Legal Opinion
Owen v. Arcata Graphics/Kingsport Press
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 10, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SANDERS, Presiding Judge,
Eastern Section.
The Defendant has appealed from a jury verdict awarding Plaintiffs damages for personal injuries received when a quantity of books, which had been stacked in the warehouse of the Plaintiff’s employer, fell on him.
The Defendant-Appellant, Areata Graphics (Areata) is engaged in manufacturing books in Kingsport and Hawkins County. After the books are manufactured they are shipped to the respective customers. As pertinent here, it appears the books are usually placed on wooden pallets and are either strapped with metal strapping and fastened to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seneris v. HaasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Price v. Mercury Supply Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Durham v. StatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- Monday v. MillsapsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
- Ellithorpe v. Ford Motor CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. AkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- Spellmeyer v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- Ricketts v. CarterTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Hughes v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- Harry Fletcher v. Anthony Edwin BickfordCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
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