Legal Opinion
Benson v. Herbst
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 18, 2007PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL and FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., JJ., joined.
This appeal illustrates the fate that awaits plaintiffs who file suit in general sessions court when their damages exceed the court’s jurisdictional limits. After the plaintiff was seriously injured in an automobile accident, he filed suit in the Davidson County General Sessions Court against the driver of the other vehicle and the other driver’s employer. On the date of the hearing, the defendants confessed judgment and agreed to pay the damages…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Northland Insurance Co. v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Communications Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Osborn v. MarrTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
- Landers v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Dishmon v. Shelby State Community CollegeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Terrance N. CARTER v. Rickey BELLTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- In Re Estate of Ardell Hamilton TriggTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Crowley v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
- Bill E. Owens v. Otto Muenzel, Jr.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
- Donald E. Blackburn v. George BlackburnCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
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