Michael Darren Franz v. Oscar Funes

09/30/2024 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE July 17, 2024 Session MICHAEL DARREN FRANZ, ET AL. v. OSCAR FUNES Appeal from the Circuit Court for Blount County No. L-20744 David Reed Duggan, Judge No. E2023-01256-COA-R3-CV This appeal concerns premises liability. Michael Darren Franz (“Mr. Franz”) and his wife Pamela Franz (“Plaintiffs,” collectively) sued Oscar Funes (“Defendant”) in the Circuit Court for Blount County (“the Trial Court”) for injuries Mr. Franz sustained from falling down the stairs at a residential rental property built and owned by Defendant. The stairs,…