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CARPENTER v. JOHNSON

514 S.W.2d 868 (1974)

Carson CARPENTER and Glenda Carpenter v. Gilford J. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 30, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Owen, Banks, Campbell & Owen, Knoxville, for appellants, plaintiffs in error.

Dalton L. Townsend, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, for appellee, defendant in error.

OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

This case arose when plaintiffs filed suit in a tort action against a deceased defendant, then attempted to amend the complaint to substitute the deceased's administratrix as the defendant after the one year statute of limitations had run. The record, which contains a stipulated bill of exceptions, reveals the following chronology of relevant facts:

The cause of action asserted...

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