Castlewood Inc., v. Anderson County, Tennessee; Patsy Stair, Trustee; Owen K. Richardson, Tax Assessor, City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Tennessee State Board of Equalization
03S01-9705-CH-00053
Authoring Judge: Special Justice Lyle Reid
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor William W. Lantrip

This case presents for review the Court of Appeals' decision that the classificatin as industrial and commercial of two or more condominiums units rented by the owners to others for their use as residences does not violate Article II, Section 28 of the Tennessee Constitution. Nor does the statute violate the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution. That decision is affirmed.

Curtis R. Thrapp vs. Mary Elizabeth Thrapp
E2006-00088-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Trial Court Judge: W. Dale Young
The parties were divorced in Oregon where the Court ordered the custodial arrangement for the only child of the marriage. The Mother then moved to Colorado, where she filed suit in Colorado in the custody dispute. She then moved to Tennessee, where the Father sued her over the ongoing dispute. The Colorado Court ultimately declined jurisdiction and the Tennessee Court ordered a change of the custody. The mother has appealed. We affirm the change of custody.

Dept. of Children's Svcs. vs. Stanfill
01A01-9710-JV-00616
Trial Court Judge: Andrew J. Shookhoff

Ramsey vs. Burkhalter & Ryan
01A01-9707-CH-00318
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

Hawkins & Gossett vs. Hart, et. al.
01A01-9707-CV-00294
Trial Court Judge: Barbara N. Haynes

Coastcom, Inc. vs. Cruzen, et.ux.
01A01-9707-CH-00349
Trial Court Judge: H. Denmark Bell

TN. Real Estate Comm. vs. Hamilton
01A01-9707-CH-00320
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

Charles Montague, v. Tennessee Department of Corrections, and Warden Howard Carlton
01A01-9711-CH-00667
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle

The plaintiff, a prisoner in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction, brought this action against the Department and its Commissioner seeking a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to a refund of $64.00 charged against his custodial account for a key lost by the prisoner.

Montague vs. Dept. of Corrections
01A01-9711-CH-00667
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

J.B. Hinson, et. ux. vs. Beechview Corp.
01A01-9709-CH-00498
Trial Court Judge: Robert L. Jones

National Healthcare L.P. vs. Sparta Medical Investors
01A01-9712-CH-00718
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

National Healthcare L.P. vs. Sparta Medical Investors
01A01-9712-CH-00718

State vs. Walter Ellison
01C01-9708-CR-00361
Trial Court Judge: L. Terry Lafferty

Ogilvie vs. Metro Gov't. vs. Nashille Electric Svc.
01A01-9709-CV-00466
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Brothers

McMahan vs. Whisman
01A01-9711-CH-00681
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

Moore, et. ux. vs. Phillips, Sr.
01A01-9605-CH-00197
Trial Court Judge: Jeffrey F. Stewart

Charles E. Jones v. State of Tennessee
W2007-01086-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Trial Court Judge: Lee V. Coffee

Haren Construction v. Metro Nashville and Davidson County
M2002-01135-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle
This appeal involves a contract between the Appellant Haren Construction Company, Inc. (HCCI) and the Appellee Metropolitan Government (Metro). The construction company brought suit claiming Metro breached its contract with HCCI in "constructive suspension" of work. In addition the construction company claimed that Metro interfered with the company's contract for equipment supply from a third party. The trial court granted Metro's two motions for summary judgment, the first concerning Metro's alleged liability under the Governmental Tort Liability Act, the second concerning the action for breach of contract. HCCI appeals the grant of summary judgment. We affirm.

Miller vs. Willbanks
03A01-9709-CV-00411
Trial Court Judge: John K. Wilson

Rubin vs. Rubin
03A01-9711-CV-00502

State vs. William Jordan
01C01-9703-CC-00100
Trial Court Judge: William B. Cain

Keith Wooten vs. State
01C01-9703-CR-00111
Trial Court Judge: J. O. Bond

State vs. Sutton
03C01-9706-CR-00216

State vs. Pierson
03C01-9709-CR-00334
Trial Court Judge: Phyllis H. Miller

Elizabeth Anne Flickner v. Crete Carrier Corp.
03S01-9708-CH-00095
Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Sharon Bell,
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with T.C.A. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Ms. Flickner is 55 years old, has eight years of formal education, and has worked as a truck driver for most of her adult life. She testified that she injured her back in 1975 in a work-related accident in Florida, that she underwent back surgery after the injury, and that she received Florida workers' compensation benefits for that injury. Exhaustive attempts by the parties failed to discover her Florida workers' compensation records owing to the 2-year time lapse. Ms. Flickner testified that after the 1975 injury she recovered and was able to work full-time at various jobs, mostly truck driving, for the next 2 years. On June 16, 1995, she injured her lower back while driving a truck for Crete Carrier Corporation, and the extent of her vocational disability from that injury is the issue before us. After the 1995 injury, Ms. Flickner was treated by Dr. Robert E. Finelli, who diagnosed lumbar disk defects at L3/4 and L4/5, and scar tissue from her previous surgery at L3/4 and L5/S1. He performed extensive lumbar surgery on September 18, 1995. Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Dr. Julian Naldosky testified for the employee that she could no longer perform her truck driving job and had no skills which would transfer to a semi-skilled, light or sedentary job. He opined that jobs available to her in her disabled condition, in light of her employment background, abilities and education, and assuming her ability to tolerate sitting and standing throughout the workday, would include cashier in a restaurant or parking lot, ticket seller, retail receiving clerk, automobile self-serve service station attendant, gate tender, security monitor, hardware assembler, gasket inspector, packager of small parts or small products, and a bottling line 2