Legal Opinion

Bervoets v. Harde Ralls Pontiac-Olds, Inc.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 1995PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Adanac, Inc. (d/b/a Cactus Jack’s) appeals from the holding of the Court of Appeals denying its motion to dismiss and requiring the contribution action brought against it by Safeco Insurance Company to be tried under the principles of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA) — Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-11-101 — 29-11-106—instead of the principles of comparative fault as announced in McIntyre v. Balentine, 833 S.W.2d 52 (Tenn.1992). After carefully considering the arguments of the parties, we modify the decision of the Court of Appeals and hold that this…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McIntyre v. BalentineTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Bartels v. City of WillistonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Graber v. WestawayColorado Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Kennedy & Cohen, Inc. v. Van EyckDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Owens v. Truckstops of AmericaTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Turner v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Camper v. MinorTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Waste Management, Inc. v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  5. Volz v. LedesTennessee Supreme Court · 1995

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