Cecil v. Hardin

575 S.W.2d 268 (1978)

Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. CECIL, Individually and as Mother and Father of Marcus H. Cecil, Deceased, Petitioners,

v.

David Brian HARDIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 29, 1978.

J.B. Cobb, Hayden Lait, Memphis, for petitioners.

Robert M. Fargarson, Memphis, for respondent.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an action for the wrongful death of Marcus Cecil, who was killed when he was struck by a car in which the respondent, David Hardin, was a passenger. At the close of the proof, the trial judge directed a verdict for Hardin. The Court of Appeals upheld his ruling. We…