Legal Opinion

Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 2008No. E2006-01353-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 514 opinions

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OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, C.J.

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and GARY R. WADE, JJ., joined. WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J., dissenting.

The defendant failed to print the plaintiffs’ advertisement and business listings in a telephone directory. The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant claiming loss of profits and other damages as a result of the omission. The defendant moved for summary judgment alleging the plaintiffs *3were unable to prove they were damaged. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals held that the defendant failed to negate an essential…

3Cases cited20 opinions

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  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. Adler v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  4. Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Bill Clark Herbert Futch Austin Hurst Louis Sliker and William Barrineau v. Coats & Clark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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