Legal Opinion

Cockrell v. B & S Concrete Supply

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 7, 1972PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

The plaintiff-in-error, William Cockrell, petitioned the court below for a writ of error coram nobis to set aside a settlement in a Workmen’s Compensation case. A demurrer to the petition was filed by the defendants-in-error, B & S Concrete Supply, Cockrell’s former employer, and Great American Insurance Company, the Workmen’s Compensation carrier. The demurrer was sustained by the trial judge and appeal was taken to this Court.

In light of the issue which we are constrained to hold dispositive of this case, it is unnecessary to elaborate on either the substance of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Lindsey v. HuntTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Cordell v. Sky Rides of America, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1966

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Betts v. Tom Wade GinTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Wooley v. Gould, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Wooley v. Gould, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1983

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