Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Loudon County
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 20, 2005No. E2004-02995-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., concurred in a separate opinion. HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion.
The issue presented in this slip-and-fall case is whether the trial court erred in ruling that the Plaintiff and Defendants were each 50% at fault and dismissing the Plaintiffs lawsuit. While incarcerated in the Loudon County jail, James K. Cannon slipped on a floor wet from rainwater leak-, ing through the ceiling and window frame of his cell. Because we find that (1) Defendants were responsible for creating the hazardous condition, and had prior notice of the…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Union Carbide Corp. v. HuddlestonTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Campbell v. Florida Steel Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Eaton v. McLainTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Wright v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Cross v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
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4Cited by11 opinions
- Baggett v. Bedford CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
- Cannon v. Loudon CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
- Donna M. Williams v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville Davidson CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
- Gary L. Watts and Janet Watts, Parents And Next Friends of Clinton D. Watts v. Earnestine J. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
- Homeowners of Ash Grove Estates v. Carla HurleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
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