Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Rockwell International
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1984PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
This is a worker’s compensation case. The plaintiff filed her complaint which in due course, along with a summons, was served upon the defendant on May 18, 1982. The defendant did not answer the complaint but the process which had been served upon it was returned to Mr. T.J. Emison, Jr., attorney for the plaintiff, along with a letter from Mr. Dennis A. Lemmon, “Manager, Wage, Salary and Benefits Administration,” on behalf of the defendant in which it was stated:
“Dear Mr. Emison:
“The attached summons concerning your client, Marilyn Patterson, is being returned. It should…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Akers v. GillentineCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1950
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