Lavin v. Jordon

I agree with my colleagues in the majority with respect to two conclusions:

1. The maximum amount recoverable under Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 37-10-101 to -103 (1996 & Supp.1999) is $10,000; and

2. TenmCode Ann. § 37-10-103 (1996 & Supp.1999) does not provide a cause of action separate from that provided in Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 37-10-101 to -102 (1996 & Supp.1999).

Chief among our points of disagreement is my firm conviction that the cause of action for negligent parental supervision as established by and refined in Bocock v. Rose1 remains, in my opinion, viable, extant, and uncapped in the amount of…