Colella v. Whitt

The answer to a single question is determinative of these lawsuits. The question might be stated thus: Do the defendants in a tort action (such, for example, as collision of vehicles), have to file any action that they have against the plaintiffs as a cross suit in the pending aetiou, under our Cross Declaration Statute, (Title 20-1007, T.C.A.), or may they file independent suits in the proper jurisdiction under other venue statutes?

There was a multiple automobile collision in Roane County. This collision involved the cars of the two plaintiffs in error here as well as that of the two…