Jones v. Blount County

I must respectfully dissent. The majority quashes the writ, ignoring the precedent of this Court. I think our precedent would require that we reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and reinstate the judgment of the trial court.

It is undisputed that Timothy Samuel Jones was involved in an automobile accident at an intersection in Jefferson County and that intersection had been mistakenly maintained by Blount County. Mr. Jones sued Blount County, alleging that it had breached a duty to properly and safely maintain the roadway by failing to maintain, restore, or erect a stop sign at…