BRACKNER v. ESTES


698 S.W.2d 637 (1985)

Jack BRACKNER, d/b/a Jack Brackner Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. District Attorney General Jerry ESTES, Defendant-Appellant, and Sheriff Robert Richardson; Police Chief Steve Warren, Niota, Tenn.; Police Chief Sid Mathews, Athens, Tenn.; Police Chief George Jorgenson, Etowah, Tenn.; and Clyde Lewis, Commissioner of Police Services for Etowah, Tennessee, Defendants. EAST TENNESSEE COIN MACHINES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. District Attorney General Jerry ESTES, Defendant-Appellant, Sheriff Robert Richardson, Athens, Tenn.; Police Chief Sid Mathews, Athens, Tennessee; Police Chief Steve Warren, Niota, Tennessee; Police Chief George Jorgenson, Etowah, Tenn.; and Clyde Lewis, Commissioner of Police Services for Etowah, Tennessee, Defendants. A & A AMUSEMENT COMPANY and Taylor, Inc., d/b/a A-1 Amusement Company: A & C Amusement, Inc.: Lawson Music Company, Inc.; and Clyde Swallows, d/b/a Payne Gap Truck Stop Enterprises, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. District Attorney General Jerry ESTES, Defendant-Appellant, Commissioner Mitchell Lyle; Police Chief Arnold Botts; and Sheriff Robert Lawson, Defendants. Jack BRACKNER, d/b/a Jack Brackner Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. District Attorney General Jerry ESTES, Defendant-Appellant, Sheriff R.H. Johnson; Acting Chief of Police, Madisonville, Morgan Phillips; Chief of Police, Sweetwater, Kenneth Wilson; and Chief of Police, Vonroe, Thomas Bradford, Defendants. GAY RECORD AND NOVELTY COMPANY, INC., John Whitley, President, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. District Attorney General Jerry ESTES, Defendant-Appellant, Sheriff R.H. Johnson; Acting Chief of Police, Madisonville, Morgan Phillips, Defendants. Foster H. LANE, d/b/a Lane Amusement Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. District Attorney General Jerry ESTES; Defendant-Appellant, Monroe County Sheriff R.H. Johnson; Acting Chief of Police, Madisonville, Morgan Phillips; and Chief of Police, Tellico Plains, Tenn., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied October 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Smith, Athens, for appellees Jack Brackner, d/b/a Jack Brackner Co., and Foster H. Lane, d/b/a Lane Amusement Co.

Kendred A. White, Madisonville, for appellee, Gay Record and Novelty Co., Inc.

Roger W. Dickson, Michael S. Pineda, Chattanooga, for appellees, A & A Amusement Co., Taylor, Inc., d/b/a A-1 Amusement Co., A & C Amusement, Inc., Lawson Music Co., Inc., Clyde Swallows, d/b/a Payne Gap Truck Stop Enterprises, and East Tennessee Coin Machines, Inc.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Kimberly J. Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellant Jerry N. Estes.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court October 7, 1985.

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

This is an appeal by the District Attorney General for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District of Tennessee from the Trial Court's order of January 14, 1985, "permanently enjoining and restraining" the District Attorney, his agents, servants, and employees "from confiscating any video card games owned by plaintiffs unless there is a probable cause to believe that they...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases