Tennessee Supreme Court

William Gayle Warren, Plaintiff-Appellant v. the Estate of Jerry N. Kirk, Deceased and Belton Duncan D/b/a Delta…

October 27, 19971997 Tenn. LEXIS 512

Summary

The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower courts and held that summary judgment was improper because genuine issues of material fact existed regarding whether the deceased driver was acting within the scope of his employment, making the vehicle owner potentially liable under Tenn. Code Ann. §55-10-311.