Legal Opinion
Gill v. State Farm Insurance
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 20, 1997No. 01A01-9701-CV-00010PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARMER, Judge.
Victor Gill appeals from an order of the circuit court granting a motion to dismiss appeal filed by State Farm Insurance Company (State Farm).
Mr. Gill sued State Farm in the General Sessions Court of Bedford County for an amount under $10,000 for “breach of contract of insurance in refusing to defend Mr. Gill as a result of an automobile accident.” Judgment was entered for Mr. Gill in the amount of $1,000 on July 26, 1996 and State Farm perfected a timely appeal to circuit court. Mr. Gill made a request for jury trial on August 9, 1996. The matter was scheduled for trial in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fort v. FortTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Donaghyv. McCorkleTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Federal Firefighters of Oak Ridge v. Roane-Anderson Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Storie v. GriffinTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
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