Lindsay Taylor v. Al Beard

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 14, 2002 Session LINDSAY TAYLOR, ET AL. v. AL BEARD, ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Circuit Court for Shelby County No. 84505 T.D. Robert L. Childers, Judge No. W2001-00347-SC-R11-CV - Filed March 3, 2003 We granted review to determine whether Tennessee should adopt a cause of action allowing a child to recover for loss of parental consortium due to an injury to the child’s parent. The trial court dismissed the claims for loss of parental consortium after finding that no such cause of action exists. The Court of…