The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Putnam County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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A finding of trespass requires a court to award nominal damages under Tennessee law.
In Dorer v. Hennessee, No. M2023-00729-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 12, 2024) (memorandum opinion), the Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s refusal to award damages after a trespass finding. While the Court deemed most of appellant’s issues waived on appeal due to insufficient briefing, it reversed the denial of trespass damages.
The trial court ruled that appellee trespassed but refused to award damages due to his “good faith.” On appeal, appellant correctly asserted that good faith is not relevant to determining whether a person trespassed. (internal citation omitted). When a litigant proves trespass, the property owner receives at least nominal damages. (internal citation omitted).
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Maury County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Madison County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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Where a housekeeper failed to use wet floor signs in a dorm bathroom, plaintiff received damages for the negligence of a state employee.
In Hood v. State of Tennessee, No. E2023-00773-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 3, 2024), plaintiff was a student at the University of Tennessee. Her dorm room included a bathroom area at the entry, with two bedrooms adjoining the bathroom. The bathroom connected to the dorm hallway. After arriving at her room one day, she crossed the bathroom floor to her bedroom. The floor was dry at that time. She ate lunch with headphones in, then went back out to the bathroom. When she stepped into the bathroom, she fell on a wet substance that smelled like cleaner and broke her arm.
Plaintiff filed her claim with the Tennessee Claims Commission for her “injuries caused by the negligence of a state employee.” Plaintiff testified that the floor was saturated when she fell. In fact, her clothes soaked through, requiring her to change before going to the hospital. Plaintiff provided a detailed timeline of when she likely arrived and how long she ate lunch. She asserted that the floor was wet from being cleaned while she ate lunch in her room, and that the housekeeper failed to warn her of the wet floor.
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Sevier County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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Where the trial court granted summary judgment to defendant store in a premises liability case based on the finding that there was no dangerous condition, but the plaintiff’s appellate brief only addressed the issue of notice, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed.
In Williams v. Dollar General Corporations, LLC, No. E2023-00702-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 6, 2024) (memorandum opinion), plaintiff entered a Dollar General store operated by defendant while it was lightly raining. Plaintiff was wearing slides, and the store had a mat at the front and a wet floor sign. Plaintiff’s shoe got caught on the mat and plaintiff fell, injuring herself.
Plaintiff filed this premises liability claim against defendant, and defendant moved for summary judgment on several grounds. In support of its motion for summary judgment, defendant submitted a seven-minute video containing excerpts of security camera footage, as well as a longer, unedited version of the footage. At the motion hearing, the trial court stated that it was unable to view the longer version of the video due to technical issues, and it offered plaintiff the opportunity to play the longer version, which plaintiff declined.
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Bradley County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Washington County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Blount County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023.
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