§28.1 Generally
1. Nairon v. Holland, 2007 WL 626953 (Tenn. Ct. App. March 1, 2007).
The Court's Summary:
"Reginald Nairon brought this action against Horace Joel Holland and Holland Medical Equipment, Inc., claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy resulting from “harassing and abusive” telephone calls made to the plaintiff by Mr. Holland and others connected with him. The trial court granted the defendants summary judgement. The plaintiff appeals. We vacate the trial court’s grant of summary judgment and remand for further proceedings." View opinion.
2. Crawford v. J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, Inc., No. E2006-00987- COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2007).
The Court's Summary:
"This appeal involves one of numerous civil lawsuits filed against T. Ray Brent Marsh and his former business, Tri-State Crematory, Inc., and others. The plaintiffs in this case are the parents and siblings of Robert H. Crawford, Jr., whose body was sent to the Tri-State Crematory for cremation. The body, however, was not cremated and to this day the plaintiffs do not know what happened to their loved ones’ body. The Trial Court dismissed the lawsuit after finding that the decedent’s surviving spouse was the only person with standing to bring the various tort claims asserted by the plaintiffs.
The decedent’s sister, Teri Crawford, appeals that determination. We affirm." View opinion. View concurring / dissenting opinion.
2. Akers v. Bucknew-Rush Funeral Enterprises, Inc., No. E2006-01513-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2007).
"This is an appeal from three consolidated lawsuits filed against T. Ray Brent Marsh, Marsh’s former business, Tri-State Crematory, and Buckner-Rush Enterprises, Inc. The plaintiffs are relatives and a girlfriend of three deceased individuals whose bodies were sent by Buckner-Rush Funeral Home to Tri-State Crematory for cremation. The bodies were not cremated and either were dumped or buried by Marsh on the Tri-State premises. The Trial Court dismissed all three lawsuits after holding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring any of the tort, contract, or statutory claims at issue. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. View opinion. View concurring / dissenting opinion.
3. 1. Bogdan Rentea v. Ben M. Rose, C. Bennett Harrison, Jr. and Cornelius & Collins, LLP, M2006-02076-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 25, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
"This is an appeal of summary judgment in a lawsuit that arose from a heated discovery dispute. Plaintiff-attorney appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants on claims of abuse of process, fraudulent concealment, and outrageous conduct against the attorneys and law firm representing the plaintiff-attorney’s former corporate client in a separate lawsuit. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. View opinion.
The Court's Summary:
"Reginald Nairon brought this action against Horace Joel Holland and Holland Medical Equipment, Inc., claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy resulting from “harassing and abusive” telephone calls made to the plaintiff by Mr. Holland and others connected with him. The trial court granted the defendants summary judgement. The plaintiff appeals. We vacate the trial court’s grant of summary judgment and remand for further proceedings." View opinion.
2. Crawford v. J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, Inc., No. E2006-00987- COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2007).
The Court's Summary:
"This appeal involves one of numerous civil lawsuits filed against T. Ray Brent Marsh and his former business, Tri-State Crematory, Inc., and others. The plaintiffs in this case are the parents and siblings of Robert H. Crawford, Jr., whose body was sent to the Tri-State Crematory for cremation. The body, however, was not cremated and to this day the plaintiffs do not know what happened to their loved ones’ body. The Trial Court dismissed the lawsuit after finding that the decedent’s surviving spouse was the only person with standing to bring the various tort claims asserted by the plaintiffs.
The decedent’s sister, Teri Crawford, appeals that determination. We affirm." View opinion. View concurring / dissenting opinion.
2. Akers v. Bucknew-Rush Funeral Enterprises, Inc., No. E2006-01513-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2007).
"This is an appeal from three consolidated lawsuits filed against T. Ray Brent Marsh, Marsh’s former business, Tri-State Crematory, and Buckner-Rush Enterprises, Inc. The plaintiffs are relatives and a girlfriend of three deceased individuals whose bodies were sent by Buckner-Rush Funeral Home to Tri-State Crematory for cremation. The bodies were not cremated and either were dumped or buried by Marsh on the Tri-State premises. The Trial Court dismissed all three lawsuits after holding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring any of the tort, contract, or statutory claims at issue. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. View opinion. View concurring / dissenting opinion.
3. 1. Bogdan Rentea v. Ben M. Rose, C. Bennett Harrison, Jr. and Cornelius & Collins, LLP, M2006-02076-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 25, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
"This is an appeal of summary judgment in a lawsuit that arose from a heated discovery dispute. Plaintiff-attorney appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants on claims of abuse of process, fraudulent concealment, and outrageous conduct against the attorneys and law firm representing the plaintiff-attorney’s former corporate client in a separate lawsuit. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. View opinion.