Legal Opinion
Ellison v. Lankford
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 24, 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Judge.
Plaintiff, while towing a boat and motor behind his pickup truck, stopped because an oncoming tractor was across the center line of Highway 33 in Claiborne County and was struck from the rear by defendant.
Plaintiff appeals an adverse jury verdict and insists there was no material evidence to support the verdict and asserts there was no factual basis to charge the emergency doctrine on defendants’ behalf.
Our scope of review is succinctly detailed in Crabtree Masonry Co. v. C & R Const., Inc., 575 S.W.2d 4 (Tenn.1978):
[I]n reviewing a judgment based upon a jury verdict the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crabtree Masonry Co. v. C & R Construction, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Main Street Transfer & Storage Co. v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- Strickland Transp. Co. v. DouglasCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
- Virginia Ave. Coal Co. v. BaileyTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Halfacre v. HartTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Kowalski v. EldridgeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988