Cooper Tire and Rubber Company v. Trudys Tuckier
| Docket Number: | 2000-CA-00404-SCT | |
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Opinion Date: 01-10-2002 Opinion Author: McRAE, Holding: AFFIRMED |
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Judge(s) Concurring: WALLER, DIAZ, EASLEY AND GRAVES, JJ., Non Participating Judge(s): CARLSON Dissenting Author : SMITH, P.J., Dissent Joined By : PITTMAN, C.J., AND COBB, J. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: Wrongful Death |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 11-17-1999 Appealed from: PANOLA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: George C. Carlson, Jr. Disposition: The jury awarded the Tuckiers compensatory damages in the amount of $485,000.00, $329,000.00 to be paid by Cooper. The jury also awarded the Tuckiers $3 million in punitive damages to be paid by Cooper. |
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| Appellant: | COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY |
SAM E. SCOTT
KEITH R. RAULSTON
VIRGINIA McBRYDE TODD |
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| Appellee: | TRUDYS TUCKIER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LAURA DAWN TUCKIER, DECEASED, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES | D. BRIGGS SMITH CLYDE TAB TURNER MICHAEL DALE COOKE |
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