Cross v. City of Memphis

OPINION

in which ANDERSON, C.J., and BIRCH and HOLDER, JJ., joined.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County which, following a bench trial, allocated 100% fault to the City of Memphis for an accident in which Georgia Cross was injured. On appeal, the Court of Appeals applied a “clearly erroneous” standard of review and affirmed the judgment of the trial court. We granted the City’s application for permission to appeal. We hold that, when reviewing a trial court’s findings of fact, an appellate court must apply the de novo standard of review contained in Tennessee Rule of…