Legal Opinion

Cross v. Earls

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1974PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an appeal from an interlocutory decree entered in the Circuit Court of Weakley County.

John B. Earls filed a tort action against Frances Cross and her son, William M. Cross, to recover damages for personal injuries and to recover property damage resulting from an automobile accident which occurred on November 22, 1972, in the intersection of Como Road and State Highway 22 in Weakley County, Tennessee. The Cross’s filed a motion to dismiss predicated upon a release executed by plaintiff. The trial court sustained the motion as to the claim for property damage,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Glover v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  2. State Ex Rel. Veal v. Mayor of DyersburgTennessee Supreme Court · 1946

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Reed v. Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  2. Jackson v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  3. Richland Country Club, Inc. v. CRC Equities, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  4. Louis Dreyfus Corp. v. Austin Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  5. Evans v. Tillett Bros. Const. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1976

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