Legal Opinion
Clifton A. Lake v. The Memphis Landsmen, LLC
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 2013No. W2011-00660-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WadeGary R. Wade, C.J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
On March 18, 1998, a concrete truck collided with a shuttle bus used to transport passengers between the Memphis International Airport and a nearby rental car facility. A passenger, who suffered a severe brain injury as a result of the collision, and his wife brought suit against the owner of the bus, the manufacturer of the bus, the manufacturer of the bus windows, and the franchisor of the rental car business. They based their claims in negligence and products liability, contending that…
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