Calvin Edward Gallaher v. Dee ann Gallaher

Opinion

I N THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

EASTERN SECTI ON FILED December 6, 1995

Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate C ourt Clerk CALVI N EDWARD GALLAHER ) M GS COUNTY EI ) 03A01- 9502- CH- 00069 Pl a i nt i f f - Appe l l e e ) ) ) v. ) HON. FRANK V. W LLI AM I S, I I I , ) CHANCELLOR ) DEE ANN GALLAHER ) ) De f e nda nt - Appe l l a nt ) AFFI RMED AND REMANDED

LEW S A. COM I BS, J R. , OF KNOXVI LLE FOR APPELLANT

DONALD B. REI D OF ATHENS FOR APPELLEE

O P I N I O N

Godda r d, P. J .

De e Ann Cur t i s Ga l l a he r a ppe a l s t ha t por t i on of a

d i v o r c e de c r e e e nt e r e d by t he Cha nc e r y Cour t f or M i gs Count y e

wh i c h g r a nt e d he r hus ba nd, Ca l vi n Edwa r d Ga l l a he r , c us t ody of

t h e i r f our - ye a r - ol d da ught e r .

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e r r e d i n not a ppl yi ng t he s a me - s e x a nd t he t e nde r - ye a r s doc t r i ne s . She a l s o i ns i s t s t ha t t he e vi de nc e pr e ponde r a t e s

a g a i n s t t he Tr i a l Cour t ' s a wa r d of c us t ody.

Our r e vi e w of t he r e c or d, whi c h i s i n na r r a t i ve f or m

a nd a s i s u s ua l i n s uc h c a s e s l e a ve s muc h t o be de s i r e d,

p e r s u a d e s us t hi s i s a n a ppr opr i a t e c a s e f or a f f i r ma nc e unde r 1 Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) of t hi s Cour t .

For t he f or e goi n g r e a s ons t he j udgme nt of t he Tr i a l

Co u r t i s a f f i r me d a nd t he c a us e r e ma nde d f or s uc h f ur t he r

p r o c e e d i ngs , i f a ny, a s ma y be ne c e s s a r y a nd c ol l e c t i on of c os t s

b e l o w. Cos t s of a ppe a l a r e a dj udge d a ga i ns t M . Ga l l a he r a nd h e r s

s ur e t y.

_______________________________ Hous t on M Godda r d, P. J . .

CONCUR:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________________________ He r s c he l P. Fr a nks , J .

1 Ru l e 1 0 . ( a) Af f i r ma n c e W t h o u t Op i n i o n . i Th e Co u r t , wi t h t h e c o n c u r r e n c e o f a l l j u d g e s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e c a s e , ma y a f f i r m t he ac t i on of t h e t r i a l c o u r t b y o r d e r wi t h o u t r e n d e r i n g a f o r ma l o p i n i o n wh e n a n o p i n i o n wo u l d h a v e n o p r e c e d e n t i a l v a l u e a n d o n e o r mo r e o f t h e f o l l o wi n g c i r c u ms t a n c e s e x i s t a n d a r e d i s p o s i t i v e o f t h e a p p e a l :

( 1) t h e Co u r t c o n c u r s i n t h e f a c t s a s f o u n d o r a s f ound by ne c e s s a r y i mp l i c a t i o n b y t h e t r i a l c o u r t .

( 2) t h e r e i s ma t e r i a l evi de nc e t o s uppor t t he ver di c t of t he j ur y.

( 3) no r e ve r s i bl e e r r or of l a w a ppe a r s .

S u c h c a s e s ma y b e a f f i r me d a s f o l l o ws : " Af f i r me d i n a c c o r d a n c e wi t h Co u r t o f Ap p e a l s Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) . "

2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________ Do n T. M M r a y, J . c ur