Fly v. Cannon

CRAWFORD, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from the order of the trial court granting summary judgment to defendant, Helen E. Butts, which was made final pursuant to Rule 54.02, Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.

The material facts are virtually undisputed. Plaintiffs are the parents of David Fly, who was killed on October 20, 1989, when he was shot with a .44 magnum handgun by defendant, Michael Joseph Cannon. Defendant Butts is the grandmother of Cannon and the deceased. The boys were first cousins and best friends. Cannon’s parents were killed in an automobile accident when he was approximately…