Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Donriel A. Borne v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 2017No. W2013-01949-SC-R11-CVPublished

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partSharon G. Lee, J.

I concur in the majority’s decision regarding the pretrial agreement. I dissent from the majority’s analysis regarding superseding cause. The trial court did not err in declining to give an instruction on superseding cause; the majority’s analysis confuses causation in fact with superseding cause. Further, I dissent from the majority’s analysis of the remittitur issue and its remand to the trial court. The majority, in five lengthy footnotes, attempts to defend its decision. The reasoning in this separate opinion is clearly stated; I will not debate with the majority in a series of footnotes.

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2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Bain v. WellsTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Overstreet v. Shoney's, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  3. White Ex Rel. Estate of White v. LawrenceTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Kilpatrick v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Doe v. Linder Const. Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1992

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