Doe v. Linder Const. Co., Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
1DissentDaughtrey, Justice
Because I agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeals that this case should have been submitted to a jury on at least one theory of negligence,1 I respectfully *185dissent from the majority’s decision to reinstate the order of summary judgment entered in the defendants’ favor.
In general terms, this ease involves the question of a defendant’s liability for criminal acts by third persons that result in harm to the plaintiff. Specifically, the plaintiff in this case claims that the injury she suffered was caused by the defendants’ negligent handling of a key to her home, which thereby fell…
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- Miller v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Rowe v. State Bank of LombardIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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