Legal Opinion

Thrailkill v. Patterson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 1994PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

O’BRIEN, Justice.

In this medical malpractice action arising out of the defendants’ care of Pamela Thrail-kill, we are asked by both parties to review the holding of the Court of Appeals, which upheld the finding of liability and of no reversible error in the conduct of the trial but remitted the jury’s verdict of $1,500,000 to $900,000. Although both parties raise more than one issue, we are of the opinion that the central issue of this case is whether the Court of Appeals properly remitted the jury award. We find no reversible error in the conduct of the trial. Furthermore, we find…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. D. M. Rose & Co. v. SnyderTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Foster v. Amcon International, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Reeves v. CatignaniTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Memphis Street Railway Company v. CooperTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
  5. McClard v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 1950

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Turner v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers HospitalTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Grandstaff v. HawksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  4. Aundrey MEALS Ex Rel. William MEALS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANYTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Coffey v. Fayette Tubular ProductsTennessee Supreme Court · 1996

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