Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Rutherford County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1975PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Chief Justice.
In this direct appeal the appellant, V. L. Cooper, filed a suit for damages against the appellee, Rutherford County, as a result of the drowning death of his wife. The trial court dismissed the action under T.R.C.P. Rule 12.02(6) on the ground that the doctrine of sovereign immunity precluded recovery against the defendant county. We affirm the action of the trial court.
The following facts are alleged in the complaint: On December 24, 1974, at approximately 11:15 p. m., appellant’s wife had left work at the Rutherford County Nursing Home and was proceeding on the…
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