Legal Opinion
McGaughy v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 24, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWFORD, Judge.
Defendants, City of Memphis and Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division (hereinafter referred to as MLG & W or Defendants) appeal from the judgments of the trial court awarding money damages to plaintiffs in three cases (consolidated for trial) brought pursuant to the Governmental Tort Liability Act. Wrongful death actions were filed for the deaths of Brian K. Melton and Robert Elrod and a personal injury action was filed by plaintiff Elbert McGaughy.
The complaints as amended allege that plaintiffs’ decedents and plaintiff respectively (hereinafter referred to collectively as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- International Harvester Co. v. SartainCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- Spivey v. St. Thomas HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. HickeySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Munsey v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Kingsport Utilities, Inc. v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Collins v. Metro Gov'tCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Norman Hamby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
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