Byars v. Moore Planting Co.


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Docket Number: 1997-CT-00536-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Date: 01-27-2000
Opinion Author: MILLS, J.
Holding: Reversed

Additional Case Information: Judge(s) Concurring: PRATHER, C.J., SULLIVAN AND PITTMAN, P.JJ., BANKS, SMITH, WALLER AND COBB, JJ.
Dissenting Author : McRAE, J.
Procedural History: Jury Trial
Nature of the Case: Personal Injury

Trial Court: Date of Trial Judgment: 01-27-1997
Appealed from: Claiborne County Circuit Court
Judge: Lamar Pickard
Disposition: The jury found both parties equally negligent and "assess[ed] the Plaintiff's damages at $15,000 total x 50% = $7, 500." The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the circuit court and remanded for a new trial.

  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: ROBERT S. BYARS AND SARA BYARS




FRANK J. DANTONE, JR. FRITZIE T. YOUNGMAN



 

Appellee: MOORE PLANTING COMPANY, INC. H. GRAY LAIRD III JAN GADOW  


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