§9.1 Generally
1. Mullins v. Redmon, W2007-00616-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 19, 2007).
The Court's Summary:
"Plaintiff/Appellant, a student of McNairy County School District, filed a complaint for negligence against the Defendant/Appellee School District for injuries arising from an accident that occurred while the student was engaged in a work-based learning program. Finding that the actions of the School District did not cause the accident, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the School District. The student appeals. We affirm and remand." View opinion.
2. Miller v. Beaty Lumber, Inc., M2007-00253-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2007).
The Court's Summary:
"This is a negligence case that resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff’s minor son was killed when the truck he was riding in collided with a logging truck pulling the defendant’s load of logs. All parties involved in the accident died, and there were no eyewitnesses. The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant on behalf of their deceased son. At trial, the defendant moved for a directed verdict, which the court granted. The plaintiffs now appeal, alleging that the trial court applied the wrong standard when it granted the directed verdict. Next, the plaintiffs argue that the court should have applied the theory of joint and several liability because the case involved concurrent negligence resulting in an indivisible harm. Finally, the plaintiffs argue that the court erred by excluding evidence relating to the defendant’s liability insurance. We affirm." View opinion.
3. Elga Jean Hinson, et al. v. Claiborne & Hughes Health Center, M2006-02306-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 26, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
" A ninety-one year old man died a month after he was admitted to the hospital. Almost a year after his death, two of his daughters filed a complaint against the nursing home where he had resided prior to his hospital admission. They alleged that the nursing home’s employees had been guilty of negligence which caused or contributed to their father’s death. The trial court granted summary judgment to the nursing home on the wrongful death claim because Plaintiffs were unable to successfully refute the affidavit of the defendant’s medical expert, who testified that the medical records showed that Plaintiffs’ father had died from causes unrelated to any act or omission on the part of the nursing home or its employees. The court also dismissed all other claims based on general allegations of negligence by the nursing home because Plaintiffs’ affidavits failed to allege any injuries with specificity and because of the passing of Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations period. We affirm." View opinion.
The Court's Summary:
"Plaintiff/Appellant, a student of McNairy County School District, filed a complaint for negligence against the Defendant/Appellee School District for injuries arising from an accident that occurred while the student was engaged in a work-based learning program. Finding that the actions of the School District did not cause the accident, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the School District. The student appeals. We affirm and remand." View opinion.
2. Miller v. Beaty Lumber, Inc., M2007-00253-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2007).
The Court's Summary:
"This is a negligence case that resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff’s minor son was killed when the truck he was riding in collided with a logging truck pulling the defendant’s load of logs. All parties involved in the accident died, and there were no eyewitnesses. The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant on behalf of their deceased son. At trial, the defendant moved for a directed verdict, which the court granted. The plaintiffs now appeal, alleging that the trial court applied the wrong standard when it granted the directed verdict. Next, the plaintiffs argue that the court should have applied the theory of joint and several liability because the case involved concurrent negligence resulting in an indivisible harm. Finally, the plaintiffs argue that the court erred by excluding evidence relating to the defendant’s liability insurance. We affirm." View opinion.
3. Elga Jean Hinson, et al. v. Claiborne & Hughes Health Center, M2006-02306-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 26, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
" A ninety-one year old man died a month after he was admitted to the hospital. Almost a year after his death, two of his daughters filed a complaint against the nursing home where he had resided prior to his hospital admission. They alleged that the nursing home’s employees had been guilty of negligence which caused or contributed to their father’s death. The trial court granted summary judgment to the nursing home on the wrongful death claim because Plaintiffs were unable to successfully refute the affidavit of the defendant’s medical expert, who testified that the medical records showed that Plaintiffs’ father had died from causes unrelated to any act or omission on the part of the nursing home or its employees. The court also dismissed all other claims based on general allegations of negligence by the nursing home because Plaintiffs’ affidavits failed to allege any injuries with specificity and because of the passing of Tennessee’s one-year statute of limitations period. We affirm." View opinion.