Legal Opinion
Shelley v. Gipson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1966PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
James M. Shelley has appealed from the action of the trial court in sustaining a plea in abatement to his suit for damages. The record shows that on August 3, 1962, Richard H. Gipson was driving an automobile owned by his father, John L. Gipson, when it collided with an automobile owned and operated by James M. Shelley. In this accident both parties were injured.
Richard H. Gipson and his father filed suits for damages against James M. Shelley in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Tennessee, on August 9, 1962. On October 29, 1962, Shelley filed an independent action against both of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Shousha v. Matthews Drivurself Service, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1962
- Cantrell v. Burnett & Henderson Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- Booth v. KirkCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
- National Cordova Corp. v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Mullins v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- Dickerson v. GodfreyTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
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