Tennessee Supreme Court Decisions 2009

Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam County, TN and the City of Cookeville, TN
Date: December 14, 2009
Docket Number: M2008-02634-SC-R10-CV

James L. Milligan, Jr. v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
Date: December 8, 2009
Docket Number: E2008-02692-SC-R3-BP

Charles D. Mills v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Date: December 7, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-01933-SC-R11-CV

Robin Lee Stanfill, et al v. John T. Mountain, et al
Date: December 3, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-01072-SC-R11-CV

Robin Lee Stanfill, et al v. John T. Mountain, et al. (Concurring/Dissenting)
Date: December 3, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-01072-SC-R11-CV

John O. Threadgill v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
Date: November 30, 2009
Docket Number: E2008-02587-SC-R3-BP

David Goff, et al v. Elmo Greer & Sons Construction Co., Inc.
Date: November 2, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02660-SC-R11-CV

State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lee Hanning
Date: October 20, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02196-SC-R11-CD

Cases posted the week of 10/19/2009 State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lee Hanning
Date: October 19, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02196-SC-R11-CD

We granted permission to appeal in this case to determine whether the police violated the constitutional rights of the defendant, a parolee, when they searched her residence without a warrant but pursuant to a condition of her parole. We adopt the reasoning of the Supreme Court in Samson v. California, 547 U.S. 843 (2006), and hold that parolees who are subject to a warrantless search condition may be searched without reasonable or individualized suspicion. The officers who searched the defendant's residence knew about her parole status, were aware of the warrantless search condition of her parole, and did not conduct the search in an unreasonable manner. Accordingly, the trial court erred in suppressing evidence found during the search of the defendant's residence. The judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Date: October 15, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-01590-SC-R11-CD

State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Yvonne Turner (Dissenting)
Date: October 15, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-01590-SC-R11

State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Yvonne Turner
Date: October 12, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-01590-SC-R11-CD

In Re: Estate of Martha M. Tanner, deceased
Date: October 7, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02640-SC-R11-CV

State of Tennessee v. Scott Houston Nash
Date: October 5, 2009
Docket Number: M2007-00792-SC-R11-CD

Juanita Mullins v. State of Tennessee
Date: September 28, 2009
Docket Number: E2007-01113-SC-R11-CV

State of Tennessee v. Neddie Mack Lawson
Date: August 24, 2009
Docket Number: E2007-00330-SC-R11-CD

Lincoln General Insurance Company v. Detroit Diesel Corporation, et al.
Date: August 21, 2009
Docket Number: M2008-01427-SC-R23-CQ

We granted permission to appeal in this case to address the circumstances under which the identity of a confidential informant must be disclosed pre-trial to a criminal defendant. Defendants Brandon Keith Ostein and Teresa Gale Foxx were arrested and charged with drug offenses after police officers executed a search warrant at Foxx's apartment. The affidavit in support of the search warrant referred to information provided by a confidential informant. Ostein and Foxx filed motions for disclosure of the informant's identity. After a hearing, the trial court concluded that the confidential informant was a material witness and ordered disclosure. The State sought and obtained an interlocutory appeal, and the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the trial court. Ostein and Foxx sought permission to appeal, which we granted. Upon our close review of the limited record before us, we hold that Ostein and Foxx have failed to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the confidential informant is a material witness or otherwise important to their defense. The trial court ordered disclosure based on a clearly erroneous assessment of the evidence, resulting in reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Date: August 20, 2009
Docket Number: M2007-00925-SC-R11-CO

State of Tennessee v. Brandon Keith Ostein and Teresa Gale Foxx
Date: August 17, 2009
Docket Number: M2007-00925-SC-R11-CO

Highwoods Properties, Inc., et al v. City of Memphis
Date: July 27, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-00454-SC-R11-CV

Steven Waters, et al. v. Reagan Farr, Commissioner of Revenue for the State of Tennessee
Date: July 24, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02225-SC-R11-CV

Steven Waters, et al v. Reagan Farr, Commissioner of Revenue for the State of Tennessee (Concurring/Dissenting)
Date: July 24, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02225-SC-R11-CV

