Thomas v. Anderson

These appeals are from a judgment sustaining a plea in abatement filed in each suit which urged identical grounds for abatement of the suits. Hence, one opinion will suffice to dispose of both appeals.

We will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court: that is, plaintiffs-in-error as plaintiffs; and defendants-in-error as defendant.

On December 10, 1966, the automobile in which plaintiffs were riding was struck by an automobile bearing an Indiana license number owned and operated by defendant in Scott County, Tennessee, resulting in injuries to plaintiffs.

On September 8,1967,…