Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Garner

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1953PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gailor

This suit rises from a collision of two automobiles on August 15, 1950, on Highway No. 70, about 15 miles east of Memphis. The plaintiff Brooks was a guest in a car driven by one W. T. Brewer, which collided with a ear driven by W. L. Garner. As a result of the collision Brooks received serious injuries for which this suit is brought, and W. L. Garner was killed. It is alleged in the declaration that the injuries of Brooks were the direct and proximate result of the negligence of W. L. Garner. Although the minor children of the deceased W. L. Garner, Jr., are named in the declaration as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Love v. Southern Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Holston v. Coal & Iron Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Johnson v. Maury County Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1932
  4. State v. OdenTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Ragio v. CollinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Goss v. HutchinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Winters v. Estate of JonesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  3. Richard Liput v. Bobby GrinderCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  4. Estate of Russell v. SnowTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Oscar H. Vaughn v. James D. MortonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2012

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