Legal Opinion
Yokley v. State
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 27, 1981No. 80-237-IIPublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNER, Judge.
(Piled with concurrence of participating judges)
This suit tests the scope of review by the courts of decisions of the Tennessee Board of Claims.
According to the pleadings in the trial court Jerry Wayne Yokley and William E. Cleek 1 were killed in a single vehicle accident on state highway 108 in Grundy County on April 2, 1978. This tragic accident occurred when the jeep in which these young men were riding for some unexplained reason ventured slightly onto the shoulder of the road which then gave way causing a tire to come in contact with a drainage culvert. The vehicle…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hoover Motor Exp. Co. v. Railroad & Public Utilities CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 1953
- Boyce v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Hill v. BeelerTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- Conners v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Moore & Associates, Inc. v. WestCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
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