Estella Akins v. Dwaine Peters

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE March 1, 2002 Session ESTELLA AKINS v. DWAINE PETERS, ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County No. V99023P Lawrence Puckett, Judge FILED APRIL 10, 2002 No. E2001-02739-COA-R3-CV Estella Akins (“Plaintiff”) sued Dwaine Peters and Carolyn Peters (“Defendants”) for the wrongful death of her husband, Leon Akins (“Decedent”). At the time of his death, Decedent was feeding hay to Defendants’ cattle using Defendants’ tractor. One of the tractor’s rear tires rolled onto the Decedent, killing him. The Trial Court granted Defendants’…