Legal Opinion

Shepherd v. Griffin

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 17, 1989PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGHERS, Judge.

Although this case centers on property distribution in a divorce, it is complicated by the fact that after separation, but prior to divorce, the parties created a partnership with a dissolution agreement, and transferred all their assets into the partnership.

James A. Griffin (Husband) and Mary Kathryn Collins Griffin Sheperd (Wife) were married in 1974. Husband is a music composer, producer and performer whose association with a successful pop/rock group in the 1970’s resulted in substantial wealth. That wealth had been invested in various ways including investments in real…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Young v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
  2. Hoppen v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gull v. Van EppsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1994
  2. Shepherd v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  3. In re ShepherdUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1998
  4. Gwynne Barton v. Roy GillelandCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  5. Meyers v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998

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