Jay Jernigan v. Charles K. Hunter

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs June 9, 2014 JAY JERNIGAN ET AL. v. CHARLES K. HUNTER ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 07C107 Hamilton Gayden, Jr., Judge No. M2013-01860-COA-R3-CV - Filed September 30, 2014 The parents of the decedent brought this wrongful death action against the individual who pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter of the decedent in a separate criminal proceeding. Following a bench trial, the trial court found the defendant directly and intentionally contributed to the wrongful death of the decedent, and…