Legal Opinion
Henry County Board of Education v. Burton
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1976PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Justice.
This case presents the question of the proper form of verdict to be received when two or more plaintiffs have joined in a single action pursuant to Rule 20.01 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
In this case a single complaint was filed on behalf of Clarence W. Burton and wife, *395Lorraine R. Burton, seeking damages for personal injuries from the named defendants. The complaint alleged that the plaintiffs sustained injuries in an automobile accident, and a separate judgment was demanded on behalf of each plaintiff.
At the conclusion of the trial of the case, a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McClard v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Carney and Mai v. CookTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Gilson v. GilliaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Coffelt v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
- Maryland Casualty Company v. GordonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Grandstaff v. HawksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- State v. LynnTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Rule v. Empire Gas Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Pridemark Custom Plating, Inc. v. Upjohn Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Wallace v. Knoxville's Community Development Corp.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
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