Legal Opinion
Carlton Flatt v. Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Associatin
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 9, 2003No. M2001-01817-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE October 9, 2002 Session CARLTON FLATT v. TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 97C-3901 Walter C. Kurtz, Judge No. M2001-01817-COA-R3-CV - Filed January 9, 2003 A high-profile high school football coach and athletic director filed a defamation and false light invasion of privacy claim against the athletic association his school belonged to and other defendants. The Circuit Court of Davidson County granted summary judgment to the defendants because it found no evidence…
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