Huckeby v. Spangler

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

Petitioner, a member of the Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification, filed this suit for personal injuries sustained while he was engaged in a raid upon a gambling establishment near Chattanooga. Respondents are ten of the defendants to the action. A number of other persons were originally sued. Of these, some were never served with process, and they were dismissed. Five defendants failed to appear after service of process, and default judgment was taken against them. After a jury trial lasting several days, another defendant was acquitted. The jury awarded…