WILLIAM JOSEPH ROBINETTE, ET AL. v. TINA ROBINETTE, ET AL. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 11, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Michael G. Floyd, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants, Jody Virginia Lynn Stewart, Delores Lee Robinette Reynolds, and William Joseph Robinette.

Attorneys 2: Richard E. Ladd, Jr. and Mark E. Frye, Bristol, Tennessee, for the appellees, Tina Robinette, Fuller Asphalt Material, LLC, and Estate of William Joseph Robinette, Jr.

Attorneys 3: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; J. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General; and Lily-Ana Fairweather, Assistant Attorney General for the appellee, the State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): SWINEY

William Joseph Robinette and his daughters, Delores Reynolds and Jody Stewart, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed suit in the Sullivan County Chancery Court (“the Trial Court”), seeking a declaration of their rights as the lawful owners of Fuller Enterprises, LLC against the right of ownership by Tina Robinette (“Widow”), the widow of Mr. Robinette’s son and Ms. Reynolds and Ms. Stewart’s brother, Will Robinette (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs later added Decedent’s estate and Fuller Asphalt Material, LLC, as additional defendants (collectively with Widow, “Defendants”). Widow filed abusive civil action (“ACA”) motions against Plaintiffs, which the Trial Court granted. Plaintiffs appealed. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.