Legal Opinion
Winslow Watson v. Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee Board of Paroles, CCA, and Jody Benjamin
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 9, 1998No. 01A01-9707-CH-00360PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LEWIS, Judge.
This is an appeal by petitioner/appellant, Winslow Watson, from a decision of the chancery court dismissing his petition for a declaratory judgment pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-14-101 to -113. The facts out of which this matter arose are as follows.
Petitioner filed an action in the United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, alleging a violation of his due process and Eighth Amendment rights. Petitioner alleged Jeff Morris, Jody Benjamin, Charles Self, and Richard Anderson violated his rights during a 16…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hill v. BeelerTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- Greenhill v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
- Coffman v. City of PulaskiTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- Spencer v. CardwellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Bonner v. Tennessee Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority v. UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2015
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