Blalock v. Claiborne

OPINION

ANDERSON, Judge.

In this personal injury case the plaintiffs appeal a jury verdict for the defendant. Plaintiffs contend the trial court should have granted a new trial because no material evidence supported the verdict, and errors occurred in attorney conduct, the qualification of an expert witness, the admission of hearsay evidence, and the judge’s jury charge. We affirm the trial court’s denial of the motion for new trial.

PACTS

On the evening of October 25, 1984, plaintiffs drove from Sevierville to Knoxville to celebrate their daughter’s eighth birthday. They checked into a Howard…