Dobson v. State

W. FRANK CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, W.S.

This is a premises liability case arising from a fall by plaintiff on the University of Tennessee at Martin (referred to herein as UTM) campus. Plaintiffs, Dianne Dobson, and her husband Mike Dobson, appeal from the judgement of the Claims Commission denying the relief sought against defendant, State of Tennessee (referred to herein as State) and dismissing their claim.

On September 30, 1996, Ms. Dobson and her husband filed a complaint against the State with the Claims Commission. The complaint alleges that as a result of her fall on the UTM campus Ms.…