Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Carr
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 6, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SANDERS, Judge.
The Plaintiffs have appealed from a directed verdict in favor of the Defendants, notwithstanding a jury verdict in favor of the Plaintiffs.
The Plaintiff-Appellant, James Robert Merritt, filed suit for personal injuries in the circuit court against the Defendants-Appellees, Hanson Carr and R. J. Crumley, d/b/a Big Springs Farms. The complaint alleges Defendants Carr and Crumley were engaged in a dairy farming operation in Meigs County in 1977. The Plaintiff was employed by the Defendants in the dairy operation when he was injured by virtue of a cow falling on him. It is…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. KoskeSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Ellithorpe v. Ford Motor CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Overstreet v. NormanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
- O'Brien v. Smith Bros. Engine Rebuilders, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
- De Ark v. Nashville Stone Setting Corp.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1955
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Frazier v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- Wilson v. Lindamood Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Marilyn Morgan v. Velma McCroryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997