Legal Opinion
Cornpropst v. Sloan
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 1975PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Chief Justice.
The question on this appeal is whether the complaint states a cause of action against merchants who are members of a shopping center association, for personal injuries to an invitee resulting from a sudden criminal assault by a third party, on a shopping center parking lot.
The trial judge dismissed the action pursuant to motion made under Rule 12.02(6), Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
Named as parties defendant, in addition to plaintiff’s assailant, were the owners and managers of the Eastgate Shopping Center in Memphis and its lessees, the owners and operators…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Taylor v. Centennial Bowl, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Lancaster v. MontesiTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
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