiff's testimony and determined it was not appropriate to adjust or alter the award of disability. At the trial for the second and last injury, plaintiff testified he was 34 years of age and was a high school graduate. He said he also had some vocational- technical school training and possessed a drafting license. He stated that after the 199 injury, he continued to do light work (mostly sweeping) until about June 22, 199, when he was terminated because his employer stated there was no work available which he could do in his condition. The record indicates he has not worked since leaving employment with defendant. He told the court he was in a great deal of pain and could not sit or stand for any prolonged period of time and that he had to take medication regularly to mask the pain. His complaints of pain were to his low back and leg. 2 Authoring Judge: Roger E. Thayer, Special Judge Originating Judge:Hon. Earl H. Henley,	Knox County	Workers Compensation Panel	01/04/99
Wayne Eldred Hill v. CNA Insurance and Larry Brinton, Jr., Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, Tennessee Dept of Labor - Concurring 03S01-9608-CH-00086 I concur in the majority's holding that this case falls within the purview of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-208(a). I, however, continue to adhere to my dissent in Bomely v. Mid-America Corp., 970 S.W.2d 929 (Tenn. 1998), in which I concluded that Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-208(a) is applicable when there is a subsequent injury and the employee is rendered permanently and totally disabled. Subsection (b), however, should apply only when the employee is still able to earn a wage or be gainfully employed but has received compensable vocational disabilities that exceed 100 percent or 400 weeks of compensation Authoring Judge: Justice Janice M. Holder		Supreme Court	01/04/99
Wayne Eldred Hill v. CNA Insurance and Larry Brinton, Jr. Director Chancellor of the Division of Worker's Compensation Fund, Tennessee Department of Labor 03S01-9608-CH-00086 In this workers’ compensation action, the trial court determined that Wayne Eldred Hill, the employee, was permanently and totally disabled. Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-208(a), the court apportioned 10 percent of the award to the employer and 90 percent of the award to the Second Injury Fund. The case was referred to the Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel for findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-225(e). The Appeals Panel modified the award by apportioning 65 percent to the employer and 35 percent to the Second Injury Fund pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-208(b). Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. Originating Judge:Chancellor Frederick K. McDonald	Knox County	Supreme Court	01/04/99
01C01-9607-CC-00139 01C01-9607-CC-00139 Originating Judge:Jim T. Hamilton	Lawrence County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
James Thomas Jefferson vs. State 01C01-9711-CR-00538 Originating Judge:Walter C. Kurtz	Davidson County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
Bruce Little vs. State 01C01-9710-CR-00461	Davidson County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
William Winchester vs. Christy Little 02A01-9806-CV-00158 Originating Judge:Julian P. Guinn	Madison County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
James Thomas Jefferson vs. State 01C01-9711-CR-00538 Originating Judge:Walter C. Kurtz	Davidson County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
Annaco Inc. vs. John Corbin 02A01-9804-CH-00111 Originating Judge:D. J. Alissandratos	Shelby County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
William Winchester vs. Christy Little 02A01-9806-CV-00158 Originating Judge:John Franklin Murchison	Madison County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
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Jean Dotson vs. Amanda Blake 02A01-9804-CV-00117 Originating Judge:William B. Acree	Weakley County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
Kenneth Culbert v. Carter County, Tennessee 03A01-9801-CV-00018 The appellant, Mr. Kenneth Culbert, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Carter County granting Carter County’s motion to dismiss or for summary judgment of Mr. Culbert’s appeal of a decision of the Carter County Planning Commission by a writ of certiorari. Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Houston M. Goddard	Carter County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX	Hamilton County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
State vs. Terry Smith 01C01-9609-CC-00404 Originating Judge:Allen W. Wallace	Cheatham County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
Bobby Rushing vs. Robert Daniel 02A01-9711-CH-00278 Originating Judge:R. Lee Moore Jr.	Dyer County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
State vs. Alberta Beard, et al 02A01-9806-JV-00159 Originating Judge:J. Weber Mccraw	Fayette County	Court of Appeals	12/31/98
State vs. Isaiah Higgs 02C01-9801-CR-00021 Originating Judge:Arthur T. Bennett	Shelby County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
State vs. Tony Young 02C01-9801-CR-00010	Shelby County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
01C01-9607-CC-00139 01C01-9607-CC-00139 Originating Judge:Jim T. Hamilton	Lawrence County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
Bruce Little vs. State 01C01-9710-CR-00461 Originating Judge:Walter C. Kurtz	Davidson County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
State vs. Vickie Herron/Wanda Griffin 02C01-9702-CR-00067	Shelby County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/31/98
State vs. Kevin Abston 02C01-9807-CR-00212	Shelby County	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/30/98