Legal Opinion
Pemberton v. American Distilled Spirits Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1984PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, Justice.
Charles Edward Pemberton, Jr., individually and as administrator of the estate of his minor son, Charles Edward Pemberton, III, filed an action against the retailer, the wholesaler, and the manufacturer of Ever-clear Grain Alcohol, seeking damages for the death of his son from the ingestion of the alcohol. The defendants filed motions to dismiss testing the sufficiency of the complaint, which were sustained by the trial court. A divided Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, holding (1) that the charges against the manufacturer were sufficient to support a cause of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Cornpropst v. SloanTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Motlow v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
- Fuerst v. Methodist Hospital SouthTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Marguerite Jamieson v. Woodward & LothropCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by83 opinions
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- Sarah Speed v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
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