APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

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April Wallace, Vickie Guinn, et al., v. National Bank of Commerce, et al.

02S01-9509-CV-00074

This case presents for review the decision of the Court of Appeals affirming the trial court's award of summary judgment for the defendants. The trial court found that the
record shows, as a matter of law, that the defendant banks did not breach the duty of good faith in imposing fees for returned checks drawn on accounts with insufficient funds.
This Court concurs in the decision made by the trial court and the Court of Appeals.

Authoring Judge: Justice Lyle Reid
Originating Judge:Judge James M. Tharpe
Shelby County Supreme Court
Johnny L. Butler, v. State of Tennessee

02C01-9509-CR-00289

The petitioner, who is serving a sentence for a federal court conviction, has filed two petitions attacking prior state convictions which were used to enhance the sentence for the federal conviction. These two petitions, called petitions for the writ of coram nobis or for habeas corpus, were dismissed by the trial court without a hearing on the basis that they were actually petitions for post-conviction relief and barred by the statute of limitations. We agree with the trial court.

Authoring Judge: Judge John H. Peay
Originating Judge:Judge W. Fred Axley
Shelby County Court of Appeals