WHITLEY v. HIX


343 S.W.2d 851 (1961)

Darrell WHITLEY v. Buel HIX and Nelson Hix, b/n/f Buel Hix.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. R. Jent, LaFayette, Solon Fitzpatrick, Carthage, for petitioner.

Guy E. Yelton, James Chamberlain, LaFayette, for respondents.


TOMLINSON, Justice.

The granting of this writ did not mean that this Court thought the Court of Appeals' opinion to be erroneous. But the case is unusual, for one thing. Another is that there seems to be conflict in published opinions of the question of (1) res ipsa loquitur, if that doctrine is applicable here, and (2) whether the operator of an automobile is liable only for gross negligence to a person riding as a licensee in the automobile; that is, whether such...

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