Sewell v. City of Knoxville

The plaintiff Eric Lynn Sewell brought suit by next friend to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall from a cinderblock bleacher seat foundation located on the Winona Athletic Field, a public recreational facility owned and maintained by the defendant City of Knoxville. His mother, the plaintiff Alene Sewell, brought suit to recover damages for the loss of her son’s services and to recover expenses incurred in treating her son’s injuries. The trial court directed verdicts for the defendant at the close of plaintiffs’ proof, and this appeal in error resulted.

Winona Athletic…