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CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. v. CITY OF KNOXVILLE

488 S.W.2d 50 (1972)

The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF KNOXVILLE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry A. Farmer, Knoxville, for appellants; Poore, Cox, Baker, McAuley, Ray & Byrne, Knoxville, of counsel.

Norman B. Jackson, Knoxville, for appellee; Marsh, Thompson & Jackson, Knoxville, of counsel.

OPINION

CHATTIN, Justice.

This appeal is from a decree of the Chancellor awarding indemnity against appellants in favor of the appellee.

The facts were stipulated. On March 22, 1967, Mrs. Martha B. Rose sustained personal injuries when she tripped and fell on a metal trapdoor located in the sidewalk at 304 Wall Avenue in the City of Knoxville. The trapdoor constituted a part of the sidewalk and protruded above it.

The trapdoor provided access...

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