Smythe v. Easy Quick Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWFORD, Judge.
In this wrongful death action, the trial court entered a judgment on a jury verdict for plaintiffs, John Phillip Smythe, and Irvin Bogatin, co-executors of the Estate of Joseph C. Smythe, deceased, against defendants, Easy Quick Stores, Inc., and Joseph W. Sharpe in the amount of $1.00. From the trial court’s denial of plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appeal to this court.
Plaintiffs, as the duly appointed co-executors of the Estate of Joseph C. Smythe, deceased, allege in their complaint, as amended, that the deceased, on September 28, 1984, was an invitee at the…
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