Huffer v. State

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE July 2000 Session BETTYE JOYCE HUFFER, ET AL. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Tennessee Claims Commission No. 96001505 W. R. Baker, Commissioner No. M1999-01278-COA-R3-CV - Filed August 16, 2000 The claimants sought to hold the State liable for the personal injuries and deaths caused in an automobile accident on U.S. Highway 64 in Franklin County. After first holding that the State’s negligence was the cause of twenty-five percent of the damages, the Claims Commissioner modified his findings and concluded that the State had a…