Legal Opinion
David Stovall v. Christopher Dunn
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 11, 2002No. M1999-00200-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs November 5, 1999 DAVID STOVALL v. CHRISTOPHER L. DUNN Appeal from the Circuit Court for Maury County No. 8593 Jim T. Hamilton, Judge No. M1999-00200-COA-R3-CV - Filed June 11, 2002 This appeal involves a state prisoner’s civil rights action against a private lawyer appointed to represent him in a post-conviction proceeding. The prisoner filed suit against his former lawyer in the Circuit Court for Maury County alleging that the lawyer, motivated by racial bias, had intentionally deprived him of an opportunity to seek…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Bain v. WellsTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Carvell v. BottomsTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- McCarley v. West Quality Food ServiceTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Communications Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
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