James Johnson and wife, Elaine Johnson v. The Torrington Company

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE August 25, 2011 Session JAMES JOHNSON AND WIFE, ELAINE JOHNSON v. THE TORRINGTON COMPANY, ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Giles County No. CC10292 Robert Lee Holloway, Jr., Judge No. M2010-01924-COA-R3-CV - Filed June 19, 2012 The plaintiff was severely injured while working on the premises of his employer. Because the employer was immune from liability in tort under the Workers’ Compensation statutes, the employee’s negligence suit named as defendants two other companies whose equipment was implicated in his injury. After a five-day…