Legal Opinion

Black v. Black

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 2005No. W2003-01648-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions

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2Opinion of the Court · AndersonE. Riley Anderson, J.

in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and ADOLPHO B. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted this appeal to determine whether the trial court properly dismissed the wife’s complaint for “fraud, deceit, and coercion” after finding that her complaint failed to state an independent action upon which to set aside a final divorce decree. The Court of Appeals affirmed. After reviewing the record and applicable authority, we conclude that the wife failed to allege sufficient facts to support either an independent action to set aside the final divorce decree…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Whitaker v. Whirlpool Corp.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  2. Jerkins v. McKinneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Brown v. Birman Managed Care, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Leach v. TaylorTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  5. New York Life Insurance Co. v. Nashville Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1956

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4Cited by25 opinions

  1. Henderson v. SAIA, INC.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Christopher Furlough v. Spherion Atlantic Workforce, LLCTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Starnes Family Office, LLC v. McCullarDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2011
  4. Rubin v. Sona International Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  5. Derrick Hussey v. Michael WoodsTennessee Supreme Court · 2017

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