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COOPER v. RUTHERFORD COUNTY

531 S.W.2d 783 (1975)

V.L. COOPER, Appellant, v. RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 15, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dicken E. Kidwell, Murfreesboro, for appellant.

William T. Sellers, Smith & Sellers, Murfreesboro, for appellee.

OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

In this direct appeal the appellant, V.L. Cooper, filed a suit for damages against the appellee, Rutherford County, as a result of the drowning death of his wife. The trial court dismissed the action under T.R.C.P. Rule 12.02(6) on the ground that the doctrine of sovereign immunity precluded recovery against the defendant county. We affirm the action of the trial court.

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