Legal Opinion
Continental Insurance Co. v. City of Knoxville
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1972PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHATTIN, Justice.
This appeal is from a decree of the Chancellor awarding indemnity against appellants in favor of the appellee.
The facts were stipulated. On March 22, 1967, Mrs. Martha B. Rose sustained personal injuries when she tripped and fell on a metal trapdoor located in the sidewalk at 304 Wall Avenue in the City of Knoxville. The trapdoor constituted a part of the sidewalk and protruded above it.
The trapdoor provided access to the basement of the building located at 304 Wall Avenue, and had been installed for the exclusive benefit of the building. At the time of the accident…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cohen v. NoelTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- Graham v. MillerTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- Southern Coal and Coke Co. v. Beech Grove Mining Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
- City of Winchester v. FinchumTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- Hale v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Owens v. Truckstops of AmericaTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Johnson v. LeBonheur Children's Medical CenterTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- Kradel v. Piper Industries, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Rosenbaum v. First American National Bank of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Yett v. Smoky Mountain Aviation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
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