Dominic Pellicano v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE January 7, 2004 Session DOMINIC P. PELLICANO v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 00C-3678 Carol Solomon, Judge No. M2003-00292-COA-R3-CV - Filed February 23, 2004 Plaintiff, who had a pre-existing herniated disk, was rear-ended in a vehicular accident seven weeks after the first injury. A diskectomy was performed six months later. Treating physician equivocated when asked whether the diskectomy was necessitated by the second injury, testifying, “maybe yes; maybe no.”…