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CUNNINGHAM v. CITY OF SAVANNAH
The trial court found that the heart attack began on March 2, and the employer appealed. On appeal, 1 the employer contends that the trial court erred in finding that the statutory presumption had not been overcome, erred in concluding that employee's
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
STATE v. MARBURY
Following a hearing, the trial court revoked the Defendant's sentence of probation and ordered that he serve the remainder of his six-year sentence in the Department of Correction ("DOC"). On appeal, the Defendant challenges the trial court's
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
STATE v. BROOKSHIRE
The trial court sentenced the Defendant as a Range I offender to concurrent terms of two years to serve in the Tennessee Department of Correction on each of the seven counts. The Defendant then reached his determinate release date and was released onto
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
WILLIAMSON v. BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF COCKE COUNTY, INC.
When he made a claim for workers' compensation benefits, the trial court, accrediting the testimony of the employee, held that he did not have a meaningful return to work and applied a multiplier of six to the assigned impairment rating.
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
DICKENS v. STATE
A Davidson County jury found the Petitioner, Benjamin Ashley Ray Dickens, guilty of first degree felony murder, and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The Petitioner appealed, and this Court
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
O'BRIEN v. HILL
Because appellee was not entitled to summary judgment, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this matter for further proceedings. {¶ 2} The facts giving rise to this litigation are essentially undisputed. Since November 21, 1994,
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
PEOPLE v. POWELL
The trial court erred when it granted the People's reverse-Batson application (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]; People v Kern, 75 NY2d 638 [1990], cert denied 498 US 824 [1990]), and seated three jurors despite defendant's peremptory challenges
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:35A
DULANEY v. DRIVERS MANAGEMENT, LLC.
Troy Lee Dulaney appeals the determination of the Workers' Compensation Court review panel which reversed the trial court's finding that Dulaney sustained a permanent loss of earning power. On July 11, 2007, Dulaney filed a petition in the Nebraska
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:34A
GOINES v. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
The underlying facts found by the trial court are not disputed on appeal and reflect the following. In October 1998, DSS opened an investigation into a report that Appellant's children had been abused by her then husband, Robbie Medellin,
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:34A
POLLARD v. POLLARD
While the judgment ordered the parties "to pay the debts as set forth in the Court's Judgment and Decree," debts were not elsewhere classified, assigned, or divided in the decree. Husband filed a "Motion for New Trial/Motion to Reconsider" the court's
Updated: 02/29/2012 06:34A