Legal Opinion
New Life Corp. of America v. Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 7, 1996No. 01A01-9505-CV-00223PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge,
Western Section.
Plaintiff, New Life Corporation of America (New Life), appeals from the order of the trial court which granted summary judgment to defendant, Thomas Nelson, Inc. (Nelson).
New Life is a Tennessee not-for-profit corporation which was originally founded in 1979 as World Bible Society of America (World Bible). Norvell Olive, World Bible’s founder, developed a successful merchandising program for the sale of audio and video cassettes emphasizing religious themes. Apparently by 1986 or 1987, Olive was interested in selling the business, and in 1988, Nelson…
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