Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Knoxville's Community Development Corp.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 14, 1978PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARROTT, Presiding Judge.
Appellants, Stephen Gregory Wallace and his mother, Martha J. Wallace, brought this suit seeking damages for injuries suffered by Stephen when he received a severe electrical shock on January 7, 1975, while changing an outdoor light bulb on a utility pole which was a part of an overhead electrical distribution system owned and operated by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) at the Walter P. Taylor Housing Project in Knoxville.
The suit charges KCDC with negligence and gross negligence in its capacity as the owner-operator of the electrical…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Turner v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- King v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- Carney and Mai v. CookTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Brown v. University Nursing Home, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
- Morgan v. Tennessee Cent. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Underwood v. Waterslides of Mid-America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- State v. ScottCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
- Bowers v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Friend v. Metropolitan Government for Nashville-Davidson CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
- Harless v. KingsportCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
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