Legal Opinion

Dorothy Watson v. Robert L. Payne, Jr.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 1, 2011No. M2010-01599-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions

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2Opinion of the Court · FarmerDavid R. Farmer, J.

in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

The jury in this personal injury action returned a verdict awarding Plaintiff damages in the amount of “zero.” The trial court denied Plaintiffs motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, for additur. We vacate the trial court’s order denying Plaintiffs motion for a new trial or addi-tur, and remand.

This personal injury action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred in November 2007 in Murfreesboro. On November 5, 2007, a pick-up truck in which Plaintiff/Appellant Dorothy Watson (Ms. Watson), then…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kilpatrick v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Hale v. OstrowTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Grandstaff v. HawksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  4. Coffey v. Fayette Tubular ProductsTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Poole v. Kroger Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1980

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4Cited by14 opinions

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  4. Helen M. Bell v. D. Breck Roberts, IICourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2020
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