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PICKETT v. MURPHY

346 S.W.2d 579 (1961)

Leonard PICKETT v. J. H. MURPHY, Administrator.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 5, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Tatum, Henderson, for petitioner.

Will Tom Abernathy, Selmer, for respondent.

TOMLINSON, Justice.

Certiorari was granted and arguments have been heard.

As a result of a collision of two trucks, Troy Dean Murphy, the driver of one of the trucks, was killed. A judgment of $6,000 was rendered against Leonard Pickett, the driver of the other truck. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment upholding the verdict, and Leonard Pickett complains thereof by this petition for certiorari. The Court of Appeals observed that "it is an exceedingly...

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