Curtis ex rel. Tedder v. Van Dusen

HIGHERS, Judge.

This case arises out of a two vehicle highway collision that occurred in Southa-ven, Mississippi. Trial was held in Memphis, Tennessee. The trial court applied the substantive law of Mississippi and the *649procedural law of Tennessee. All parties to the suit appeal the jury's verdict, alleging numerous trial court and jury errors in assessing liability and damages.

At the time of the accident on October 26, 1979, Christine Curtis, a minor, was riding as a guest passenger in a car driven by Julie Harris, also a minor, when the car collided head-on with a vehicle driven by James Van…