Stickler v. Mack

NEAL, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This action is an interlocutory appeal of the trial court's denial of Steven Stickler's (Steven) motion for summary judgment. The cause originated as a wrongful death *622action brought by the natural father (Gregory Mack) of a deceased minor child.

We reverse.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

On October 18, 1983, Stephanie Caro Ann Stickler, an unemancipated minor, died in an automobile accident near Chattanooga, Tennessee. At the time of the accident, she was a passenger in an automobile driven by her mother, Revonda Ann Stickler. Revonda had legal custody of Stephanie since…