Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Pneumo Services Corp.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 20, 1985PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOCH, Judge.
We are called upon by this appeal to determine whether Tenn.R.Civ.P. 60 can be used to provide relief to a party whose lawyer failed to file a timely notice of appeal because he was busy with other clients’ work. We conclude that the normal press of an attorney’s workload alone does not provide a basis for Tenn.R.Civ.P. 60 relief.
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James M. Jefferson was employed by Pneumo Services Corporation as a night shift superintendent. He was discharged by the company by letter dated July 22, 1982. On July 21, 1983, Mr. Jefferson filed an action against the company 1 in the Cir cuit…
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