DEAN SALEM, ET AL. v. NICK GALBRAITH, ET AL. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 19, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Matthew A. Grossman, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Dean Salem, Elizabeth Salem, Rosana Templin, and Jeffrey R. Roberts.

Attorneys 2: Erika R. Barnes, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Nick Galbraith, Megan Galbraith, and Edward Constantine Bayer.

Attorneys 3: W. Tyler Chastain and James Michael Clement, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Andrew Lockwood Peterman, 976 Foxridge Ln., LLC, Debra Howard, Linda Roberts, and Cecilia Courtney.

Judge(s): MCCLARTY

This is a dispute over the use of real property in a subdivision. Certain property owners filed this lawsuit seeking to enjoin other property owners in the subdivision from using or allowing the use of their properties as short-term rentals. The defendants moved to dismiss the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint based on interpretation of the restrictive covenants applicable to their properties. The trial court dismissed all causes of action. We affirm in part, and reverse in part.

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