Penny Lawson v. Hawkins County, TN

07/14/2021 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE June 1, 2021 Session PENNY LAWSON, ET AL. v. HAWKINS COUNTY, TN, ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hawkins County No. 20-CV-37 Alex E. Pearson, Judge No. E2020-01529-COA-R3-CV This appeal arises from litigation concerning a fatal road accident. Steven W. Lawson (“Decedent”), by and through his wife, Penny Lawson, and on behalf of Corey Lawson, Decedent’s child (“Plaintiffs,” collectively), sued the Hawkins County Emergency Communications District Board (“ECD-911”), Hawkins County, Tennessee and Hawkins County Emergency…