Legal Opinion
Braswell v. AC & S, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 19, 2002PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · FranksHerschel Pickens Franks, J.
in which HOUSTON M. GODDARD, P.J., and CHARLES.D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined.
The Trial Court allowed plaintiff to add seller as party to products liability action more than one year after injury and denied seller summary judgment on defense of the statute of limitations. We affirm.
In this products liability action the plaintiff sued the manufacturer, alleging that he was injured by exposure to asbestos. Subsequent to bringing the action, the manufacturer was judicially declared insolvent, after one year had expired for bringing the action. Pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-28-106(b), the…
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- Tidwell v. CollinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Wilson v. Johnson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Dincher v. Marlin Firearms Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Seals v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1988
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