Appeal
Dismissal Due to Inadequate Briefing
Except as indicated, all indented material is copied directly from the court’s opinion.
Decisions of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Opinions of the Tennessee Court of Appeals
21st Mortgage Corporation v. Ford, No. W2022-00168-COA-R3-CV, p. 4 (Tenn. Ct. App. April 25, 2023).
“When a party fails to comply with Tenn. R. App. P. 27, this [C]ourt has the authority to dismiss the appeal.”Riebsame v. Schemel, No. E2018-01798-COA-R3-CV, 2019 WL 4667586, at *4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 24, 2019) (citing Bean v. Bean, 40 S.W.3d 52, 54–55 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000); Watt v. Watt, No. M2014-02565-COA-R3-CV, 2016 WL 1730659, at *4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 27, 2016)). “We have previously held that a litigant’s appeal should be dismissed where his brief does not comply with the applicable rules, or where there is a complete failure to cite to the record.” Commercial Bank, Inc. v. Summers, No. E2010-02170-COA- R3-CV, 2011 WL 2673112, at *2 (Tenn. Ct. App. July 11, 2011).
