Terry v. Plateau Electric Cooperative
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM H. INMAN, Special Judge.
A jury returned a verdict for $5,558,-875.00 as damages for personal injuries sustained by Steven C. Terry when a metal pole he was carrying came into contact with an overhead 7,200 volt power line owned and maintained by the defendant. A remittitur of $1,500,000.00 was suggested.
A veritable host of issues is presented for review, but in our opinion only one of them require discussion: the deliberate injection, by an expert witness called by the plaintiff, of the fact of insurance, upon which the verdict was clearly based according to the unrefuted…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. BlackwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- Goss v. HutchinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
- Marshall v. North Branch Transfer Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- Woods v. MeachamCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
- Berry ex rel. Berry v. ConoverCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
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