Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Belcher
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided April 2, 1962No. 3388PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
C. G. NEESE, District Judge.
Ora Byrd (Frisbee) brings this action as the surviving widow of Carl Byrd for her said decedent’s alleged wrongful death by drowning on Chickamauga Lake on December 23, 1957. The tragic accident occurred at about 5:00 o’clock, p. m., in the vicinity of Harrison Bay Boat Dock in Hamilton County, Tennessee, allegedly resulting proximately from the negligent operation of a boat by the respondent, C. W. Belcher.
While the testimony offered on behalf of the libelant was burdened with numer*646ous and often glaring inconsistencies and contradictions, the Court finds that the…
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