COURT OF APPEALS OPINIONS

01A01-9607-CV-00328
01A01-9607-CV-00328
Trial Court Judge: Thomas Goodall

01A01-9607-CV-00337
01A01-9607-CV-00337
Trial Court Judge: Walter C. Kurtz

Carl E. Jordan, v. Tennessee Board of Paroles, et al.
01A01-9607-CH-00347
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Robert S. Brandt

An inmate in the custody of the Department of Correction filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to challenge the Parole Board’s refusal to grant him parole. The Chancery Court dismissed the Petition for failure to comply with the time limitations for filing. We affirm the dismissal on the alternate ground of failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

01A01-9606-CH-00278
01A01-9606-CH-00278
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

01A01-9606-CH-00279
01A01-9606-CH-00279
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

Seffernick vs. St. Thomas Hospital
01A01-9606-CV-00282

01A01-9606-CH-00256
01A01-9606-CH-00256
Trial Court Judge: Henry F. Todd

01A01-9606-CH-00256
01A01-9606-CH-00256

01A01-9605-CH-00222
01A01-9605-CH-00222
Trial Court Judge: Billy Joe White

01A01-9603-CH-00098
01A01-9603-CH-00098

01A01-9607-CV-00334
01A01-9607-CV-00334
Trial Court Judge: Bobby H. Capers

01A01-9608-BC-00359
01A01-9608-BC-00359
Trial Court Judge: William C. Koch

The Honorable Hamilton v. Gayden, Jr., Judge
01A01-9607-CV-00338
Trial Court Judge: Hamilton V. Gayden, Jr.

02A01-9507-CV-00156
02A01-9507-CV-00156
Trial Court Judge: Charles A. Sevier

03C01-9604-CC-00156
03C01-9604-CC-00156

X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX

03A01-9512-CH-00453
03A01-9512-CH-00453

03A01-9606-CV-00181
03A01-9606-CV-00181

Clyde Tull v. Paul Wilson
02A01-9601-CH-00020
Authoring Judge: Judge Herschel Pickens Franks
Trial Court Judge: Judge Joe C. Morris

In this action the plaintiff sought extraordinary relief to prevent defendant from nterfering with plaintiff's use of a roadway, and for damages for past interference.

Michael Morat, Individually, and Morat's Insurance Agency, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation, v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
02A01-9412-CV-00270
Authoring Judge: Judge Herschel Pickens Franks
Trial Court Judge: Judge Wyeth Chandler

In this action for malicious prosecution, the Trial Judge granted the defendant summary judgment, and plaintiffs have appealed.

03A01-9608-PB-00254
03A01-9608-PB-00254

Eastera Bell Porter, Individually and as Surviving Spouse and Next Friend of Jasper D. Porter, Deceased, v. Jess McGee, M.D. and Methodis Hospitals of Memphis, Inc., and Mahfuzur Rahman, M.D.
02A01-9509-CV-00204
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Trial Court Judge: Judge Robert A. Lanier

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion filed by Appellant, Eastera Bell Porter, individually and as surviving spouse and next friend of Jasper D. Porter, deceased, under Rule 60 T.R.C.P., to set aside the summary judgments entered in favor of the appellees, Jesse McGee, M.D. and Methodist Hospitals of Memphis (Methodist). After review of the record, we find an absence of abuse by the trial court in this regard and affirm. We set forth our reasons below.

Charles G. Miller, IV and wife, Brenda Miller, v. Dana R. Mabe and Shane Gant, A/K/A Shane Cooper, and The Glens Falls Insurance Company
01A01-9602CV-00056
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly Kirby Lillard
Trial Court Judge: Judge John A. Turnbull

This case involves the interpretation of an insurance policy. After being struck by a vehicle driven by defendant Dana R. Mabe (“Mabe”), plaintiff Charles G. Miller (“Miller”) filed this personal injury lawsuit against Mabe and defendant The Glens Falls Insurance Company (“Glens Falls”). The trial court granted Glens Falls’ motion for summary judgment, holding that Miller was not covered by the uninsured motorist provision of the Glens Falls policy because he was not “occupying” the insured vehicle at the time he was injured. Miller appealed the trial court’s decision. We affirm.

Joel Thomas Catlett, Jr., v. Marjean Ge'Nell Perryman Catlett
01A01-9605-CH-00244
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Judge Henry Denmark Bell

The trial court granted the parties a divorce, and ordered the husband to pay the wife alimony in futuro. The parties were also granted joint custody of the teenage children, with the husband to have primary physical custody. On appeal, the husband challenges the nature and amount of the alimony award, and the trial court’s failure to order the wife to pay child support. We remand this case to enable the trialcourt to make the findings of fact in regard to child support that are required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-101(e)(1). In all other respects we affirm the trial court.

James T. Morris, v. The Board of Education of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
01A01-9605-CH-00247
Authoring Judge: Judge Samuel L. Lewis
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Robert S. Brandt

Defendant/appellant, the Board of Education of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools ("Board"), appeals from the judgment of the Chancery Court for Davidson County which held that
the Board could not use an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") to conduct a hearing on whether to dismiss plaintiff/appellee, James Morris, a non-tenured teacher in the Metro school system. The facts out of which this case arose are as follows.