Legal Opinion

Polly Spann Kershaw v. Jeffrey L. Levy

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 18, 2019No. M2017-01129-SC-R11-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

09/18/2019 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 6, 2019 Session POLLY SPANN KERSHAW v. JEFFREY L. LEVY Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 07C1757 William B. Acree, Senior Judge ___________________________________ No. M2017-01129-SC-R11-CV ___________________________________ We granted permission to appeal in this case to clarify application of the doctrine of judicial estoppel. The plaintiff filed this legal malpractice action against an attorney who represented her in her divorce. She asserts that the attorney’s actions so…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Carvell v. BottomsTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Tina Marie Hodge v. Chadwick CraigTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Whitacre Partnership v. Biosignia, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2004

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