DOTSON v. BLAKE


29 S.W.3d 26 (2000)

Jean Carolyn DOTSON v. Amanda B. BLAKE, Dan Blake, and the Estate of Elvis C. Maddox, Sr., and Martin Manor Associates, Ltd.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

October 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marianna Williams, Anthony Williams, Dyersburg, TN, for Defendant-Appellant, Martin Manor Associates, Ltd.

Donald E. Parish, Huntingdon, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Jean Carolyn Dotson.


OPINION

DROWOTA, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which BIRCH, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Weakley County, which refused to permit the jury in a personal injury case to allocate fault to tortfeasors who successfully asserted a statute of repose defense. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court. We granted review to decide whether fault may be attributed to tortfeasors who cannot be held liable because...

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