Calvin Edward Gallaher vs. Dee Ann Gallaher

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I N THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE FILED EASTERN SECTI ON December 6, 1995 Cecil Crowson, Jr. CALVI N EDW ARD GALLAHER ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Pl a i nt i f f - Appe l l e e v. DEE ANN GALLAHER De f e nda nt - Appe l l a nt Appellate C ourt Clerk M GS COUNTY EI 03A01- 9502- CH- 00069 HON. FRANK V. W LLI AM I S, I I I , CHANCELLOR AFFI RM ED AND REM ANDED LEW S A. COM I BS, J R. , OF KNOXVI LLE FOR APPELLANT DONALD B. REI D OF ATHENS FOR APPELLEE O P I N I O N Godda r d, P. J . De e Ann Cur t i s Ga l l a he r a ppe a l s t ha t por t i on of a d i v o r c e de c r e e e nt e r e d by t he Cha nc e r y Cour t f or M i gs Count y e wh i c h g r a nt e d he r hus ba nd, Ca l vi n Edwa r d Ga l l a he r , c us t ody of t h e i r f our - ye a r - ol d da ught e r . By he r i s s ue s on a ppe a l s he i ns i s t s t he Tr i a l Cour t e r r e d i n not a ppl yi ng t he s a me - s e x a nd t he t e nde r - ye a r s doc t r i ne s . She a l s o i ns i s t s t ha t t he e vi de nc e pr e ponde r a t e s a g a i n s t t he Tr i a l Cour t ' s a wa r d of c us t ody. Our r e vi e w of t he r e c or d, whi c h i s i n na r r a t i ve f or m a nd a s i s u s ua l i n s uc h c a s e s l e a ve s muc h t o be de s i r e d, p e r s u a d e s us t hi s i s a n a ppr opr i a t e c a s e f or a f f i r ma nc e unde r Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) of t hi s Cour t . 1 For t he f or e goi n g r e a s ons t he j udgme nt of t he Tr i a l Co u r t i s a f f i r me d a nd t he c a us e r e ma nde d f or s uc h f ur t he r p r o c e e d i ngs , i f a ny, a s ma y be ne c e s s a r y a nd c ol l e c t i on of c os t s b e l o w. Cos t s of a ppe a l a r e a dj udge d a ga i ns t M . Ga l l a he r a nd h e r s s ur e t y. _______________________________ Hous t on M Godda r d, P. J . . CONCUR: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________________________ He r s c he l P. Fr a nks , J . 1 Ru l e 1 0 . ( a) Af f i r ma n c e W t h o u t Op i n i o n . i Th e c o n c u r r e n c e o f a l l j u d g e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e c a s e , ma y a f f t h e t r i a l c o u r t b y o r d e r wi t h o u t r e n d e r i n g a f o r ma l o p i n i o n wo u l d h a v e n o p r e c e d e n t i a l v a l u e a n d o n e o r mo r e o f t h e f o l l c i r c u ms t a n c e s e x i s t a n d a r e d i s p o s i t i v e o f t h e a p p e a l : ( 1) t h e Co u r t c o n c u r s i n t h e f a c t s a s f o u n d o r i mp l i c a t i o n b y t h e t r i a l c o u r t . ( 2) ( 3) Co u r t t h e r e i s ma t e r i a l evi de nc e t o s uppor t no r e ve r s i bl e e r r or of Co u r t , wi t h t h e i r m t he ac t i on of wh e n a n o p i n i o n o wi n g a s f ound by ne c e s s a r y t he ver di c t of t he j ur y. l a w a ppe a r s . S u c h c a s e s ma y b e a f f i r me d a s f o l l o ws : o f Ap p e a l s Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) . " 2 " Af f i r me d i n a c c o r d a n c e wi t h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________ Do n T. M M r a y, J . c ur 3

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