Waddell v. Davis

MATHERNE, Judge.

This lawsuit presents two basic issues for determination: (1) the proper application of the fourth paragraph of T.C.A. § 27-305, which permits a trial judge to direct entry of a final judgment in favor of one or more but fewer than all parties; and (2) whether a passenger in a motor vehicle which was not covered by uninsured motorists insurance because of the negligence of the insurance agent can sue the agent directly for damages sustained when the motor vehicle in which she was riding was struck by an unknown hit-and-run driver. The trial judge sustained the agent’s motion…