Legal Opinion
Williams v. Brown
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 9, 1993PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
In this wrongful death action, we are asked to decide a question of first impression— whether the defendant’s payment, without contest, of a fine for a traffic offense is admissible in evidence in a separate civil case. The trial court held in this action that payment of a fine for improper passing was not admissible on the issue of negligence and sustained a motion for directed verdict in favor of the defendant, Samuel Brown. The Court of Appeals affirmed. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the Court of Appeals’ holding that evidence of the defendant’s payment…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Holmes v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Casalo v. ClaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Cecil v. HardinTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Crosslin v. AlsupTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Wharton Transport Corp. v. BridgesTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- White v. Vanderbilt UniversityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- Mercer v. Vanderbilt University, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2004
- Conatser v. Clarksville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Duran v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
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