Steven Waters, et al v. Reagan Farr, Commissioner of Revenue for the State of Tennessee
Date: July 20, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02225-SC-R11-CV

State of Tennessee v. Marcus Richards
Date: July 10, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02179-SC-R11-CD

State of Tennessee v. Marcus Richards (Dissenting)
Date: July 10, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02179-SC-R11-CD

Jes Beard vs. Board of Professional Responsibility
Date: July 6, 2009
Docket Number: E2008-02059-SC-R3-BP

In Re: Milburn Hogue and Melanie Hogue
Date: July 2, 2009
Docket Number: 08-02558-GP1-13

Lee Hayes v. Gibson County, Tennessee
Date: July 1, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-01849-SC-R11-CV

Helen M. Borner, et al v. Danny R. Autry
Date: May 26, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-00731-SC-R11-CV

State of Tennessee v. Marlon Duane Kiser
Date: May 11, 2009
Docket Number: E2005-02406-SC-DDT-DD

State of Tennessee v. Joey DeWayne Thompson (Concurring)
Date: May 6, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02093-SC-R11-CD

State of Tennessee v. Joey DeWayne Thompson
Date: May 6, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-02093-SC-R11-CD

Iris Kay Snodgrass v. Robert H. Snodgrass
Date: May 5, 2009
Docket Number: E2007-00576-SC-R11-CV

Frank Barrett d/b/a Barrett Construction Company v. Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Date: May 5, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02338-SC-R11-CV

Frank Barrett d/b/a Barrett Construction Company v. Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Date: May 4, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02338-SC-R11-CV

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., et al. v. Epperson, et al.
Date: May 1, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02424-SC-R11-CV

Justia Opinion Summary: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., and Cracker Barrel Associates, LLC, (collectively “Plaintiffs”) owned certain real property on Sidco Drive in Davidson County. Richard Epperson and Timothy Causey (collectively…

State of Tennessee vs Travis Young
Date: April 27, 2009
Docket Number: W2005-02593-SC-R11-CD

Christopher Lovin v. State of Tennessee
Date: April 20, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-01883-SC-R11-PC

Arthur Creech, et al. v. Robert R. Addington, et al.
Date: March 31, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-01911-SC-R11-CV

Arthur Creech, et al v. Robert R. Addington, et al
Date: March 30, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-01911-SC-R11-CV

In the Matter of M.L.P.
Date: March 27, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-01278-SC-R11-PT

Mike Ellis v. Pauline S. Sprouse Residuary Trust, et al
Date: March 23, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-01771-SC-R11-CV

State of Tennessee v. David Harold Hanson
Date: February 23, 2009
Docket Number: E2006-00883-SC-R11-CD

Derek Davis v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department
Date: February 20, 2009
Docket Number: W2007-01077-SC-R11-CV

Michael Lee Shorts v. Bendell Bartholomew, in his official capacity as the Sheriff of Carroll County, Tennessee
Date: February 17, 2009
Docket Number: M2008-00049-SC-R23-CQ

Cheryl Brown Giggers, et al., v. Memphis Housing Authority, et al. (Concurring/Dissenting)
Date: February 3, 2009
Docket Number: W2006-00304-SC-R11-CV

Cheryl Brown Giggers et al., v. Memphis Housing Authority, et al.
Date: February 3, 2009
Docket Number: W2006-00304-SC-R11-CV

James G. Thomas, Jr., Brother and Next of Kin of Karen G. Thomas, Deceased v. Elizabeth Oldfield, M.D., et al
Date: February 2, 2009
Docket Number: M2006-02767-SC-R11-CV

U.S. BANK, N.A., as Servicer for the Tennessee Housing Development Agency v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Date: January 29, 2009
Docket Number: W2006-02536-SC-R11-CV

James A. Dellinger v. State of Tennessee
Date: January 20, 2009
Docket Number: E2005-01485-SC-R11-PD

Richard Lindsey vs. Trinity Communications, Inc. Et Al
Date: January 12, 2009
Docket Number: M2007-01286-SC-R3-WC

State of Tennessee vs. Kenneth C. Dailey, III
Date: January 1, 2009
Docket Number: M2007-01874-SC-R11-CD

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