Rives v. University of Tennessee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE DIVISION DYLLAN RIVES and JAMES R. RIVES, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) 3:22-CV-00414-DCLC-JEM ) v. ) ) UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Hickory was Plaintiff’s dog. When Hickory became ill, Plaintiffs did everything they could to get him the best veterinary care available. In the process, they spent over $70,000. They trusted the care of Hickory to the Defendants. But when Hickory died two weeks after Defendants discharged him from their care, Plaintiffs sued, alleging various theories…