Legal Opinion
Shelton v. Russell Pipe & Foundry Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 1978PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
This is an action for damages arising out of an automobile accident. The plaintiffs are the parents of a three year old girl who they allege was severely injured in an automobile accident resulting from the negligence of the defendants. The plaintiff father seeks to recover damages for his own psychic or emotional injury and his wife sues for the loss of her right of consortium.
The complaint alleges that the daughter of the plaintiffs was “thrown through the front glass of the automobile, receiving many serious and disfiguring facial lacerations, requiring extensive…
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