State vs. William Bradley
01C01-9708-CR-00336

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Donald Wallace
01C01-9711-CC-00526
Trial Court Judge: Leonard W. Martin

Stewart Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Floyd Smith, II
01C01-9711-CR-00511

Wilson Court of Criminal Appeals

Philip Rene Julian, v. Beverly Ann Julian
02A01-9709-CV-00229
Authoring Judge: Judge Herschel Pickens Franks
Trial Court Judge: Judge John R. McCarroll, Jr.

In this divorce action, the husband has appealed, raising issues about the value and division of the marital property, as well as an award of attorney’s fees to the wife.

Shelby Court of Appeals

Robbie Ann Stavely Hendrix v. Billy Gene Hendrix
02A01-9712-CH-00303
Authoring Judge: Judge Herschel P. Franks
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Joe C. Morris

In this divorce action, the Trial Judge granted the wife a divorce, ordered the defenda nt to pay alimon y in the amou nt of $400.00 a mo nth, and ch ild support for one child in the amount of $750.00, and attorney’s fees for the wife in the amount of $1,634.67. He also ordered the husband to pay certain debts of the marriage. On appeal, the husband seeks a reversal of the decree for alimony, payment of the marital debts and attorney’s fees to the wife. He also seeks a reduction in the amount of child support awarded by the Trial Judge.

Madison Court of Appeals

Miles vs. Nelson
03A01-9711-CH-00500

Jefferson Court of Appeals

Miles vs. Nelson
03A01-9711-CH-00500

Court of Appeals

Miles vs. Nelson
03A01-9711-CH-00500

Jefferson Court of Appeals

Hadjopoulos vs. Hadjopoulos
03A01-9801-CV-00037

Court of Appeals

Knox Co. vs. Perceptics
03A01-9803-CH-00089

Knox Court of Appeals

Sparks vs. Knoxville
03A01-9803-CV-00092

Court of Appeals

First vs. Cheatham
03A01-9805-CV-00157

Court of Appeals

State vs. Helen Cumberbatch
E2000-00047-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: Rebecca J. Stern
The Defendant appeals as of right from the trial court's revocation of her community corrections sentence. She argues that the trial court erred in revoking her community corrections sentence based on unreliable, undocumented hearsay evidence that she had failed a drug screen. The State asserts that the Defendant has waived appellate review of the admission of the hearsay evidence because she failed to object at the hearing. We hold that the trial judge properly considered the hearsay evidence, and she did not abuse her discretion in revoking community corrections because the evidence was sufficient to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the Defendant had violated the conditions of community corrections by using cocaine. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court revoking the Defendant's community corrections sentence.

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9701-CC-00549
01C01-9701-CC-00549
Trial Court Judge: John H. Gasaway, III

Robertson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Jerry Huskins
01C01-9707-CR-00253
Trial Court Judge: John A. Turnbull

Putnam Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9709-CC-00414
01C01-9709-CC-00414

Robertson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Michael Taylor
01C01-9708-CR-00367
Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Aaron Cooper
01C01-9708-CR-00368
Trial Court Judge: Thomas H. Shriver

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Juan Walker vs. State
01C01-9708-CR-00371
Trial Court Judge: Thomas H. Shriver

Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Gerald Lovelace
01C01-9708-CC-00338
Trial Court Judge: Robert W. Wedemeyer

Montgomery Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Gerald Lovelace
01C01-9708-CC-00338
Trial Court Judge: Cheryl A. Blackburn

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Carl Jordan vs. State
01C01-9711-CR-00528

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Charlotte Thompson vs. Ralph Coulter
02A01-9708-CV-00200
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood

Tipton Court of Appeals

Chester Kelly vs. Jerry Wooten
02A01-9712-CV-00305
Trial Court Judge: Dick Jerman, Jr.

Haywood Court of Appeals

Corporate Catering, Inc. vs. Corporate Catering, Etc., LLC, et al
M1997-00230-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Walter C. Kurtz
This appeal involves a dispute over the use of a defunct catering business's trade name and menu. The owner of the catering business filed suit in the Circuit Court for Davidson County seeking damages for conversion, breach of common-law copyright, and infringement of its business trade name and the distinctive names of its menu items. The trial court granted the defendants' motions for directed verdict regarding the conversion and the common-law copyright claims. After the jury returned a $12,500 verdict on the infringement of the trade name claim, the trial court granted the defendants' motion for a judgment in accordance with their motion for a directed verdict. In the alternative, the trial court, acting as thirteenth juror, set the verdict aside and granted a new trial. On this appeal, the defunct catering business asserts that the trial court erred by dismissing its claims for conversion and breach of common-law copyright. It also asserts that the trial court erred by failing to enter a judgment on the jury's verdict on the trade name claim. We have determined that the trial court decisions are supported by the law, and therefore, we affirm.

Davidson Court of Appeals