Legal Opinion
Williams Holding Co. v. Willis
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 2005No. W1999-02733-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · AndersonE. Riley Anderson, J.
in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, Jr., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ„ joined.
We granted this appeal to determine whether a defendant who was found 100% at fault in a negligence action submitted to arbitration was liable for the full amount of the plaintiffs damages where the plaintiff had already received half of the amount of damages in a settlement with another defendant. The Court of Appeals concluded that the arbitrator had exceeded his scope of authority by requiring the defendant to pay the full amount of damages and modified the judgment.…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- McIntyre v. BalentineTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- McDermott, Inc. v. AmClydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- D & E Construction Co. v. Robert J. Denley Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Arnold v. Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- International Talent Group, Inc. v. Copyright Management, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
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