Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Tennessee Valley Authority
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided May 19, 1962No. Nos. 3688, 3689PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK W. WILSON, District Judge.
These two suits are actions for alleged wrongful death of two men who were electrocuted when the television antenna which they were attempting to install on a roof came in contact with a high voltage power line. The accident occurred upon March 17, 1960 at McMinnville, Tennessee. It was originally alleged that both the Tennessee Valley Authority and the McMinnville Electric System were responsible for the conditions causing the deaths, but the suits have subsequently been dismissed as to McMinnville Electric System and remain pending only as to the TVA. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Appolonio v. BaxterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Null v. Elec. Power Board of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- Dabbs v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityTennessee Supreme Court · 1952
- Littleton v. Vitro Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1955
3Cited by7 opinions
- Sentner v. AmtrakDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Painter v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Mays v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2010
- Fowler v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Paulk v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2025
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